Although Hansen didn’t think it was a good thing, because excessive consumption during the regular season would affect the playoffs, the Heat Team had already personally demonstrated this three years ago.
But such things don’t stop happening just because they occurred once, because the opportunity might only co once.
At the beginning of the season, the Heat Team’s performance was sowhat inconsistent due to a coaching change, but after entering December, they had been advancing forcefully, losing only one ga in December and now firmly occupying the top spot in the East.
Not only Durant, but Wade seed to have recovered from his knee injury, and the Heat looked stronger than ever.
The San Antonio Spurs, anwhile, were creating their Devil ho court in San Antonio, being the only team this season that had yet to lose at ho.
Of course, there was the upcoming All-Star Ga.
Since this was Kobe’s last All-Star Ga, it had garnered a lot of attention.
But it wasn’t just about Kobe.
Because on the first day of the new year, a reporter had once again confird with Hansen about participating in the Dunk Contest, and Hansen had responded affirmatively.
He had also once again extended an invitation to participate together to Curry and Jas.
In response, Curry later also invited Hansen to the Three-Point Contest in front of reporters.
Six years ago, Hansen had defeated Curry in the All-Star Three-Point Contest and told him, "The future is yours," a sentint Curry certainly still rembered.
Last season, Curry had defeated Thompson to finally achieve his dream of being the Three-Point Contest champion, and this year he would fight to defend his title.
It was on such an occasion that he hoped to compete against Hansen once again.
Hansen also quickly replied: YES!
This ant that Hansen would participate in both the Three-Point Contest and the Dunk Contest at this year’s All-Star Ga.
Compared to those years when Hansen used the All-Star weekend as a rest period, this year he was definitely a "role model."
Busy Master Han was not just busy with the All-Star Ga, he was also actively campaigning for Irving while participating in a radio show.
"I think there is no better point guard in the East this year than Kyrie."
This year was the first year of the revised All-Star voting chanism, and although fan voting only accounted for 50%, it was still a crucial part.
And what he said was true, Irving had so far this season averaged 24.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 6.9 assists, a 47.3% shooting percentage, and a 40.1% three-point shooting percentage, making it his best performance since entering the League.
Hansen’s campaigning had an imdiate effect; in the second round of voting released at the beginning of January, Irving, who had previously been behind Wade, had now moved ahead, ranking second among guards in the East.
If the All-Star Ga had been held that day, he would have joined Hansen as a starter for the East.
It was also at this ti that Powell ended his brief stint in the developnt league.
He had only played 8 gas, averaging 25 points with a 50% shooting percentage.
With such performance, he had proven with actions what Hansen had once said: he really didn’t belong there.
When mid-January arrived, a sensational news shook the entire League, even making many fans feel nostalgic.
Jas responded to Hansen’s invitation on social dia: he would participate in the 2016 All-Star Dunk Contest!
Those years of saying he would participate in the Dunk Contest but always emphasizing the ti hadn’t co were finally over.
No one knew why Jas suddenly agreed to compete, because this was completely unlike sothing Jas would do.
This also sparked a wave of discussion among fans on social dia.
The top-comnt suggested that Nike was manipulating behind Jas, given that the rivalry between Nike and UA had reached an intense stage.
However, Hansen’s first reaction upon seeing this news was:
Drugs, they indeed have side effects!
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