Although the All-Star break is on Feb. 17, the NBA has been out of action since Feb. 12, with only a handful of teams playing a few games to catch up. The Warriors announced a holiday on the 13th, and the All-Star players were going to New Orleans, Louisiana to prepare for the All-Star Game, and others arranged their own activities.

Chamberlain and Billups both received All-Star packages from the NBA, with the former receiving 5 sets and the latter receiving 15 sets.

Chamberlain's own five sets of tickets were given to the likes of West and Louis, and his family could follow him in and go straight to the game without having to take a ticket. Billups asked who had a reason to watch the All-Star Game, and he made up for it when he didn't have a ticket, and most of the veteran balls didn't go to see the so-called basketball event, they just wanted to rest.

The Warriors have fifteen people on the team, in addition to Chamberlain and Billups, there are thirteen people, only West, Louis, Evans, O'Briant, Azubuuk are willing to go to the All-Star Game, Jackson has an arrangement, Barnes has to accompany his wife who is expecting childbirth, Ellis has to explain to his girlfriend why he didn't come home for Christmas, for them, the All-Star Game is just a gimmick, and the temptation is not great.

The city of New Orleans is the largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana and the second largest port city in the U.S. after New York. It is located in southeastern Louisiana, at the mouth of the lower Mississippi River and north of Lake Pontcharlane.

The city covers an area of nearly 950 square kilometers and has a population of 500,000 in the downtown area and 1.18 million in the Greater New Orleans area. New Orleans, also known as the Crescent City, is a historic city that was founded by the French in 1718 and sold to the United States in 1803. The architecture here is very different, with many famous architectural styles, Italian, Greek Renaissance and the famous Victorian.

New Orleans has a humid subtropical climate and beautiful scenery, making it a famous tourist city. To the north of the city, Lake Pontcharteren is connected to the ocean and has a wide water surface of about 1,500 square kilometers. The trees around the lake are verdant, and the grass is green and fragrant. In order to connect with the northern region, a 38-kilometer-long two-lane bridge was built across the lake, which is said to be the longest highway bridge in the world. From this majestic bridge, you can enjoy the natural scenery of the large lake, and the strange scenery of the lake and the water and sky are all amazing. The sunset and the lonely bird fly together, and the scene of the autumn water and the sky can be seen here.

Downtown's "French Quarter" is the most European place in the United States, and it still retains the appearance of an early French city, with narrow alleys flanked by stunted and chic buildings, lined with antique gas street lamps and occasional horse-drawn carriages passing by. Casual customers in cafes, old people smiling at you in shops, busy chefs in restaurants, and horse-drawn carriages passing by the roadside are all part of the French city of New Orleans. At the heart of the French Quarter are Jackson Square and St. Louise Church, where fortune tellers, gypsies, street painters, entertainers, magicians, petty traders, and tourists from all over the world come together. Across the square is the Mississippi River, and several cruise ships are docked at the riverside pier, just like Shanghai Beach in the ten-mile ocean.

New Orleans is the most exotic city in the United States, with its annual carnival celebrations and seafood dishes that blend French and Spanish cuisine to attract tourists. New Orleans is the jazz capital of the United States, and it's a paradise for many music lovers.

New Orleans is famous for its bars, and the bar row there is famous. There are thousands of unique bars on this street, where people can not only enjoy the passionate live music, but also enjoy the fun of jumping. In addition, the annual Mardi-Grasse Music Carnival attracts music lovers from all over the world.

New Orleans is a tourism-oriented city, and in order to attract tourists, there are also many casinos with a variety of ways to play. But gambling is just a side hustle in the city, and New Orleans still relies on tourism for its revenue.

New Orleans is also the birthplace of American cuisine, where locals follow traditional French cooking methods and are influenced by Spanish, African, Native American and other flavors, making visitors impressed by the inexpensive seafood and superb cooking skills, and the oysters are the most famous seafood here, which has no fishy smell at all, and feels like jelly in the mouth. The teppanyaki and steamed fish are also very good, and the price is also reasonable, and you can eat hearty for about 30 dollars.

On August 29, 2005, New Orleans in the United States suffered a fatal blow. Hurricane Katrina was an uninvited guest, flooding 80 percent of the city, severely damaging urban facilities and hitting the tourism industry hard. But in just one year, the city has been rebuilt, and New Orleans has gradually regained its former vibrancy, attracting many tourists.

