576: 207: This is the All-Star weekend of God (Seeking monthly pass!) _2 576: 207: This is the All-Star weekend of God (Seeking monthly pass!) _2 Steve Smith, in his first All-Star selection, and Pippen, also an All-Star, followed Roger like two younger brothers.
In the players’ tunnel, Roger encountered Kobe, who had just finished warming up.
Kobe was the second-youngest All-Star player in NBA history, the youngest being Roger.
Yeah, because of Roger’s presence, many “youngest ever” titles no longer belonged to Kobe.
When they t, all the caras zood in for a close-up, hoping to capture a spark between them.
But Kobe and Roger just bumped fists as they passed by each other and walked away without saying a word.
Kobe didn’t want to talk to Roger before the ga, because his goal was to beat Roger!
Roger?
The less anable Kobe was, the happier Roger was, because Shaq would suffer.
After changing into his uniform, Eastern Conference All-Stars’ coach Bird took the initiative to hug Roger.
“How are you doing, Gaoler?”
“That depends on whether you’re going to let play for 40 minutes tonight,” Roger replied with a laugh.
“Oh, you’d better be prepared, I definitely will, Roger.”
Following that, Magic, who was participating in the All-Star events, walked into the locker room and went straight to Roger: “Hey, I’m here to say hello to my brother; how’s it going, Roger?”
Magic and Roger hugged, and after the embrace, Roger tweaked Magic’s yellow tie: “Damn, the Lakers’ colors are out of fashion now, Magic, you can get an Atlanta red one.”
“Next ti for sure.”
Bird approached with a smile: “Magic, how many championships do you think we would have lost if Roger had been in our era?”
Magic shrugged: “Get ready to be ringless for life, Larry.”
Amidst laughter, Roger took promotional photos with his All-Star teammates.
During the group photo session, the photographer left the central spot for Roger.
Having taken his seat, Roger couldn’t resist teasing: “This is unusual for , Scott, it used to be Michael sitting here.”
Pippen shook his head; who would have thought, damn, I actually served two dynastic emperors.
Looking back in history, this is unique.
The constant cara footage, the enthusiasm of the legends, the central spot in the photos, even the cheerleaders’ lilight – all were stolen by Roger.
From every detail of this All-Star ga, it was clear that Roger had dominated the league.
What made this year even more aningful was that the All-Star weekend was held in New York, at Madison Square Garden.
Just a year ago, Michael Jordan was the lord there, the King of New York.
But now?
The entire basketball cca revolved around Roger!
Michael Jordan?
At least for tonight, his mark seed to vanish completely.
As if he had never existed.
This wasn’t like when Jordan first retired in 1993.
Back then, many people often talked about him because they missed him, missed that dominant figure.
Because at that ti, no one could replace Jordan in the fans’ hearts.
But now it was different; Roger had replaced him perfectly, so there was no need to ntion Jordan’s na at all.
After all the ceremonies, Roger finally took the court for the upcoming All-Star ga.
It was widely believed that this year’s All-Star would have a generational shift flavor.
Because seven players were selected for the All-Star team for the first ti.
Among them, the West also included two supernova rookies, Kobe and Duncan.
After coming onto the court, Roger glanced at Kobe, that young wolf whose eyes would never change, always filled with longing.
He pretended to be nonchalant in the players’ tunnel, but in reality, the viper was always ready to strike you down.
What about O’Neal?
That lazy bum looked unhappy, and Roger was very pleased to see him that way.
He even took the initiative to greet Shaq: “How have you been, Shaq?”
“Stop the pretense, Roger, just laugh at if you want to!”
“Why would I laugh at you?
Your Lakers are one of the best-performing teams in the West; last season, they couldn’t even make the playoffs.”
“Say whatever you want.”
“Good luck, Shaq.
You can definitely make it.
But be very careful not to let Kobe grab the Finals MVP.”
O’Neal knew that Roger never had good things to say, but he wasn’t planning on going after Roger during the All-Star ga.
In fact, the Logo had already given George Karl a hint, telling him to let the big man play only a dozen minutes for the sake of appearances.
The Lakers certainly couldn’t afford the risk of O’Neal getting injured.
The All-Star ga quickly started, and Kobe held the ball ready to play Roger on the first play, with Karl Malone setting the screen.
Then, to Roger’s surprise, he witnessed firsthand that famous line: “Put away that damn screen, Karl, I want to go one-on-one with Roger!”
Karl Malone exploded right there: “Damn it, George, take out.
I’m not playing with this little punk!”
It’s not difficult to understand Malone’s feelings.
Although he hadn’t won a championship, he was definitely a superstar.
A superstar, humbling himself to set a screen for a sophomore, only to be told to buzz off.
Anyone would be upset in his shoes.
“You’re quite the social butterfly, Kobe,” Roger chuckled.
Kobe didn’t respond but started off by scoring against Roger with a post-up move.
After that, he continued to shout: “I’ve got Roger!”
But rather than going one-on-one with Kobe, Roger directed Kemp to move, assisting the Reign Man with an alley-oop slam dunk.
It brought to mind the days when Roger was the one who’d be frozen out by Jordan and his friends at the All-Star ga.
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