The NBA officially announced the invitation list for three NBA events and two entertainment events.

Three-Point Contest invitation list: Peja Stojakovic of the Kings, Ray Allen of the Bucks, the defending Three-Point Contest champion, Reggie Miller of the Pacers, Wash Lehner of the Nuggets

Germany, SuperSonics' Gary Payton, Hawks rookie Ace Liu, Raptors' Vince Carter, Lakers' Kobe Bryant, Magic's Tracy McGrady.

Slam Dunk Contest invitation list: Warriors rookie Jason Richardson, SuperSonics' Draymond Mason, Rockets' Steve Francis, Kings rookie Gerald Wallace.

WNBA and NBA Mixed Shooting Challenge NBA invitation list: Brad Miller of the Bulls, Rasheed Wallace of the Trail Blazers, Toni Kukoc and Ace Liu of the Hawks.

NBA invitation list for the Crossover Shooting Star Challenge: Rodney Rogers of the Suns, Aaron McGee of the 76ers...and Ace Liu.

In the three-point contest, the NBA has been trying to create a peak showdown between Ray Allen and Reggie Miller since Ray Allen changed his style of play two or three years ago and became the strongest three-point shooter in the NBA.

Participated, but Reggie Miller did not participate, and Ray Allen easily won the championship. This year, Stern still did not give up and continued to invite the two of them, but in order to avoid both of them not participating, he invited many, many people.

Since Carter was invincible in 2000, superstars have been reluctant to participate in the slam dunk contest.

Why is the dunk contest invitation list so extreme, either superstars or rookies?

The reason is very simple. Dunks are not as good-looking as Carter. Superstars who are outside players will definitely be compared with Carter when they participate in games. Inside dunks are just average, so NBA officials first throw out a big one that looks very eye-catching.

The list uses the slam dunk contest showdown between Kobe, Carter, and McGrady as an eye-catching gimmick.

But half of them are rookies and men with unknown physical abilities. The officials themselves estimate that the final participants will be a few rookies and role players.

For the two entertainment events, it only requires people to participate, either by voluntarily signing up or by just finding a few people who can shoot accurately.

When officials received the Hawks' application for Liu Mang to participate in almost all games, NBA officials agreed without thinking. In order to open up the Chinese market, Stern has been sparing no effort. Although he was wondering why the league already has two

There were three Chinese players, but there was no response at all from China. But if a Chinese player who played well wanted to participate in this kind of competition, he immediately agreed.

In the three-point contest, Liu Mang's three-pointers were very good, with a 42% three-point shooting rate and a large number of three-point shots. He was almost the league's three-point king.

Those two entertainment events were originally used to delay the three-point contest and the slam dunk contest. During the All-Star weekend, you can't play for three or four hours on Friday and Sunday, and only one or two hours on Saturday.

It’s over. I have to do more projects and invite celebrities from all walks of life to increase my popularity.

Ever since, Liu Mang dominated the screen!

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The All-Star Weekend is a life-saving medicine for this regular season that is about to become boring. The fans' enthusiasm has indeed been rekindled. After the announcement of the start of voting, they are eagerly looking forward to the candidates for other subsequent events.

The main thing is the slam dunk contest!

Although Carter made and ruined this competition in 2000, people are still looking forward to it. Both Dominic Wilkins and Julius Erving, the highlights of the human film that year, were regarded as dominating the slam dunk contest, but they did not appear later.

Without Carter, what if a better dunker comes out?

When the invitation list came out, the fans were really happy. Even if there were no newcomers, it would be great to see the duel between Carter, Tracy McGrady, and Kobe.

Fans were really naive these days. Unlike later when they saw such a list, they didn't believe it at all. Many years later, NBA officials didn't even think of inviting famous stars, because in the future, when the Internet is fully developed, fans will see everything.

However, after the fans first read the dunk contest invitation list and then looked at the list of other events, the more they looked at it, the more they felt something was wrong...

Why the hell does that legendary shameless rookie have his name everywhere!

Liu Mang is in the limelight again!

Liu Mang participated in the three-point contest. According to people's impression of his accurate shooting, it is not surprising, but the Shooting Star is basically played by veterans and marginal players. At a glance, it is clear that it is a mixed challenge similar to the Shooting Star.

It doesn’t seem like a project that a rising star should participate in!

There is a misunderstanding among fans. Most fans equate official invitations with player registrations! Just like their understanding of the dunk contest invitation list, they think that this is when players want to participate.

Of course, Liu Mang just signed up on his own, and the fans did not understand this wrong.

Based on the performance of this year's rookies, fans feel that Liu Mang will definitely be selected for the rookie game. In other words, except for the dunk contest, which is the king of dunks, he will not participate, and he will not be able to participate in the All-Star Game if he wants to. The rookie will participate in all other competitions!

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Looking at Alexia's expression, it seemed as if she was going crazy if she wanted to be famous.

Liu Mang was a little ashamed.

It was indeed a bit crazy. I made an impulse call to Coach Kruger at that time. Coach Kruger’s brain circuit is also very magical. He was probably led astray by Liu Mang. He thought that if the All-Star Weekend was not for seven or eight years,

Find something to do for Liu Mang during the day's rest. This restless disciple might make himself disabled by practicing in the gym, and he actually signed up for all the games.

But Coach Kruger also has a childlike heart, and he weirdly signed up for the slam dunk contest.

As the NBA president who decides the candidates for the competition, he was speechless when he saw the applications for all four competitions. Just like Alexia, this rookie wants to be famous and wants to go crazy!

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, Stern did not dislike this matter, but actively promoted it. He also wanted Liu Mang to participate in more competitions like this that the world paid attention to. He found that

I have a question. One-third of the season has passed in China, and no matter which TV station it is, not a single Eagles game has been broadcast.

Stern has seen more than many American media and professionals. He has some knowledge of Wang Zhizhi's matter and Ma Jian's matter, and he knows that it may be a similar situation.

However, ruthless people have their own ways. In the 1980s, Stern was able to shamelessly go to Lan Xiehe Chaoting Sports and wait for several hours in the cold wind before being received, which forcibly laid the foundation for opening up the Chinese market.

Now since a certain association seems to be refusing to allow the Chinese player's games to be broadcast, Stern decided to forcefully bring Liu Mang to the eyes of Chinese fans!

"Ace, aren't you tired from playing so many games during the winter break?" Alexia was speechless.

"Crazy, must be crazy." Dinah said with certainty.

There is indeed no winter break in the NBA, but in the eyes of many fans and players, the All-Star Weekend is equal to the winter break. At least eight days of rest are a time for many veterans to relieve fatigue and refuel for the second half of the season.

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When he was driving home to pick up Dinah and Alexia to watch the game, Liu Mang was teased by the beautiful landlady who just returned from shopping. Now Liu Mang was teased again.

Liu Mang was also a little injured. Now he suddenly realized that it was enough to show his face once in two days of competition. It seemed that he really wanted to be popular and go crazy.
Chapter completed!