bookbashuk Chapter 582 Internal Strife and Suspicion! Sto's Locker Room Brawl Erupts
Chapter 582 Internal Strife and Suspicion! Sto's Locker Room Brawl Erupts
The dunk contest champion tonight was indeed Nate.
But when this guy was about to dunk, he wanted to finish the game with an alley-oop between-the-legs dunk.
But he couldn't get the pinpointed. That entire night, he just couldn't get the pinpointed with that move, and he just wouldn't give up on it!
"Even if I die from exhaustion, I will dunk this ball!" Even after missing the shot about 10 times, amidst the boos of the entire audience, Nate grabbed the MC's microphone and made a declaration to the fans that filled everyone with despair.
Okay, okay, go ahead and debit!
The fans were in despair, and some even chose to leave early, while many went to the restroom or buy food.
From every perspective, the happiest people about Nate's stinginess are the various merchants at the home stadium.
Sales of beer, popcorn, cola, and other similar items skyrocketed that night.
There's no way around it, everyone's too bored, they have to find something to keep them occupied, right?
Finally, Nate succeeded. As for how many times he dunked, nobody paid any attention. Who could remember?
But the judges were perfectly in sync at that moment.
They gave him an exceptionally high score, allowing Nate to defeat Iguodala and win the championship tonight.
The judges' thinking was actually very simple: what if another tie occurs, and then what if someone loses 30 minutes?
Just give him a championship, and then pray that he never appears on the dunk contest stage again.
Hurry up and leave! Don't come back.
By the time Nate received the award, the fans in the stadium had already lost interest.
Their applause, cheers, and boos all sounded weak and listless.
Scattered and fragmented, regardless of the type of voice, none of them formed any significant scale.
Everyone was getting sleepy.
As a result, Nate won the longest and most drowsy dunk contest in NBA history. Even an old man like Stern had already taken a nap in the box before he finished dunking.
Even before the game ended, Stern couldn't wait to tell his assistants, "Next season, revert to the old rules: three dunks per person, fucking! Three dunks! And whoever suggested this unlimited dunking, give them a piece of your mind, give them a good dressing down! Give them a good dressing down!"
"FUXX!"
The usually composed Stern was completely overwhelmed by the even more composed Nate, to the point that he even swore.
All of this proves just how clever Lin Tian is.
Not coming tonight truly spared me countless tribulations.
This also became the reason why Lin Tian was attacked by his All-Star teammates on the last day of the All-Star game.
If you hadn't come, we would have all gone.
You little brat, you don't teach your underlings to know when to stop, and now we're sitting here and our hemorrhoids are about to flare up!
You must give me an explanation! Otherwise, you won't be leaving tonight.
Explain?
In response to the threats from the star players, Lin Tian shrugged and said, "I'm a man of the game, give me nothing. If you want an explanation, come and show me a few moves, then we'll see if you still want one."
Lin Tian's words were a clear declaration that he had no shame.
He's shameless, what can the other stars do?
Kidd could only continue to clutch his injured left foot—no, his right foot, no, which foot was it again?
Forget it, it all hurts!
Pierce and Arenas also left dejectedly, while Wade secretly gloated: "Luckily I didn't go and join the fun."
At this point, the most unfortunate people were Stoudemire and Anthony.
These two guys were just making a scene nearby, and now they can't run away.
Lin Tian can't control other people, but you two bastards, I can't control you?
"Let's fight." Lin Tian said simply and directly to the two of them, "Let's fight now, right here."
"No, boss, I'll invite you to a jazz concert tonight," Xiao Si said with a fawning expression.
"Amaret and I found a great spot where we can listen to some elegant jazz while...hehehe." Anthony shamelessly joined in, leaning close to Lin Tian and saying, "It's on me!"
"I said, you two wanted to fight, didn't you?" Lin Tian shoved Anthony's arm off his shoulder and said, "Let's do it now, right here. Come on."
"Boss." Both of them had long faces, regretting their actions!
"Alright, then you guys go buy me chicken wings, I want New Orleans roasted chicken wings." Seeing their cowardly appearance, Lin Tian gave them another option.
"What are chicken wings? What's that?" The two looked at each other, indicating they had never heard of it.
"Then you guys should have a fight." Lin Tian suddenly remembered that they were in Houston. Damn it, he had been raising money for New Orleans these past few days and had almost forgotten where this year's All-Star Game was being held!
But that doesn't matter!
Who says Houston doesn't have New Orleans chicken wings? Who made that rule? Doesn't Northeast China have Chaoshan beef hot pot? Doesn't Southwest China have Northeast stew?
Thinking about it this way, the case is solved!
You two are targeting me!
Then you should just get to work.
Seeing the two of them cowering there, too afraid to move, Lin Tian said directly, "How about this, whoever wins between you two, I guarantee whoever becomes the MVP tonight, I'll feed them balls until they're stuffed!"
"Really, boss?" Anthony's eyes lit up, and he was immediately interested.
Unfortunately, just being attracted to someone isn't enough.
Stoudemire has already made his move!
