NBA All-Star Weekend is an annual basketball extravaganza where you can see the hottest stars of the season compete against each other. All-Star is a special experience, and on these wonderful days, it doesn't matter the players, coaches, tactics, or even wins or losers, and everyone is enjoying a grand Sho.

While All-Star Weekend still looks like a hot spot in Orlando, it's not hard to see that fan enthusiasm for the All-Star Game wasn't as high in 2012 as it was in previous seasons. Howard, the vote king, has just over 1.6 million votes, just about half as much as he won the All-Star vote in 2009. In fact, the 2012 "King of Votes" ballot was the fewest since 2003.

It's an indisputable fact that the heat of All-Star Weekend is slowly decreasing. In fact, the reason why the All-Star Game isn't that much money anymore is simple – fans are tired of watching pretty much the same stuff every year.

Even the delicacies made by Michelin-starred chefs and the unchanged format of the BA All-Star Game have really begun to make fans feel a little aesthetically fatigued.

So this year, in order to improve the fan weariness, David. Stern, the "chef", began to add some different "condiments" to the All-Star Game. The format of most of the All-Star Game games has changed this year, and among them, the Rookie Challenge is undoubtedly the most gimmicky.

The Rookie Challenge was originally a two-team rookie tournament that began in 1996 with the Eastern Rookie Team against the Western Rookie Team, and in 2000 it was changed to the current First-Year Rookie Team to challenge the second-year Rookie Team. Today, in 2012, the rookie game will break the tradition and form two teams with a mix of players from the first and second grades.

If that's the case, the gimmick might not be big enough. Therefore, the NBA official also found O'Neal and Barkley, two popular commentators, to serve as the general managers of the two teams respectively. The two general managers will select players to form the team according to their preferences and then play the game. There is no doubt that these two old rivals on the screen will definitely bring a lot of topics.

Before the game even started, O'Neal and Barkley's war of words had been going on for days. Although it is known that O'Neal and Barkley are doing this purely for the effect of the show, they have to admit that the two teams selected by the living treasure are pitting each other, which really whetts the appetite of fans.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing about this rookie game is the duel between Yiyang and Owen! This season, Irving's rebuilding Cavaliers' game-winning win over the Mavericks has been the talk of the town. And it was precisely because Yiyang let Owen complete the lore, and the fans also shaped the two into a pair of mortal enemies.

Because of this, Barkley, who loves Yiyang, did not choose Yiyang and Owen to the same team, but deliberately let O'Neal choose Yiyang, so that Yiyang could confront Owen!

On the day of the start of the rookie challenge, Yiyang came to the training ground early for training. It can be seen that this guy is not ready to treat the rookie game as pure entertainment, he really wants to compete with Owen in the arena again, but I don't know if Owen's little champion will give face and go all out.

When Griffin and Jeremy Lin walked into the training ground at the same time, Yiyang's training vest was already soaking wet. After Griffin saw Yiyang, his original smile disappeared without a trace. It's no secret that the "White Monster" doesn't like Yiyang. Last summer, Yiyang and Griffin trained together at Brickley's training camp for about a month, but the words they had said to each other could probably be counted on one hand.

Griffin hated Yiyang for stealing his best rookie and stealing his traffic and popularity as the champion. And Yiyang is also the kind of guy who doesn't care about other people's eyes, if you can't get used to me, then don't expect me to greet you with a smile.

Jeremy Lin was sandwiched between the two, looking a little embarrassed. But he still walked towards Yiyang and greeted him warmly.

"So early?"

"Well, get used to the new venue." Yiyang replied to Jeremy Lin while shooting the basket on his own.

"Hey Jeremy, you don't have to work too this kind of competition, because it's just for show." Griffin is on the sidelines, and in his opinion, he can win the attention of his rookie game by playing casually.

Yiyang didn't answer, as he said before, he didn't care what others thought of him, he only did what he wanted to do.

"It's really exciting, the first time I was selected for the All-Star Game, I was a starter. Hey Jeremy, hopefully this time next year, I'll see you on the list of starting point guards in the East, too! Seeing that Yiyang didn't respond, Griffin stepped up his offensive again.

Being a starter in the All-Star Game for the first time made Griffin was very inflated at one point. The frenzied hype of him in the Los Angeles media seems to have made the white striker a little fluttery. Last year, Yiyang was selected to the All-Star Game as a rookie, which gave Griffin a big blow. This year, he was selected as a sophomore in the All-Star starting lineup, and Griffin naturally had to "fight back".