As soon as he got off the plane at New Orleans Airport, Chamberlain saw a bus with the NBA logo painted on it waiting, Billups took him to the bus, and someone held out his hand and said, "Hey man, give me a ticket." ”

Chamberlain was stunned and subconsciously said, "Tickets? No one gave us a ticket. ”

There was a loud laugh in the carriage, and he looked up to see a handsome black man smiling at him, it was Chris Paul, the host of the All-Star Games, who was picking up people with the team bus. The tickets of Chamberlain and others were booked by the NBA headquarters, and although they took off from different places, the time to arrive in New Orleans was about the same, and the NBA used buses to transport them.

Billups shook his hand unconcernedly and said, "Z, they're kidding you because you're a rookie." ”

Chamberlain didn't care much, and took Li Qun and Winnie to get on the car, and saw that Li Qun's suitcase of the two people behind him still had the LOGO of "Sports Weekly" on it, and the laughter of the people in the car suddenly became much smaller, and they all looked at Chamberlain with surprise.

Pierce stood up, hugged his arms and said: "Rookie, this is a car to pick up and drop off players, of course, if you bring your family, then it's no problem, but other than that, no one else will be picked up, especially the paparazzi, they will never be allowed to get into this car." ”

Li Qun didn't care about Pierce's tone, she dealt with NBA stars a lot, and she had heard words that were a hundred times more difficult to hear. She looked at Billups and asked, "Chauncey, is that so?" ”

Although she said that, she was already lifting her suitcase and preparing to get out of the car, and Li Qun didn't want to cause trouble for Chamberlain.

Chamberlain's face changed suddenly, he patted Li Qun's shoulder, looked at Pearson coldly and said, "Are you blind?" It's my girlfriend and my sister, it's my loved one, you know? And your mother didn't give the word 'journalist'? Talk nonsense in the future, watch your dog's mouth! ”

Quickly, the atmosphere in the bus changed.

Garnett, of course, wanted to give his brother a head, so he shouted, "Hey, rookie, why don't you keep your mouth shut?" Do you think this is your team? Also, which one do you say is your girlfriend and which one is your sister? Your girlfriend is young enough, and your sister is quite old, so it's enough for you to be an aunt. ”

He was naturally sarcastic about Chamberlain, Shirley and Chamberlain were not related at all, so naturally no one believed that she was Chamberlain's sister.

Billups pulled Chamberlain and whispered, "Don't be like them, Z, Garnett is a, they have no malicious intent." ”

Chamberlain sneered: "Wrong, they think I'm a rookie, so they think I'm a bully, right?" ”

His guess is not entirely correct, these people are not bullying him as a rookie, but they are not used to seeing the Chinese can interfere with the All-Star vote, in their opinion, Chamberlain is a defensive blue-collar, and the offensive end follows Billups to play, how can this kind of person be worthy of an All-Star? Still a starter!

Everyone has an All-Star in mind, and everyone thinks their teammates are the best players, and they all think that Chamberlain has robbed them of their teammates' positions. They also have opinions about Yao Ming, but Yao Ming is extremely low-key and can't find faults, while Chamberlain is much more high-profile and rebellious, so he naturally becomes a bird.

Roy, who was listening to music with a headset on his headset, stood up, smiled good-naturedly, and said to everyone: "Guys, we're here for All-Star Weekend entertainment, not to quarrel, everyone calm down, OK?" Sit down, sit down, and the beautiful Oriental lady, all sit down and enjoy the All-Star Weekend. ”

Then the bus shook slightly, and a big man slowly walked in through the door, he saw so many people standing on the bus, so he smiled and waved his hand, and said, "I didn't expect me to have this honor, are you welcoming me?" Ha Luha, I'm sorry, the flight was delayed, everyone has been waiting for a long time. ”

The person who came was Yao Ming, who was very popular in the NBA, which was closely related to his oriental wisdom and middle-of-the-road character.

No one blamed Yao Ming, including Stoudemire, who had never won against Yao Ming in the All-Star center vote, Xiao Si had an ugly face after seeing Chamberlain get into the car, the last time the two of them were opposed, Chamberlain blew him up too badly, and he had no face for a while.

Seeing Pierce and Garnett firing at Chamberlain, Xiao Sile was happy, he also stood up, looked at Chamberlain with bad intentions, racked his brains and tried his best to squeeze him with words, but this guy was stupid, and he only yelled at Yao Ming back then, and didn't say a word of trash, and now after thinking about it for a while, he didn't know how to accuse Chamberlain, so he could only stand on the side of Garnett and others to support them.