He splashed the two glasses of cold water he was holding directly onto Anthony's neck, and the water flowed down his neck and into his pants.
"FUXX!" Anthony screamed, about to launch a counterattack, but Stoudemire had already taken the advantageous position and grabbed Anthony's neck from behind, pulling hard.
But Anthony did train with all sorts of dirty tricksters all summer. Although he couldn't escape Stoudemire's "gallows" move, this isn't a UFC match venue, is it?
Anthony didn't need to get rid of the gallows at all. He simply reached out and grabbed the soft flesh on Stoudemire's stomach from behind!
That was only because Anthony went easy on her!
If it weren't for their good relationship, Stoudemire would have had to be moved down at least 3 inches, completely ruining Stoudemire's little Stoudemire.
"FUXX!" Stoudemire screamed in pain. Anthony turned around and broke free, then suddenly exerted force and slammed Stoudemire to the floor. He then grabbed a large shovel of ice from the side and poured it over Stoudemire.
"No! FUXX! Damn it! It's the damn February! FUXX! Stop! What are you doing? Jason Kidd! You bastard, I saw you hand Melo the second ice bucket! You just wait! FUXX! I give up, I give up."
Amidst Stoudemire's screams, he, who had struck first, was actually countered and killed by Anthony, who then smashed two large buckets of ice down on his head. At this moment, Stoudemire's underwear was probably stuffed with ice.
He had no choice but to surrender.
He clearly saw that Kidd, that scoundrel who loved watching the drama unfold, had already brought over another bucket in each hand.
This is an attempt to wipe them out completely!
Little S was not about to give him that chance; he hurriedly shouted that he was surrendering.
I admit defeat.
"Boss!" Anthony turned around and looked at Lin Tian with anticipation.
He did indeed pour two buckets of ice over Stoudemire's entire body, but he and Stoudemire were pressed tightly together.
If Stoudemire's underwear was full of ice cubes, how could Anthony's underwear not be?
He was anxiously waiting for Lin Tian's agreement so he could quickly take a shower and change his clothes!
"I've handpicked you, you're this year's MVP! Whenever we're on the court together, I'll make sure you're well-fed!"
"I'm joining too!" Kidd, the top arms dealer, said happily. "Just invest today! Don't worry about anything else!"
"As for you," Kidd then looked at Stoudemire, "why are you in such a hurry to surrender? These two buckets of food are for you."
"I'm not talking to you." Having finally managed to break free, Little S was in no mood to chat idly with Kidd.
He stood up quickly, then took off his shirt and shook out the ice cubes as he rushed into the shower room, slamming the door shut behind him.
"Fuck!" Anthony screamed, "I haven't even gone in yet!"
"Clean up outside yourself! I've booked the whole shower room! You're not getting any here tonight." Little S's smug voice rang out. He had hot water, but Anthony didn't.
Tonight we managed to turn the tide!
The antics of the Knicks' trio naturally livened up the atmosphere in the entire Eastern Conference locker room. Everyone burst into laughter, then changed their clothes and left the locker room.
The highlight and final act of this All-Star game is about to begin!
All-Star Game!
East vs. West!
The starting lineups for both the East and West sides haven't been announced yet, have they?
It's okay, it's not important.
There's not much to introduce; it's still the same old guys. Although quite a few young players made it to the All-Star game this year, the starting lineup is still firmly controlled by those core players of the league.
The only noteworthy point is that McGrady became a starter in the West, while James, perhaps because his foundation is not yet solid, only ranked third among Western Conference forwards. Moreover, the gap between him and McGrady is negligible.
The battle between these two teammates for the All-Star starting lineup was so intense that it wasn't until the night before the lineup was announced that a winner was finally decided.
James' loss was extremely regrettable, while McGrady's victory was thrilling and exciting.
Of course, in front of the media and fans, the two were like best buddies, both saying that the other deserved to be a starter, that the other was better, and that the other was the real All-Star.
As for the actual situation...
In fact, Lin Tian didn't know either. He hadn't planted any cameras or listening devices in the locker room in the west. He genuinely didn't know how far the relationship between the two had progressed.
But based on Lin Tian's understanding of these two people, if they didn't have any conflicts or dislike for each other, Lin Tian would cut off his head and give it to Theron to kick around like a ball!
The remaining four positions in the West are held by Kobe, Iverson, Garnett, and O'Neal.
These four guys seem to be bound by some kind of fate, meeting in the playoffs for two consecutive years and tying the series 1-1. Not only that, for three consecutive years, the four of them occupied four spots in the Western Conference All-Star Game starting lineup.
Of course, these four guys are absolutely top-notch in terms of popularity, status, and ability!
Deserved!
As for the Eastern Conference, Lin Tian and Yao Ming continued to start as the two Chinese stars, while the other three were Stoudemire, Carter, and Arenas.
Of the 10 starting players on both sides, only Arenas entered the league after 00, while the remaining 9 were all stars who entered the league in the 90s.
They still represent the backbone of the league today and wield power within it!
