The world's best combo guard

Chapter 206 203 [Focus on the Slam Dunk Contest]

"Looking at the cultural development of the entire league, people are happy to see this kind of passionate fan culture, but all of this must be established within a controllable range. The NBA is a professional league that is moving towards internationalization. There should be no personal attacks here. , racism and such vulgar things”

"Everyone knows that injuries to professional players are uncontrollable, and no one wants to see injuries"

"I mean, that's not Lee's fault at all, especially when Lee becomes a superstar, he won't do that at all, simply because as a superstar, he has to face opponents against him every night. focused care of him, so he understands how it feels to be hurt.”

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Ever since he was conquered by Li Hao, Charles Barkley has completely sided with Li Hao.

No, after Li Hao was attacked by fans of the Cavaliers and LeBron James, he took the lead in defending Li Hao.

It has to be said that Barkley's influence in the NBA is still very good. After his comment, the voice of attacking Li Hao gradually became much smaller.

"This big mouth is okay"

"I now find this fat man quite cute"

For the domestic fans, they naturally had a good impression of Barkley's remarks. In this case, the story about Barkley and Yao Ming was also forgiven by the domestic fans, although Yao Ming had already ruthlessly He slapped Barkley.

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"He's a good guy and I wish him the best of luck in his return to the game"

When Li Hao woke up, he was a little dazed. He didn't expect that he would become the target of many people overnight.

However, for all this, Li Hao just smiled, and he was not afraid of the shadow, so he didn't care what the fans said.

Of course, he still expressed his blessing to LeBron James again.

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On February 2005, 2, BJ time, the official NBA website announced the final list of participants in the 2 All-Star Three-Point Contest, Skills Competition, and Slam Dunk Contest.

Among these three lists, the final list of the slam dunk contest is very eye-catching, and even reached the level of a sensation in the entire league.

Why did it cause such a big sensation? Let's take a look at the final 6-man list.

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That's right, it's such a bloody dunk contest list.

As soon as the final list of the dunk contest was announced, it immediately caused a huge sensation in the entire NBA and the entire basketball world.

The slam dunk contest roster led by "Demigod" Vince Carter became the hot topic of discussion in an instant. People were talking about everyone on the roster and looking forward to everyone's performance.

Because judging from the list of the slam dunk contest, any one of them is an absolute dunk champion. In those young years of the slam dunk contest, any one of these people can win the slam dunk contest championship.

Jason Richardson, the champion of two consecutive slam dunk contests from 2001 to 2002 and 2002 to 2003. After the millennium, the NBA recognized the most talented dunk player after Carter.

Tracy McGrady is tall and has excellent jumping ability. Although the final champion of the 2000 slam dunk contest was taken away by his cousin Carter, McGrady’s performance is also amazing. This season, he has become the head of the Rockets. For the first time in the game staged a world-renowned dunk.

The teenager Josh Smith, a rookie in the 04 class, is considered to be the hope of the revival of the Atlanta Hawks. He also has excellent physical fitness and amazing jumping ability.

Dwyane Wade, the current new king of the Miami Heat, with his explosive physical fitness, amazing jumping, excellent athletic ability, and highly ornamental dunks in the game, he has always been the player that fans have been looking forward to in the dunk contest. See one of the players!

As of now, the recognized best rookie in the 2003-2004 season, the fmvp of the 03-04 season finals, and the No. [-] Lakers known as "Jordan's successor", turned out to be the best player in the last season. He has staged explosive slam dunks many times in the competition. With yellow skin, he has become a superstar that people are eager to witness miracles. He is also the strongest competitor of Canadian trapeze Vince Carter in the upcoming slam dunk contest.

"Canadian Flyer" Vince Carter, recognized as the strongest slam dunk champion in NBA history, is now one of the top four shooting guards. Even though he has only participated in one slam dunk contest so far, everyone knows about his slam dunk talent.

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In 1988, Jordan and Wilkins met in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. The two fought sparks and Jordan won the championship.

That contest is also known as the most exciting dunk contest in history.

In 2000, Carter staged a series of breathtaking moves, which was the most exciting individual performance in the history of the slam dunk contest. Unfortunately, he did not meet a good opponent, and the game became a one-man show.

People thought that within a short period of time, it was an indisputable fact that the slam dunk contest fell silent again.

However, now it seems that the upcoming slam dunk contest will become the strongest slam dunk contest in the entire NBA and even the entire history of mankind without any accidents. The shocking duel between the two will definitely be an earth-shattering melee!
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"It's crazy, it's unbelievable. There is no doubt that I will go to the slam dunk contest and witness this may be the strongest slam dunk contest in NBA history. I have to pay attention to the performance of the juniors..."

The "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan, in an interview, bluntly expressed his shock at the list of the slam dunk contest that has just been released, and said that he will definitely go to the slam dunk contest site at that time.

"You know, after the 2000 slam dunk contest, I didn't choose to participate in the slam dunk contest, partly because I didn't want people to think of Vince Carter first and think of him as an ordinary player. The average dunker, I've been in this league for so many years, it means a lot to me, of course, if there is a chance, if there is a slam dunk contest that I can't help but want to participate in, then I think I would Make history with a slam dunk contest winner performance..."

In an interview, Carter said so, listening to Carter, choosing to participate in the slam dunk contest is definitely not for soy sauce, but for the championship.

This makes people look forward to the upcoming slam dunk contest, which is destined to be a slam dunk contest that will go down in history.

"Focus on the All-Stars, focus on the slam dunk contest, it's incredible!" Li Hao's teammate Kobe Bryant expressed his opinion immediately after the roster was announced. It seems that Kobe is also very shocked by the slam dunk contest list!

