readytorunbook Chapter 134 Gathering in Dallas
Chapter 134 Gathering in Dallas
Chapter 134 Gathering in Dallas
Chapter 1: Gathering in Dallas
This year's All-Star Weekend was held in Dallas. This is the second time the Dallas Mavericks have hosted the All-Star Weekend.
For this reason, the Dallasites set the location in the newly built Cowboys arena. This arena cost 11 billion US dollars, and the new venue has about 10 seats, which fully proves the richness of the Dallasites.
Dallas's economic strength is quite good. It is the largest metropolis in the southern United States and ranks ninth among cities in the United States. This ranking even has a gradual upward trend.
This is also the reason why Mavericks owner Cuban is so emboldened to squander funds to build the team. Today's Mavericks lineup is paying an expensive luxury tax.
Li Shihao, Kevin Love, and Gasol all played games during the All-Star Weekend, while Brewer and others had nothing to do, and chose to stay at home and spend this happy All-Star Weekend with their families.
Li Shihao and Kevin Love are both selected players in this year's All-Star rookie game, while Gasol Jr. only entered the league last year, and this year is only his second season.It's just that Kevin Love and Gasol will not be teammates with Li Shihao this time. This time they will not be Li Shihao's opponents in the rookie game.
In the All-Star rookie game, second-year rookies play against first-year rookies. This kind of game is often very entertaining. The rookies will not be too desperate to defend in the game. Instead, they will show off their offensive skills a few times on the offensive end to increase some exposure.
Fans are naturally willing to participate in such a feast for the eyes, come to watch, there is no guarantee that there will not be future superstars among the rookies in the future, and it is quite interesting to watch the youthful performance of future superstars.
This time, during the All-Star Weekend, Li Shihao and Love traveled together. By the time the plane landed in Dallas, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.
At this time, the whole of Dallas was brightly lit, shrouded in a dark sky, but there was a never-night bustling atmosphere below.
The NBA All-Star game was held again after 24 years, and it was still in the newly built arena. The fans in Dallas were naturally quite happy, and there were posters of the All-Star game hanging on the streets and alleys.
Among them, Nowitzki is the most posted. As the symbol of this city, German chariots dedicate a wonderful game to the fans every night, which makes Dallas fans love Nowitzki very much, and they can't wait for it Holding it in the palm of your hand like a baby.
Nowitzki was the host, and after learning that Li Shihao and Love had arrived, he came to greet them.
"Welcome to Dallas!" Li Shihao couldn't help laughing when Dirk Nowitzki spoke blunt Chinese.
Dirk obviously didn't realize the weirdness of his Chinese. He had practiced for a long time for this sentence. As the host, he had learned several languages of different countries, and he was fully prepared to welcome you to Dallas.
Dirk Nowitzki arranged Li Shihao and Love in a local downtown hotel in Dallas. The service arrangements were very thoughtful, allowing Li Shihao and the others to have a good night's sleep after taking a long flight.
The next day, Dirk Nowitzki took Li Shihao and the others to wander the streets of Dallas to see the customs of Dallas.
Unlike when I came to play games in the past, this time I visited Dallas with the mood of traveling and playing, and I still think it is quite interesting.
Many buildings in the city have a sense of history, and many of them are from the 19th century. The rough and cold marble feels great when you touch the palms of your hands.
With the landowner Dirk Nowitzki as a tour guide, Li Shihao and Love naturally had a great time.
In fact, regardless of the fans and the team, the relationship between NBA players is still very good. After all, there are only a few players who are really in a tense relationship.
Dirk Nowitzki is obviously an excellent talker. As one of the few foreign players in the NBA, he has a very good relationship with Yao Ming and Nash, especially Nash. Dirk and Nash have been teammates. This relationship Never cooled even after many years.
In previous All-Star games, you can see many wonderful scenes of Nash passing the ball to Dirk Nowitzki. Even though the two have not been on the same team for many years, the degree of tacit understanding has not diminished at all.
This time the All-Star game, the Dallas Mavericks only have two players selected, Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd, the old demon Kidd is old, and it will not be too good for a game with some show elements like the All-Star game Heart, the playing time is not too much.
And Steve Nash also announced that he will not participate in this year's All-Star game due to injury. It is true that there are injuries, and more people still don't want to come to Dallas. Revisiting the old place will only increase Steve Nash's sorrow.
Cuban, the owner of the city, has a grudge against Steve Nash so far. He even privately told the media: If Nash participates in the All-Star, he will not do any publicity for Nash!
However, Dirk Nowitzki is not good to say anything about the remarks of the boss Cuban, but he feels quite a pity for Steve Nash to withdraw from the All-Star game.
Li Shihao smiled and explained: "Dirk, although Steve Nash will not come this year, I will still pass the ball for you. You are also one of my fans!"
These words naturally amused Dirk Nowitzki. Dirk’s youngest son, Max, is a loyal fan of Li Shihao. This time when Li Shihao came to Dallas, Dirk asked Li Shihao for a signed jersey, and now Li Shihao brought it. Joking, Dirk also found it quite interesting.
Compared with the previous two years, this year's All-Star Game is a bit bleak. Kobe, like Nash, announced his withdrawal from the All-Star Game due to injury and was replaced by Jason Kidd. The extremely popular Iverson also gave up because of his daughter's illness. This time the All-Star event was replaced by David Lee.
In addition, the Blazers' youth leader Brandon Roy also withdrew from the game due to injury.
The absence of so many stars in this year's All-Star game undoubtedly caused a lot of decline in popularity, and the league was even quite troubled. Fortunately, Li Shihao's appearance made up for this in time. Many Chinese came to watch this year's All-Star game.
Li Shihao's Kung Fu superstar Jet Li had already discussed with Li Shihao that he would appear in this year's All-Star Weekend to cheer for his little brother, which moved Li Shihao quite a bit.
Jet Li doesn’t even make movies very much now. He focuses on his public welfare undertakings, but he can still take time out of his busy schedule to cheer for himself. He definitely takes care of Li Shihao. This kind of intention is definitely due to the Chinese blood for the sake.
In addition, black Chen Jianzhou, Taiwanese singer Fan Weiqi, Huang Yi and other Chinese celebrities have come to Dallas to participate in this year's All-Star Weekend.
(End of this chapter)