As for when they will step down and when they will be replaced by Wade, James, Anthony, and others behind them, that depends on when those people can crush them on the beach.
Overall, this All-Star game was quite exciting!
Especially because of the disaster in New Orleans, the league stated that for every point scored by either team, $1000 would be donated to the disaster area. Under the leadership of the league, several players also stated that they would donate money to the disaster area for every point they scored, every rebound they grabbed, or every assist they made.
Lin Tian, too, followed Pelinka's advice and came up with a rule that for every assist he provided, he would donate a certain amount of money to the disaster area.
Just go with the flow.
This All-Star game tonight actually felt a bit like a charity gala fundraising event.
For this reason, everyone played quite hard. After all, no one wanted to be called a stingy person by fans at this time, or to be seen slacking off on the field when they heard about the donation.
Especially in times like these, you have to show yourself and fight for your reputation and principles.
So that night, everyone played quite hard, although some people were just slacking off.
For example, Lin Tian.
This guy doesn't shoot a single basket; he just keeps passing the ball around and feeding it to others.
Especially Anthony, since he had already said it, he had to do it. In the first half alone, Lin Tian provided Anthony with 5 assists!
At the end of the first half, the score was very close, with the East only by 5 points, and Anthony had scored a high of 19 points for the East.
Lin Tian played 12 minutes in the first half, with 0 shot attempts and 0 points, but delivered a total of 8 assists.
Kidd, who came off the bench, was similar to Lin Tian. He played for 8 minutes, with 0 shot attempts and 0 points, but he also provided 6 assists.
Of those 6 assists, 3 were for Anthony!
It has to be said that the two veteran point guards are true to their word and have a lot of integrity. They said they would feed you, Anthony, and they will definitely feed you well tonight.
Next, we'll have to see if the western side cooperates.
If the other team manages to take the lead and the East loses, then even if Anthony scores 50 points, it won't matter.
The All-Star Game is supposed to be fun, why would they award the MVP to the losing team?
That doesn't make sense!
In the second half, the two sides remained deadlocked, neither able to pull away too much. This tense and indecisive situation continued until the last 5 minutes of the game!
115: 110!
The away team, the Eastern team, still held a 5-point advantage, and at this point, the game went into a pause.
This timeout really excited the fans!
Because they all know what this means.
The two sides are about to fight for real! A duel is about to begin!
"The older I get, the thicker my skin becomes, and the thicker my skin becomes, the more I dare to do anything." Old Nelson sat on the bench with a smile, looking at everyone and said, "If our Messi and Ronaldo want to win MVP, I have to cooperate with him."
"So the next five to go on: Amaré, Melo, Lin, Jason, and Ben. You five go up."
Shameless indeed!
With this lineup set up by Don Nelson, every player in the Eastern Conference wanted to give him a thumbs up. The old man is truly shameless!
Of the five players on the court, three were his own people. Although Kidd wasn't with the Knicks, he was just across the river from New York and was known for doing favors in these situations, so he could also be considered one of them.
As for the big guy...
Everyone in the league knows that even if Lin Tian were asked to eat shit, he... well, most likely he still wouldn't go. It's not that dramatic, but it's close enough.
To put it simply: all five of these men are old Nelson's own people.
"I think the reason we haven't been leading in the previous games is because we've been playing too casually and too easily. We don't have a clear core or a playing style." Compared to Don Nelson, Popovich is much more sensitive.
"So from now on, let's play the way you play for your respective teams, and bring out your core strengths and what you're best at! Kobe, Shaq, Ray, Jermaine, LeBron, the five of you, get out there!"
"LeBron, play point guard. You played point guard for the past two seasons, so the playmaking and strategy are your responsibility! Okay, anyone else have any questions? If not, everyone, let's go! Give those bastards in the East a surprise!"
Popovich's lineup, how should I put it?
Despite the seemingly star-studded lineup and complete roster, his decision to have LeBron James play point guard instead of last year's MVP Steve Nash reveals his deep-seated personal bias.
Isn't this all about getting LeBron James, currently the highest scorer in the Western Conference, to win the MVP?
However, Popovich was clearly not as open as Don Nelson, and James was not as big a figure as Lin Tian. Besides, James didn't fight McGrady before the game to give everyone a live demonstration of real combat, did he?
So when the final lineup was announced, the players in the East who weren't playing were all smiles and making a fuss, while those who were playing were basically a family, ready to do everything they could to help Anthony win an MVP.
As for the western region, it's a long story.
Judging from Kobe and Shaq's expressions, those two guys are completely too lazy to pay any attention to Popovich. As for Jermaine O'Neal? Although he's based in Salt Lake City, he made his name in Los Angeles, and he has a pretty good relationship with the two guys.
Both of my buddies are unhappy. Do they expect me to do anything for James?
In other words, Ray Allen didn't show any obvious aversion to this. He walked to the baseline, waiting to receive the ball and shoot a three-pointer. But that's about it. If you give him the ball, he won't act like he's doing something; he'll definitely take it and shoot. But if you don't give him the ball, don't expect him to do much else.
The main point is to coast along! (End of Chapter)