Chapter 108 23VS24 James VS Kobe!(1/2)
On Lin Tian's side, he fell asleep quickly after watching the game between the Rockets and Thunder.
There was no talking all night, and Lin Tian got up very early the next morning.
When he came to the gym for training, he finally saw several other players appearing in the training hall.
It seems that Kobe's reprimand to them in Miami last time had some effect.
Everyone got together and talked about Lin Tian's All-Star votes, although they had been discussing it for the past two days.
After head coach Scott came to the training hall, he first organized everyone to conduct the most basic physical training, followed by basketball training.
Their opponent in the evening was the Cavaliers, the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference, so the basketball training in the morning was mainly focused on the Cavaliers' regular tactics.
It can be seen that everyone is in good spirits today and must have had enough sleep.
The current record of the Lakers is 14 wins and 27 losses, and they are currently on a three-game winning streak. Facing the first place in the Eastern Conference, they cannot be careless, and they dare not be careless.
After lunch, I have a lot of freedom in training in the afternoon. After all, I have to conserve my energy and there is still a game to play in the evening.
During training, team staff suddenly came over and told Lin Tian that he had been selected for the All-Star Rookie Challenge.
Lin Tian suddenly had a question mark on his face: "I have participated in the main game, do I still need to participate in the Rookie Challenge?"
The staff told him that the time of the Rookie Challenge does not conflict with the time of the All-Star Game.
This time, Lin Tian didn't worry about it anymore. Anyway, the All-Star event is just a performance, not very intense, just treat it as a fun.
Then, the team staff told him that the NBA officially invited him to participate in the dunk contest and the three-point contest.
In response, Lin Tian chose to refuse without hesitation.
He didn't want to be so tired.
Moreover, this year's slam dunk contest is very interesting. He just wants to watch Gordon and LaVine quietly, there is no need for him to get involved.
In addition to Lin Tian, the Lakers also have two players selected for the Rookie Challenge, these two are Clarkson and Russell.
But then they won't be a team.
Because this year’s Rookie Challenge is divided into the American team and the international team.
Lin Tian is from China, so he was naturally assigned to the international team.
Clarkson and Russell are Americans and belong to the American team.
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At 6:30 in the evening, all the Lakers players appeared at the Staples Center in warm-up clothes.
As soon as they appeared, the scene erupted in extremely warm cheers!
The official game didn't start until eight o'clock, but now, the arena is almost full of people!
There were even more photographers on the sidelines today!
Lin Tian had never encountered such a scene! He was deeply shocked.
Lin Tian also saw many oriental faces at the scene.
Like Kobe, he took advantage of the early hours to sign autographs for his fans.
After playing a few games with the Lakers, Lin Tian has been practicing Chinese autographs.
The strokes of his name are very simple, which also saves him some time when signing.
After signing, Lin Tian walked back to the court to warm up with his teammates.
Less than twenty minutes passed, and with another burst of screams, Lin Tian subconsciously looked towards the players' tunnel.
Sure enough! The Cavaliers players lined up and walked out of the tunnel one by one.
Among them, the one who walked at the forefront was none other than their star player, LeBron James.
If nothing unexpected happens tonight, Lin Tian will directly face the player who is known as the number one player in active service!
As soon as James appeared, Kobe greeted him.
At the same time, the photographers who had been prepared long ago also followed with their cameras, fearing that they would miss even a single detail.
Lin Tian was almost squeezed away by these photographers!
Kobe and James first shook hands and then hugged each other tightly in front of tens of thousands of spectators.
The atmosphere at the scene reached a climax with their embrace.
Lin Tian clapped subconsciously, and then the entire Staples Center burst into thunderous applause.
Some fans with lower tear points in the audience even had tears in their eyes.
Among the countless fans in the NBA, generally speaking, as long as they are fans of Kobe, they most likely hate James.
Anyone who is a fan of James is likely to be a fan of Kobe.
The fans of the two players have been in love with each other for many years. Now that Kobe is about to retire, it seems that all the grievances have disappeared, and only blessings are left.
Known as the two faces of the NBA in the 21st century, one of them is in his twilight years and the other is in his prime.
Although they have never met in the finals, they are recognized as the most influential players after Jordan.
Lin Tian could hear the sound of the camera taking pictures dozens of times every second.
These photographers are destined to freeze this moment forever.
Kobe and James hugged and whispered for two minutes before they reluctantly let go of each other.
Lin Tian walked over and followed Kobe's example and hugged James.
James' official height is listed as 2.03 meters, but when Lin Tian hugged him, he felt that he was no shorter than himself.
The weight difference between the two is almost 30 kilograms.
Lin Tian whispered in James' ear: "LeBron, welcome to Los Angeles."
James smiled and said: "Kobe has been looking for a successor for several years, and now he has finally found one. This is great, hahahaha!"
After the two hugged each other, Lin Tian then greeted Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving, JR Smith and others politely.
After saying hello, the Cavaliers players returned to the Cavaliers halftime to warm up.
As time went by, some famous celebrities also appeared at Staples Center one by one.
Needless to say, Jack Nicholson will always have a place on the sidelines, not to mention this is the "last battle between James and Kobe!"
But soon, several more passionate viewers appeared than Jack Nicholson.
I saw legendary Hollywood star Stallone and his three daughters appearing at the Staples Center.
As soon as they appeared, they became the focus of the audience without any surprise!
Hollywood is located in Los Angeles, and many stars come to Staples to watch football games.
But this is only the first time that Jack Nicholson and Stallone appear together!
The identities and status of these two people in Hollywood are almost comparable to those of Kobe and James in the NBA!
Stallone is 70 years old this year, but he still looks strong and energetic.
Lin Tian just glanced at him and then turned his attention to his three daughters.
Lin Tian used to feel that he was a little face-blind when seeing these foreigners, but with Stallone's three thousand gold, he recognized Sistine Stallone, the second oldest, at a glance.
Sistine Stallone is a standard beauty, the kind that makes it difficult to look away after just one look.
Kobe walked over and said hello to Stallone.
Lin Tian also walked over "politely".
After shaking hands with Stallone, he then shook hands with Stallone's daughters.
First, there is the eldest daughter. Although her appearance is better than that of ordinary women, it is still a bit worse than her two.
When Lin Tian shook hands with Sistine, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, she looked so beautiful.
Today, Sistine was dressed quite conservatively, presumably because she was watching the game with her father. She wore a denim jacket on her upper body and a pair of denim shorts on her lower body.
She has a head of blond hair, a face that is like an oval face that Lin Tian likes, and a tall nose beneath a pair of big brown eyes.
Different from the artificial beauties like Bella, her face shape gives people an extremely natural feeling at first glance.
Sistine, who was wearing jeans, had a figure as good as the several supermodels he had seen a few days ago.
The two had already been fans of each other on Twitter, and when they shook hands, they both looked at each other, smiled, and said their names to each other.
Lin Tian originally wanted to talk more, but thinking that Stallone was sitting next to Sistine, he still suppressed the words in his stomach.
Anyway, we all live in Los Angeles and we are fans of each other, so we don’t have to worry about not finding anyone.
Back on the court, Lin Tian and his teammates continued to warm up.
Nick Young came over and said: "Lin! Is Stallone's second daughter your favorite?"
Lin Tian never expected that Nick Young would be such a gossip. He quickly shook his head: "Don't talk nonsense, I just said hello to them."
Nick Young chuckled: "Don't think I don't know that you already follow each other on Twitter."
To be continued...