Chamberlain was very unhappy, he didn't really want to play the All-Star Game, but he participated in a lot of events this time, the All-Star Rookie Game, the All-Star Game he wanted to participate, and there was also an All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, he also wanted to participate, if it weren't for the overall situation, he really wanted to take Li Qun home directly now and reunite with his family for the Spring Festival.

Yes, Chamberlain is still going to participate in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, long before the All-Star voting begins, the NBA headquarters gave the stars an invitation to the first round of the Slam Dunk Contest, and Chamberlain was invited at that time, he didn't want to participate in this kind of game because he was too busy.

Don't think that the All-Star Game is a simple SHOW, as the so-called one-minute one-minute on-stage and off-stage one-year work, if you want to perform in the slam dunk contest, the players may have to practice for a long time just to practice dunk in private. For Oxlade-Chamberlain, the most precious thing right now is time, he needs to hone his skills, he needs to develop his attacking skills, and it takes time to practice.

But old Nelson, Winnie, including Li Qun, most of the people around him support Chamberlain to participate in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, which is a very good publicity, and there are even more fans watching the Slam Dunk Contest than watching the All-Star Game.

Everyone firmly believes that with Chamberlain's perverted physical fitness, if he participates in the slam dunk contest, the honor of the slam dunk king will definitely belong to him.

A few more people came up one after another, and James and Wade of the golden generation also got into the car with a smile, they had a good relationship with Chamberlain, mainly because they were now playing the idea of getting Chamberlain to be the second master, so they had a good attitude towards him, so Pierce and the others were not good at pursuing anything, so they sat down stupidly.

But this beam is over, Chamberlain has never been an open-minded person, he looked at Pierce and Garnett gloomily, and Stoudemier, who had helped the two of them in the past, was naturally remembered by him.

When the players for the All-Star Game got on the bus, the bus started and took everyone to the hotel Queen in Paris, one of the best hotels in New Orleans. Players competing in the All-Star Rookie Challenge will stay at the Hilton Hotel, which is a little lower than the Queen of Paris.

Because Chamberlain did not have an agent, Winnie temporarily played this role, and after entering the hotel, Chamberlain threw herself on the big bed, and she took a tablet to arrange for Chamberlain to read the NBA: "...... This afternoon you will have a joint exercise, shoot a group of promotional videos in the evening, and tomorrow will be a charity activity all day, community maintenance in the morning, and a visit to the children in the orphanage in the afternoon, during which there will be a competition, and the day after tomorrow will ......."

Chamberlain was impatient and patted the bedside table and shouted, "What about rest? What about the time to rest? ”

Winnie shrugged and said, "No." ”

"God!" Chamberlain wailed, "It's New Year, it's Chinese New Year's Eve soon, how can this be, how can Stern's water sucker be like this." After thinking about it, he became energetic and asked Winnie with anticipation: "Do you think I can accuse him of disrespecting the national customs of the Chinese?" ”

Winnie shrugged again, looked at Chamberlain like a fool and said, "If you still want to continue to get an NBA salary, then you can't. ”

Chamberlain was especially hard, he worked harder than anyone else, first in the afternoon he had to go to the All-Star rookie game and then he had to work with the All-Star players in the first afternoon, and then he had to work with the All-Star players in the main game.

The rookie challenge is a bunch of rookies, at most sophomore rookies, these people have basically let Chamberlain ravage, so the training is more casual, after Chamberlain sent two blocks, Durant took the initiative to play the ball to the guard, specifically cooperated with him, sent a few air relays, and then Chamberlain was off, the protagonist of the All-Star Rookie Game was not him, he still had to participate in the All-Star Game, and there was not much time for the Rookie Game, mainly to show his face to other rookies.

In the training of the main game, Chamberlain was very low-key, Billups passed the ball to him several times, and there were dunk opportunities, but he did not perform, but passed the ball out, as if he was running a trick. Pierce and Garnett originally wanted to join forces to teach him a lesson, but Chamberlain behaved so low-key, and they had no reason but to give up.

NBA players still have a very good relationship in private, so if you don't tear your face, try not to go too far.

However, Billups, who is familiar with Chamberlain, saw a shadow from this teammate, this kind of low-key is not the Chamberlain he knows, if things are abnormal, there must be demons, Billups began to feel uneasy in his heart, Chamberlain's destructive power, only he knows here!