Chapitre 143: Chapter 143: All-Star Voting King
Wade Dong's words were also for Rose's consideration, and Rose was quite touched.
Ginobili had just taken a bite of mapo tofu. He pulled out a napkin to wipe the oil from the corner of his mouth and said, "Rose's style of play is related to the team's tactical system. Thibodeau is a great coach, and his defensive system is something I'm learning from. However, his offensive tactics are a bit lacking."
"Today is your holiday, let's not talk about such depressing things."
Wade Dong waved his hand and then said to Rose, "If you ever suffer a career-ending injury, you're welcome to retire with the Phoenix Suns."
"I..."
Rose was about to spit blood!
Wade Dong's first sentence was fine, but the second sentence was a complete downer. Was there anything more depressing than what Wade Dong just said?
If it weren't for their brotherhood, Rose would have punched Wade Dong right then.
"Let's drink, let's drink~"
Ginobili raised his glass, "With this drink, let's wish for the Suns to win the championship this season!"
"Should I leave?"
Rose's face darkened. He shouldn't have stayed in Phoenix for this lunch.
...
After the Christmas Day game, the NBA also announced the list of 120 players eligible for the All-Star Game.
The Suns had four players on the list: Wade Dong, Nash, Dragic, and Bynum. The popular veteran McGrady was not on the list due to his limited playing time and number of games.
This year's All-Star Game included the Rookie Challenge, Skills Challenge, Three-Point Contest, Dunk Contest, and the All-Star Game itself.
Technically, Wade Dong, who entered the league last season, could participate in the Rookie Challenge.
Although there were many excellent rookies this year, such as second-year player Irving and first-year players Lillard and Davis, if Wade Dong participated in the Rookie Challenge, it would still be a slaughter for these players. Additionally, since Wade Dong did not enter the league through the draft, he was not included in the Rookie Challenge list.
However, Wade Dong had signed up for this year's Skills Challenge, Three-Point Contest, and Dunk Contest!
When the All-Star voting began, many players started campaigning for votes on Twitter, and some even created fake accounts to vote for themselves!
Of course, Wade Dong didn't do anything because he knew he had the strongest support: Chinese fans!
"Voted for Brother Dong!"
"An All-Star Game without Brother Dong is not worthy of the name!"
"Brothers, let's go!"
The All-Star voting brought a surge of business to internet cafes, which was an unexpected boon for the owners.
January 4th.
The NBA officially announced the first round of voting results for the 2013 All-Star Game. Wade Dong, the 2011-12 Finals MVP and star of the Phoenix Suns, led with 1,027,679 votes, becoming the first-round voting king. The second-place vote-getter was LeBron James of the Eastern Conference's Miami Heat, with 647,539 votes, about 300,000 fewer than Wade Dong.
January 19th.
The NBA officially announced the second round of voting results for the 2013 All-Star Game. Wade Dong's total votes increased to 1,789,256, far ahead of the competition. The second-place vote-getter was now Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, with 1,019,367 votes. Kobe's votes had surged, but they still did not surpass Wade Dong's first-round votes.
Even if Wade Dong's votes stopped increasing from this moment, he would still be the All-Star voting king this year.
January 23rd.
The NBA officially announced the third round of voting results for the 2013 All-Star Game. Wade Dong led with 2,023,876 votes. Kobe Bryant was second with 1,134,768 votes, and LeBron James was third with 1,079,635 votes. Anthony was fourth with 865,972 votes.
After the third round of voting results were announced, the NBA All-Star Game voting entered a heated phase.
The next round would announce the All-Star starters, and many players' votes were very close, making both players and fans nervous.
The only ones not nervous were probably Wade Dong and his fans because Wade Dong's votes led the second-place Kobe Bryant by 800,000 votes. This year's All-Star voting king was already determined.
January 28th.
The 27th day of the 12th lunar month.
The NBA officially announced the 2013 All-Star Game starting lineup:
Eastern Conference: LeBron James, Wade, Rose, Garnett, Anthony.
Western Conference: Wade Dong, Kobe Bryant, Durant, Griffin, Howard.
The Lakers and Heat each had two players in the All-Star starting lineup. The Lakers had Kobe Bryant and Howard, while the Heat had LeBron James and Wade.
The All-Star voting king was also determined. Wade Dong became the undisputed voting king with 2,246,589 votes, demonstrating the power of Chinese fans and Wade Dong's status in the hearts of fans worldwide. Kobe Bryant was second, and LeBron James was third. The most unfortunate player this year was Paul, who received 689,654 votes.
His votes were not low, and if he were in the Eastern Conference, he would have been a sure starter. However, the All-Star Game rules stipulate that each conference selects two guards and three forwards. Paul's competitors in the Western Conference were Wade Dong and Kobe Bryant, so he unfortunately missed out on the All-Star starting lineup.
The All-Star Game will be held on February 14th.
Before that, the Suns had an important task.
With the Lunar New Year approaching, the Suns needed to record a video message to be played during the games. Yu Jia also came to Phoenix, and the film crew came with her to record the video message. This way, during the Lunar New Year, when the Suns' games were broadcast in China, the video message from the Suns players could be played during the breaks.
January 29th.
The Suns would host the Cleveland Cavaliers that evening.
However, early in the morning, all the Suns players gathered at the arena, not for training, but to send Lunar New Year greetings to the Chinese fans.
Sarver prepared a red robe for each player, and they all looked joyful after putting them on.
The camera was set up, and the players took turns recording their messages.
Nash, "Happy New Year to the Chinese fans!"
McGrady, "Happy family, good fortune in the New Year!"
Ginobili, "Happy New Year!"
Bynum, "Happy..."
Bynum had only said one word when Wade Dong threw a basketball at him, "Don't you have a script? Speak in Chinese!"
Bynum: (;′⌒`)
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