After Griffin finished speaking, he deliberately looked at Yiyang's expression. However, he saw nothing. It's not that Griffin is blind, it's because you can't see the slightest emotional fluctuation on Yiyang's face.

"!" The feeling of being ignored is perhaps the most frustrating. Others don't bother to compare these things to themselves, which makes Griffin himself look like a poor clown who desperates for attention.

Jeremy Lin stood between the two and giggled awkwardly, he really wished there was another person now to ease the embarrassment of the scene.

Jeremy Lin was a sincere Christian, and perhaps his prayers were answered by God. The door of the training ground was slammed open, but the person who walked in did not make the scene more cheerful.

Young Kelly. Owen walked into the training ground in his training suit, and as soon as he stepped through the door and saw Yiyang, Owen stopped himself. The two looked at each other, as if sparks were rubbing in their sight.

"Hello, Yi." They looked at each other for a few seconds before Owen spoke. It seems that Owen is also very eager to compete with Yiyang in the rookie game. It's not that Owen and Yiyang have any personal grudges, but Owen has always been eager to challenge the stronger. Yiyang is undoubtedly the most successful young point guard in the league today, and as the same fledgling Irving, he certainly does not want to give up the position of "future No. 1 point guard".

"Hello, Kelly." Yiyang said hello in a cold tone, even if it was to say hello to Owen.

After that, Irving picked up the basketball and walked to the other half, also warming up on his own. Before the rookie game even started, the tense atmosphere was already spreading on the court.

It wasn't until Wall also stepped into the training ground that the atmosphere finally eased. Wall is a self-acquaintance, and can talk politely with anyone. Otherwise, this guy wouldn't have been able to be friends with a grumpy guy like Cousins.

Moreover, Wall does not have the jealousy and vindictiveness of Griffin. Last year, Yiyang snatched all the honors that he could snatch, and did not leave a little head for Wall, the champion. From the summer league to the regular season, Yiyang has also given Wall a huge blow again and again.

But Wall doesn't hate Yiyang like Griffin, but there is still a sense of heroism between him and Yiyang.

He also came from the slums, he also went on the path of crime, and he was also on the right track because of his mother. Yiyang and Wall should be strictly the same kind of people, their life experiences are too similar.

"Tomorrow you're going to face two champions at once, so I hope you're ready!" Wall put his arm around Yiyang's shoulders warmly, as if they were two very good friends.

Wall and Irving both belong to the Barkley team, so tomorrow Yiyang will also face both last year's and this year's champions. Of course, Wall was just joking with Yiyang, not really going to war.

"Don't worry, John, I'll take care of Kelly, and then I'll get rid of you by the way." Yiyang smiled and said this extremely aggressive sentence, but Wall didn't take it to heart at all.

In this training hall, there may only be Wall and Jeremy Lin who can smile at Yiyang. After all, there is a guy who hates Yiyang from the bottom of his heart and didn't show up......

"Hahahaha, John, we're finally back together again! Come on, the MVP of this year's rookie game must be the ...... of the two of us" A burst of wild laughter suddenly spread in the training hall, but when he saw Wall and Yiyang standing together, the voice of this person stopped abruptly.

"Oh, it's DeMarcus...... I'm sorry, you know that guy's temper. Hey, but don't be offended, he's really super cute! Wall patted Yiyang on the shoulder and walked towards Cousins, who was the last to arrive.

Yiyang shook his head, maybe a good gentleman like Wall would think Cousins was cute. No, that silly fork is a complete insult to the word cute!

"You're not around that kind of weird person, John." Cousins shouted loudly and unabashedly, for fear that Yiyang would not hear.

Griffin laughed secretly on the side, it seems that there are still many people in this training ground who don't like Yiyang.

No way, as an Asian, the rookie season was so successful that it overwhelmed a field of American talent. It is normal for Yiyang to be unpopular among this group of people. Including Avean of the Barkley team. Turner must also be full of resentment towards Yiyang.

Although Turner's failure has nothing to do with Yiyang, sometimes young players just blame others for their mistakes.

Griffin is undoubtedly the happiest person in the audience at this time, and he wants to see how badly that guy in Yiyang will be targeted after the game starts!

Turner, Irving, and Cousins will definitely defend Yiyang with all their might, and they won't give him half a drop of water. And he will not give Yiyang any support! If Yiyang called himself to block him, Griffin shook his head, then he could only say sorry!

It seems to be a calm rookie challenge, but in fact, it hides a murderous purpose. Before the game even started, the rookies had already made their own little calculations.

Looking at the few people who were about to draw their swords, Wall sighed. What about a good performance? It seems to have turned into war.