Basketball League of Legends

Chapter 214 The strongest slam dunk contest in history!
Clyde Draxler is considered to be one of the best dunkers in the history of the league, but this dunker All-Star doesn't even have the honor of being the dunk king!
The root cause is actually that he met Michael Jordan. The two years when Clyde Drexler participated in the slam dunk contest were the two years when Michael Jordan won the championship. Facing an inhuman Michael Jordan, Clay It's no surprise that De Drexler lost the dunk contest.But this does not mean that Clyde Drexler will be convinced. He is also a slam dunk master. Why am I not as good as Michael Jordan?

Clyde Drexler chose to participate in this slam dunk contest, the purpose is not the championship, he just wants to beat Michael Jordan.In fact, Clyde Drexler also knows that he is no longer able to do it. He was no longer able to do it last season. Injuries plagued him. Clyde Drexler is no longer the glider he used to be.

The league also knows this, but what they want is gimmicks. Obviously, the gimmicks will be very high if the glider participates in the slam dunk contest, so Clyde Drexler was selected into this year's slam dunk contest.

The league soon announced the fourth player in this year's slam dunk contest, Clyde Drexler, and the previous slam dunk contest can accommodate up to 6 people, but the first slam dunk contest has 9 people, so David Stern began to consider whether to expand the selection After all, there are a group of people waiting to participate in the slam dunk contest.

Soon, the league successively announced the fifth and sixth players in the slam dunk contest. The 1996 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest champion Brent Barry and Ray Allen participated.The participation of these two young people is obviously to enhance the appreciation of the slam dunk contest.The white dunker and the shooter dunker, Brent Barry and Ray Allen, both of them dunked very well. This year's slam dunk contest has obviously raised the viewing level to another level.

And just when everyone thought that all 6 players in this year's slam dunk contest were decided, the league directly announced that the number of participants in this year's slam dunk contest will be increased to 12, and the competition system will also be changed!

The 12-man slam dunk contest obviously created a record for the number of participants in the slam dunk contest, and everyone is looking forward to who the next few contestants will be!

The league also played a trick to whet the appetite. When the Celtics' game continued, the league chose to announce the remaining six candidates one after another.

After the Celtics defeated the Pacers at home, they defeated the Knicks away. After the Celtics defeated the Knicks, the league announced that John Starks will participate in this year's slam dunk contest, and the seventh person in the slam dunk contest was released.

Then, the Celtics lost to the Timberwolves in an away game. Jordan Harold Miner, who had won two slam dunk contests, announced his participation in the dunk contest. At the same time, the league also announced the ninth person to participate in the dunk contest. The champion, Ryder, who dunked his crotch and changed hands after Jonny and turned around 1994 degrees, participated in the slam dunk contest.

Then, the Celtics beat the Eagles away, and Jonny dunked again.Dominique Wilkins almost said that he would come back, he would participate in the dunk contest!But the alliance obviously will not agree.After the slam dunk contest had Michael Jordan and Clyde Drexler, the slam dunk contest gimmick was enough.Pulling in Dominique Wilkins at this time may be counterproductive, after all, Dominique Wilkins is no longer strong.

However, after this game, the league announced that Shaun Kemp, who dunks straight up and down, and the crazy rainman, became the 10th player to participate in this year's dunk contest!The selection of Rain Man also made the starlight of the slam dunk contest more and more prosperous.

Then, the league announced that Tracy McGrady of the Raptors will participate in this slam dunk contest, and the Celtics also defeated the Indiana Pacers again after this announcement, and there is only one place left in the slam dunk contest , For the many dunkers in the league who want to beat Michael Jordan and Jonny Lee, there is only one chance.

The last spot, the league's appetite has been hanging until the end. On February 2, after the Celtics successively defeated the New York Knicks, Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets and Houston Rockets, the league announced the last winner of the slam dunk contest. Selected players.

Cedric Ceballos of the Suns became the last player selected for the slam dunk contest, and as the champion of the 1992 slam dunk contest, Cedric Ceballos' strength is beyond doubt.

In the end, the full lineup of 12 players participating in this slam dunk contest was also released, including Jonny Lee, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Clyde Drexler, Brent Barry, Ray Allen, Johns Tuckers, Harold Miner, Isaiah Ryder, Shawn Kemp, Tracy McGrady, Cedric Ceballos.

And this 12-man lineup is very powerful in terms of fame and strength.

In terms of fame, Jonny Lee, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Clyde Drexler, and Sean Kemp are all All-Star players, and Michael Jordan is the most famous, and it can be said that he is the most famous player in the history of the league. players.The appeal of people like Johnny, Kobe Bryant and others in the basketball world is also very powerful. It can be said that this dunk contest has surpassed any other dunk contest in terms of fan base. The first slam dunk contest, the one with Julius Erving, Larry Nance, Clyde Drexler, Michael Jordan, and Dominic Wilkins, can't match the number of fans this year.

In terms of strength, this slam dunk contest is even more terrifying. Michael Jordan is the two-time dunk champion, Kobe Bryant was the dunk champion in 1997, and Clyde Drexler is nicknamed the glider. Tebari was the dunk champion in 1996, Harold Miner was the dunk champion twice, Isaiah Ryder was the dunk champion in 1994, and Cedric Ceballos was the dunk champion in 1992.

A total of 12 slam dunk honors among the 8 people!The league's first slam dunk contest began in 1984, and it has only held 14 dunk contests so far, with 14 slam dunk champions determined. This year's slam dunk contest has 8 slam dunk champion honors and 6 slam dunk champions. It's halfway there.In terms of pure strength, Clyde Drexler, Tracy McGrady, and Jonny Lee are the ones who have the strength of the dunk king.

Therefore, whether it is fame or strength, this year's slam dunk contest can be called the strongest in history!
David Stern didn't expect this scene to happen just when he wanted to cancel the slam dunk contest!And David Stern, who aims to promote the NBA to the world, is naturally happy. What the NBA will gain from this dunk contest will be the popularity of the dunk contest and the All-Star Game in the next few years. The football market is booming, and the nba will directly rise to a higher level in terms of fame because of this!
David Stern is already happy, and he has a new look at Jonny who has led all this. With Michael Jordan about to retire and who should dominate the NBA in the post-Jordan era, David Stern Eun thinks he already has the answer.

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