Of course, many people expressed a lot of regret that Kobe did not participate in this year's slam dunk contest. After all, Kobe was also a figure who won the slam dunk contest. Ability is challenging Carter.

"Haha, I have to admit, this field belongs to Vince, I don't want to be defeated by him head-on, but you know, Lee and I are teammates, to a certain extent, I know Lee very well, so wait and see, maybe Vince In this dunk contest, we will be challenged like never before.”

Although Kobe didn't participate in the slam dunk contest, this guy obviously had the mentality of watching the excitement. He mentioned Li Hao's dunk level intentionally or unintentionally, obviously to express something.

This makes people look forward to the duel between Li Hao and Carter.

Of course, aside from the slam dunk contest, there is a story between Li Hao and Carter.

After all, last season, the two of them competed for the All-Star ticket champion, and they were once considered to be full of gunpowder.

However, for Carter this season, it is obvious that he has no possibility of continuing to compete with Li Hao for the All-Star vote.

The reason is simple. With the strong rise of Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets this season, the final competition for the All-Star ticket champion made people unbelievably fall between two Chinese players, Li Hao and Yao Ming.

This is the first time ever.

The Chinese fans were so excited.

However, in the end it was Li Hao who won the All-Star vote again.

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Local time in Los Angeles, at 2005:2 am on February 18, 9, in the Lakers training hall, Li Hao was sweating profusely and practicing dunks all by himself.

When the time entered February, Li Hao spent almost all of his time here, except for every night when there was a game, and after eating, drinking, and sleeping.

Just a few days ago after the NBA announced the final roster for the slam dunk contest, Li Hao decided to shift the focus of training during this period to the slam dunk action almost without thinking about it.

Ten days ago, the announcement of the final roster of the slam dunk contest was very sensational and highly anticipated for people. However, for Li Hao, apart from surprise, he also had some concerns.

After all, the lineup of this dunk contest is too luxurious.

If it was in the normal All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, Li Hao would be certain to win the championship.

But now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that if nothing else happens, this will be the strongest dunk contest in NBA history.

Well, at this time, Li Hao is obviously a little unsure, one more hole card is more hopeful, so even if there are only two or three days left before the start of the slam dunk contest, he should seize the opportunity to train more and prepare some slam dunk moves .

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"Hey, I said Li, what are you doing, boy, what time is this, and you are not planning to start? Are you still participating in the competition? I have to remind you that the Rookie Challenge will start at 22 o'clock in the evening."

In the locker room, Li Hao had just taken a hot shower when Brian Cook called.

Hearing Brian Cook's tone, he was quite excited.

Of course, for Brian Cook, can he not be thrilled?

From being selected by the Lakers together with Li Hao last season, but he could only watch Li Hao soaring into the sky, to this season because of his good performance, he was invited by the league to play in the Rookie Challenge.

For Brian Cook, this is simply a roller coaster, which can be called a big ups and downs!

In addition to participating in the slam dunk contest that attracts attention, Li Hao, like Brian Cook, has also been invited by the league to participate in the Rookie Challenge.

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After the call with Brian Cook was over, Li Hao ate directly in the training hall. Just like what Brian Cook said just now, it was indeed time to get ready to go. After all, there was really not much time before the start of the game.

No matter how low-key you Li Hao are, you can't be so low-key that you are late!

At 12:[-] noon, Li Hao drove to Los Angeles Airport. Other than Brian Cook, there were Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher, Caron Butler, Rudy Tom and Norwich waiting here.

The reason why Derek Fisher appeared here was purely to join in the fun (of course it can also be understood as cheering for Li Hao and the others).

Kobe, but one of the Western Conference starters in the All-Star Game, is an absolute big name.

Caron Butler, will participate in the three-point contest!
As for Rudy Norwich, because of the excellent record of the Lakers this season, he will serve as the head coach of this year's All-Star Western Conference.

In fact, there should have been one more person standing at the airport at this time, namely Lamar Odom.

With the strength that Odom has shown this season, he is definitely able to be selected for the All-Star. However, due to various reasons, in the end, Odom was not selected.

This made many people complain about it, especially within the Lakers.

First of all, Rudy Tom and Norwich publicly complained to the league that "Lamar's strength is beyond doubt. This season is the best season this kid has played. With his strength, he is definitely an All-Star."

Secondly, team leader Kobe Bryant also rarely declared that "Odom is an important member of the team. The Lakers currently rank first in the league. This is absolutely inseparable from Lamar Odom's outstanding performance."

Li Hao also said in an interview that Odom is definitely an All-Star player!
However, it is clear that the Lakers' complaints are useless, and the decision made by the league is also based on the votes to a certain extent.

It can only be said that the reason why Odom was not selected as an All-Star is because the competition for the All-Star in the Western Conference is too fierce.

Of course, if it is necessary to have a relationship with the ghosts behind the alliance, it is not impossible.

After all, from the perspective of commercial interests, the current Lamar Odom obviously cannot bring much commercial value to the league.

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After arriving in Denver, Li Hao separated from Rudy Tom and Norwich. He had to go to another airport first, because his wife Ling Sixue and son Li Te arrived immediately, and Ling Sixue and his son rushed over from China. of.

During the attention-grabbing days of the All-Star Weekend, our classmate Li Hao naturally wanted to abuse dogs.

Besides, if there is a woman you love standing on the sidelines cheering for you, then you will definitely be full of hormones when you are dunking, and you will have great hopes for super long play.

(End of this chapter)