The fact that Zhao Feiyang won the first place in the number of votes showed the fans' support for him to a certain extent, but it also caused dissatisfaction among some local American fans.
They believe that such voting is unfair and severely squeezes the living space of other stars, especially those they support.
As a result, a wave of opposition to Zhao Feiyang began to emerge.
These fans gathered together to form a powerful force and continued to vote against it online. Although the effect was not too strong, they still spared no effort to do it, and started a crazy scolding war with Zhao Feiyang's supporters and Chinese fans on the Internet.
Maybe the NBA saw the popularity brought by Zhao Feiyang, or maybe Zhao Feiyang was lucky. Just when the roster for the All-Star Game was about to be finalized, rookie Kelly Olynyk was selected to enter the first-year team. Missed due to injury.
He sprained his ankle in a recent game. Although the injury was not serious, his team, the Dallas Mavericks, decided to let him give up playing in the Rookie Challenge and instead recuperate for the sake of his health.
As this year's No. 13 pick, Kelly Olynyk is not that good. At least he has no chance of being named "Rookie of the Year", so giving up is not a big problem.
But his absence resulted in a missing lineup. The original nine-man team was undoubtedly not that large. Now that one person is missing, it will undoubtedly be worse if something happens again.
Therefore, NBA officials made a bold decision. They took the initiative to publicly express their hope to invite Zhao Feiyang to participate in the Rookie Challenge.
Moreover, it is the first-year team that Gary Payton is on.
Among them are not only Gary Payton, the famous player who had questioned Zhao Feiyang before, but also Steven Scott, who had trouble with Zhao Feiyang.
All in all, it doesn't look like joining the first-year team is such a great thing.
As soon as the news came out, NBA officials immediately left the problem to Zhao Feiyang.
Zhao Feiyang, who learned about the incident during team training, did not respond immediately. Instead, he went online to read some fans' feedback.
Among them, the majority still support Zhao Feiyang not to participate.
"I am from China, and I have to say a few words. Zhao Feiyang should not participate in the rookie game... Anyway, the All-Star vote winner is definitely stable. Why should Zhao Feiyang play in that kind of rookie game? Just go and follow Wouldn’t it be better for superstars to compete?”
"That's right. Didn't Gary Payton question it before? Then don't go now and refuse them to slap this guy in the face!"
"There's no need to go, it's enough to play in the All-Star Game! Who knows who those rookies are? Even the losers like Steven can sneak in, which proves that the teammates of these rookie teams are not that good... .”
Not only were there those who opposed Zhao Feiyang’s participation, but there were also some who ridiculed Zhao Feiyang.
"It's best not to go! I know this guy must be scared. Does he think he can go to the All-Star Game based on his own strength? There are so many stars selected, who can he compare to?"
"That's right, if I were him, I would definitely not go. If he fails to play in the All-Star Game, no one will say anything. After all, he is only a rookie. But if someone also abuses him in the rookie game, I'm afraid he will It’s hard to find any other excuse…”
"I'm also Chinese, and I'd rather he not go... As long as he doesn't take action, the chance of being embarrassed is small. Don't let others pop the fame you've managed to gain like popping a balloon... ..”
Faced with various comments on the Internet, Zhao Feiyang was still unable to make a decision for a while.
From his point of view, it doesn't matter whether he participates or not. Anyway, he knows very well that if he goes to Gary Payton's team, he won't give him too many opportunities.
It was clear that he planned to trick himself.
This kind of conspiracy is similar to the routine of Nine Turns. If you decide to participate, someone may deliberately mess with you. But if you don't go, if your performance in the All-Star Game is not good enough, someone will definitely take your own. The identities and votes of Chinese players make a fuss.
The Miami Heat have one more game to play before an official decision is made.
The opponent in this game is the Philadelphia 76ers.
As the third-to-last team in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers cannot pose any hindrance to the Miami Heat, at least on the surface. Therefore, before the game started, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra did not arrange for the Big Three to appear at the same time.
As before, whenever they encounter a weak team, the Big Three will take turns to rest, while the substitute players will act as the main force on the court.
This method can not only reduce the pressure on the Big Three, but also allow the substitutes to be fully trained to build the team's second lineup.
This arrangement has always been effective until today when we encountered the Philadelphia 76ers.
There are no superstars like LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in their team, but other than that, the entire team is made up of young people, including Thaddeus Young, who has the best statistics. Although he is not well-known, he can still average 18 points per game this season. More importantly, he is only 25 years old.
The same is true for other members of the 76ers. Although the younger lineup lacks some vitality, it also makes the team full of fighting spirit.
Especially Harrison Perot, the No. 6 pick signed by the 76ers last year.
The opponent performed outstandingly as the second position. Not only was his mid-range shooting very stable, but his breakthroughs were also particularly sharp, especially his unpredictable dribbling.
Although last season's "Rookie of the Year" finally fell into the hands of Damian Lillard, Harris Perot only differed by 0.3 points compared to his opponent. In other aspects, it can be said that the difference is not big.
The only difference is that Harrison Perot does not have the highlight moments of Damian Lillard and cannot perform like a superstar, even just for a moment.
In the second quarter of the game, the Miami Heat were widened by the Philadelphia 76ers. When the point difference widened to 10 points, head coach Erik Spoelstra replaced Zhao Feiyang.
Zhao Feiyang had played for 4 minutes before, but unfortunately his touch was average. Especially after Coach Eric specifically asked others to pass the ball to the inside, as a defender, his number of shots was greatly reduced.
After making his debut again, Zhao Feiyang also shouldered the task of keeping an eye on Harrison Perreault.
It was the Philadelphia 76ers' turn to fight back.
Harrison Perot passed the half first. When Zhao Feiyang came up to mark him, he immediately blocked Zhao Feiyang with one side of his body.
Snapped.
Harrison Perot was not in a hurry after receiving the basketball. He held the ball and stood there watching Zhao Feiyang, his expression looking extremely playful.
Zhao Feiyang swooped forward, trying to interfere with the opponent's dribbling, but Harrison Perot changed direction twice in a row and shook Zhao Feiyang out of the way.
Then relying on his teammates to pick and roll, Zhao Feiyang slipped and was blocked. He could only watch as the opponent dribbled the ball into the basket.
boom.
Harrison Perot scored with a dunk.
What Zhao Feiyang didn't expect was that without provoking Harrison Perot, the other party immediately ran past him and started provoking him.
"Oh! Is this the strength of the All-Star vote winner?"
"If that's the case, I advise you not to participate in the Rookie Challenge, otherwise I will beat you up... You don't want to go back to China crying..."
