rpbooks Chapter 227 Going to the All-Stars
Chapter 227 Going to the All-Stars
Chapter 227 Going to the All-Stars
After the Lunar New Year, the NBA All-Star Game is coming.
Xu Tian was selected for the All-Star Rookie Challenge, and was successfully selected for the All-Star Main Game as a starter. In addition, he also signed up for the Skills Challenge and the Three-Point Contest.He's been busy this All-Star weekend.
George ranked fourth among Western Conference forwards in the number of votes, slightly worse than Kawhi Leonard, who was third, and was not selected as an All-Star starter.
When Kobe, George and Xu Tian sat on the plane to Toronto, Kobe was still teasing about George not being in the starting lineup.
Xu Tian did not participate in the chat between Kobe and George, and sat quietly in his seat, refreshing the news on his phone.
There wasn't much news about the Lakers, but two things caught Xu Tian's attention.
Mark Stein: The goal of the season scheduled by the Lakers management is to compete for the championship!
Halftime rookie report: The best rookie has lost suspense, who is the second best rookie this year?
In the news of Mark Stein, a passage from the magician was quoted, and this is also the main content of the news.
"Obviously, the arrival of Xu and Paul George has greatly enhanced the strength of the Lakers." The magician said, "Although it is too early to say this, our goal this season is to compete for the championship, otherwise I will not be in charge. President of basketball operations, I'm not going to be here for an interview."
In the news of the rookie report, there is only one description about Xu Tian, "The strongest rookie in 2015, MVP-level player."
Seeing this comment, Xu Tian slightly raised his eyebrows, then regained his composure, and watched the reports of other rookies.
Karl-Anthony Towns has been highly praised by the media and is recognized as the second-best rookie in this draft with an overwhelming advantage.
Alice sat beside Xu Tian, covered with a woolen coat, leaning against the comfortable seat, quietly immersed in sleep.She had an extremely sweet dream, and her slender eyelashes trembled twice.
Xu Tian put away his mobile phone, turned his head to look at Alice's soft and delicate side face, and felt love in his heart. He walked around the gap between Alice's neck and the seat with his left hand, and let her head rest on his shoulder.
Alice had a faint milk fragrance, which made Xu Tian feel very comfortable, and soon fell asleep.
The plane slowly crossed the US border, taking all kinds of people in the plane to the neighboring country of Canada.
Local fans in Toronto have long been looking forward to the arrival of the All-Star Weekend, and now that the event is just around the corner, many fans can no longer hold back, put down their work for the time being, and head to the tavern near the Air Canada Center Arena, trying to find " know the ball" partner.
LeBron James and Kyrie Irving are teammates of the Cavaliers. They have already arrived at the hotel where they are staying in advance. The two who have no training plan are dealing with private affairs separately.
James is the strongest spokesperson for Nike in active service. He went to attend several Nike commercial activities and went to the community in Toronto to participate in NBA care activities.
Thanks to the arrival of James, Owen successfully owned a personal series of sneakers, but he did not have the task of endorsement. He found out the hotel where the Lakers stayed and took a car to wait there.
There are many well-informed people among the Toronto fans. When Irving arrived in front of the Lakers away hotel, he found that countless fans wearing No. 24 jerseys were already there, blocking the door.
Xu Tian and Alice didn't participate in the unexpected warm reception, they went around to the back door and entered the hotel smoothly.
Kobe simply signed autographs for several fans, and just about to enter the hotel with George, he heard a familiar voice call his name once.
Irving squeezed through the enthusiastic crowd, came to Kobe's side, and said again: "Hey! Kobe, how are you?"
Kobe turned his head and saw that it was Irving who was speaking. He extended his right hand to give him a high five, and asked with a smile, "Kyrie, shouldn't you be by LeBron's side? Why are you here?"
Just as Owen was about to speak, he glanced at the crowd and swallowed his words with difficulty.
George had contacted many people, saw Owen's embarrassed expression, and suggested: "Since Carey is here, why don't we go to the hotel and talk about it in detail."
Bryant went along with the idea.
Irving greeted the fans, followed in the footsteps of Kobe and George, and stepped into the bright and spacious hotel lobby.
Xu Tian stood on the left side of the counter, with his arms folded, watching Alice check in with great interest.
The hotel's front desk staff is named Aisha Connelly. She has long, smooth blond hair, a slender figure, and bright blue eyes that are smart and seductive. From time to time, she peeks at Xu Tian who is standing quietly.
Alice is a woman, so she would naturally be wary of beautiful women. Seeing Aisha Connelly set her eyes on Xu Tian, she pretended to clear her throat, reminding this beautiful lady who was a bit revealing.
Xu Tian was not slow to react, and turned around silently to avoid more embarrassing situations.As soon as he turned around, he saw Kobe, George and Irving walking in one after another.
Kobe also saw Xu Tian and greeted him with a smile.
Owen doesn't like yellow-skinned people, but because of Kobe's face, he dared not show his emotions, so he pretended to say hello.
Seeing Irving's eyes, Xu Tian guessed about half of what he was thinking, and asked, "Kyrie, aren't you with LeBron?"
Seeing Xu Tian's smiling face and slightly cold eyes, Owen couldn't help shivering, avoiding his eyes and said, "No, he went to participate in the event, but I didn't."
"Then what are you doing here?" Xu Tian was not polite at all, "This is the Lakers' hotel."
"I'm here to visit Kobe." Owen had heard rumors about Xu Tian, but he didn't expect him to be a villain, so he answered the question in a blunt tone.
Xu Tian raised his eyebrows and asked contemptuously, "Kyrie, before LeBron returned to the Cavaliers, did you lead the team to the playoffs? The playoffs in the Eastern Conference." Xu Tian specially emphasized the word Eastern .
Owen was sure that he didn't like talking with Xu Tian very much, and tried to resolve the embarrassment with a smile, but he couldn't laugh no matter what.
Xu Tian saw that Irving was speechless, and immediately added, "It's okay, anyway, LeBron will take you to the finals."
Owen stared at Xu Tian, not understanding why he wanted to target him.
Kobe understood that this was a psychological warfare to disintegrate the opponent, so he did not intervene in the early stage. When the atmosphere was almost the same, he hugged Irving's shoulder cooperatively and whispered to him: "Kyrie, what Xu said is right, as long as LeBron is still in the Cavaliers, You can only be a supporting role. Do you like such a role?"
Irving's idol is Kobe, and he believes in his words, saying: "No, I want to pursue excellence and victory."
Kobe and Irving walked side by side, continued to talk about his basketball philosophy and Mamba spirit, and made suggestions for Irving to reduce passing in future games.
Irving listened intently, never thinking about judging right from wrong, and accepted Kobe's suggestion completely.
(End of this chapter)