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"What? No one has signed up yet?" David Stern finally became anxious. He was so busy dealing with overseas market matters in the past few days that he didn't even notice this.

What the hell, is there going to be a problem?

The registration deadline is approaching, and no one has signed up for the New York All-Star Slam Dunk Contest.

Many players thought Carter would sign up and did not dare to sign up because they did not want to be insulted by Carter. Countless fans were waiting for Carter to participate in the dunk contest, but no one signed up.

Vice President Steve Mills looked helpless. He didn't expect that the situation would be like this. Many players had signed up before, but he had miscalculated. "It seems that everyone was waiting for Vince Carter to participate in the dunk contest. I didn't expect that he would participate in the slam dunk contest." I just didn’t sign up. I’m so calm.”

"Is there any news about Vince signing up before?" David Stern said in a bad tone.

"No, Vince revealed to his friends in private that he would not participate in this year's dunk contest."

Hearing this, David Stern breathed a sigh of relief. If Vince Carter deliberately let out rumors about participating before the game, but backed down on the spot, the nature of this would be different. Since he didn't ask to participate, and no one signed up, the blame cannot be placed on Carter.

"That's not Carter's responsibility. He has no obligation to participate in the dunk contest. And privately asking not to participate is also a reminder to the league. Activate the emergency plan and arrange other games." David Stern made a prompt decision.

If no one signs up, this year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest will be cancelled. No matter whether it is cancelled, the slam dunk contests in previous seasons have lacked beauty and topicality, and have not attracted much attention. In fact, the champion last season was Kobe Bryant, but not many people know about it.

According to the NBA league's plan, the dunk contest will be changed into a mixed shooting competition. Male and female athletes will shoot together, and at least the time of the dunk contest will be used up.

The NBA All-Star Weekend, simply understood, is the halftime break of the NBA league, allowing the teams and players to take a breather, and then the All-Star players perform together to deliver fast food to the fans.

Many people have signed up for the three-point shooting contest. Jeff Hornacek is preparing to participate in the competition. He is the Jazz's sharpshooter. Ray Allen has also signed up. Under Carter's encouragement, Brent Barry has also signed up. Participated in the three-point shooting contest.

David Stern sat in his office, very quiet, making the vice president nervous.

Stern has been thinking about this year's All-Stars. The Christmas game was successful before, and the All-Stars must be successful. The media has already built up momentum in advance. This year will be Michael Jordan's last All-Star Game. It's a good gimmick.

It would be decent if Jordan could say goodbye with another AMVP. What's an appropriate score? Naturally, it was Jordan's jersey number. He ended his All-Star journey with 23 points and highlighted his status with the All-Star MVP.

If it is the same as in parallel time and space, the championship this season is still the Bulls, then Jordan's historical status will be permanently determined. He is the undisputed number one person in the NBA, and anyone else who wants to challenge his status will be a chance. Porcelain Jordan.

It was the "cooperation" between David Stern and Jordan that pushed the NBA into a craze.

In the beginning, the NBA was just a performance in the stadium. Now the NBA has gradually become a TV show with more and more viewers. Stern wants to continue this momentum.

"None of the new league leaders are as good as Jordan. It's not easy to choose." David Stern murmured, feeling a little irritable. In addition to the impact of Jordan's retirement, there are also labor disputes, which need to be resolved by him as the president. " By the way, show me this year’s All-Star votes.”

When he first took control of the NBA, he first solved the big problems of players such as drug abuse, alcoholism, and gambling. Starting from establishing a black and white hegemony, building a brand, and ending with Michael Jordan's unification of the world, he finally shaped the brand. Now that Jordan is facing retirement, he needs a new league standard-bearer.

Steve Mills pulled out the vote sheet. The attention this year is obviously not as good as last year. Jordan, as the vote leader, only had more than 100 million votes. Vince Carter was accidentally promoted to second place in the vote count, with 95 votes, which is quite good, 10 votes ahead of third place Grant Hill.

The top three players with the most votes are all from the Eastern Conference. Jordan, Carter and Hill have already locked up three All-Star starting spots.

The other two starting spots were taken by Mutombo of the Hawks and Anfernee Hardaway of the Magic. They also received 47 and 50 votes, which were higher than the votes of the starting guards in the Western Conference.

Among the starting five in the Western Conference, Karl Malone has the highest number of votes, with only 61 votes, and O'Neal has 56 votes, which is already the highest number of votes. Garnett and Payton also had 50 votes to enter the starting lineup. Kobe Bryant only had 39 votes, but he is the starting guard in the Western Conference...

Tim Duncan received 42 votes. Among the interior players, he was unable to rank in the top two and failed to enter the All-Star starting lineup.

The ten starters for the East and West have been announced.

David Stern ticked off a few names, "These players serve as All-Star substitutes."

Tim Duncan is among them. Like Vince Carter, he will be an All-Star in his rookie season.

"The selection of the best player of the month..." Steve Mills asked softly.

"Give it to Vince Carter. The Nets played particularly well in January and are second in the Eastern Conference, which is good enough." Stern once again gave Carter a benefit.

The teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference are the Bulls, Nets and Pacers. The Pacers have tied the Bulls and are expected to advance to first place in the Eastern Conference before the All-Star break. The three teams have very few wins. The Pacers have played the most games in the past week. As long as they win all, they can climb to first place in the Eastern Conference.

Calipari is even a little excited. If he grabs the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference, he can also get the honor of coaching the All-Star, and even win the Coach of the Year award. Unexpectedly, after the Nets entered February, two losses extinguished his illusions.

Just do the things at hand honestly and don't think too much about other things.

The SuperSonics and Jazz are currently competing for the No. 1 spot in the Western Conference, with George Karl and Jerry Sloan, one of whom will coach the Western All-Star team.

Carter didn't pay much attention to the All-Stars. After he received the Player of the Month trophy, he didn't feel at all when the team lost.

"Brothers, the season is just halfway through and your strength is gone?" Carter lectured his teammates in the locker room. Jason Williams has been very tired in recent days and has a tendency to get injured. He no longer performs crazy rebounds and has calmed down.

"During the All-Star Game, I will ask you to take you to New York to enjoy a few days. All brothers who are free will participate." Carter must control the team. This season can go further than last season.

As long as they don't encounter the Bulls too early, other teams in the Eastern Conference and the Nets can have a chance. If you fail to win the first record in the Eastern Conference, you will have to be ranked second or third. If you fall to fourth place, you will not be able to handle it, and you will encounter the Bulls in the second round.

Jason Williams and Robert Pike came together, plus Mike Daniels, "Guys, want to stand tall, this season."

"I must kill them. They played dirty tricks last season and injured my old waist." Robert Pike said bitterly, thinking about the scene last season, blood spurting out.

In the playoffs with the Bulls last season, Nets players were beaten half to death. Many players who experienced it were holding their breath.

Cassel is looking at the All-Star starting lineup, and he agrees with it, but he feels that the bench lineup is not inferior to others!