I'm in Philadelphia and just got off the plane.

As soon as they met, Li Ang was surrounded by a bunch of reporters, asking him frantically questions about the dunk contest.

Li Ang is convinced, you are extraordinary, respect it, ask every day!

Stern, a shady old man, deliberately leaked information to reporters. Now, he doesn't need to put pressure on reporters, and reporters will put pressure on Li Ang.

It's like urging an update.

"I'm still thinking about it, still thinking about it!"

Li Ang escaped from the crowd. For a moment, he really wanted to simply agree to participate in the settlement, and it would be over, at least he wouldn't have to be bothered by reporters every day.

Li Ang broke through the siege and walked into the locker room of the First League Center Arena. He thought his ears were finally quiet, but he received a call from his agent Bart Stern.

"Way, didn't you say I won't endorse sports protective products?"

Li Ang is really convinced, who can a serious person speak for that thing?

I, Lao Li, am very durable. Is there any need to publicize it? Everyone knows that, right?

"No, we won't talk about sports protective equipment today."

"Then what are we talking about?"

"Let's talk about joining the legs!"

"Take the leg? Whose leg?" Li Ang's head was buzzing. Why was it that he couldn't understand the agent's words more and more? No matter how cruel I was, I didn't seem to have done anything like breaking a leg, right?

Knock two ribs at most.

"Put Stern's thigh on. His leg is broken."

"How did it break?"

"Jordan retired, last season was suspended, All-Star ratings were sluggish, and the Slam Dunk Contest was suspended for two years...The league's revenue in the last two seasons is very worrying!"

"Uh, so..."

"So, we have to reattach this leg for Mr. President!

Participate in the slam dunk contest, increase your visibility, and re-hype the All-Stars. It's a win-win situation.

When the time comes, the fan’s joy will be split between 30 and 70! At that time, the endorsement of sports protective products is worth a hair on the body of a nine-year-old!”

Good guy, after talking for a long time, Bart Stern also came to persuade Li Ang to participate in the dunk contest.

From the perspective of increasing visibility, participating in this year's slam dunk contest is indeed the best choice.

How do rookie players make their mark the fastest?

Enter the Dunk Contest!

There are countless unknown rookies in NBA history who became popular through dunk contests.

If Li Ang succeeds in the dunk contest, his commercial value will definitely double by then.

Li Ang wiped the sweat from his forehead: "I thought that this road must be walked step by step, and the food must be eaten bite by bite. It would not be good to participate in the slam dunk contest as soon as you get up. If you take a big step, it will be easy to lose your eggs!

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"Hmm, with your strength, it's not a big deal to participate in this kind of competition. Think about it, I think this is an opportunity for you to become famous quickly."

After saying that, toolman Bart Stern hung up the phone.

He was just making a suggestion, but the decision of whether to participate or not was naturally in Li Ang's own hands.

Li Ang is not unaware of the importance of the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest. Because Stern himself attaches great importance to it, this Slam Dunk Contest will receive overwhelming publicity.

The current dunk contest is not at the same level as the 2021 dunk contest that will be included during the halftime break of the All-Star Game.

As Bart Stern said, this slam dunk contest carries the arduous task of saving this event.

Therefore, even ten or twenty years from now, people will remember the winner of the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest.

As long as you can win, the league will promote you for the rest of your life.

Just like Carter, if he didn't have this slam dunk contest championship and only had the honor of once being on the second team and once on the third team, do you think he would be so popular?

But the prerequisite for all these bonuses is to win the championship!

These bonuses are all prepared for winners.

To put it bluntly, if you can't win the championship, then this is a thankless job.

Li Ang struggled for a while, but still felt that his chances of winning were not good. He couldn't surprise everyone with a sliding shovel dunk, right?

Forget it, let's ignore the leg-joining thing for now.

Now, let's think about how to win this game.

It can be seen that Iverson is hostile to Menglong.

There can only be one Haonan in Causeway Bay, and there can only be one dark horse in the East, and that is the Philadelphia 76ers.

When Iverson entered the stadium today, he was wearing a turban and a big gold chain. He had such a strong street smell that you couldn't tell he was a millionaire.

Although it does not look very formal, it cannot be said that there is a big problem with this kind of clothing.

Everyone’s personality needs to be shown.

Li Ang also feels that future dress codes may not necessarily be a good thing.

Some people wear formal clothes, and their temperament is really...

Why!

Iverson's entrance was naturally greeted with a flash of attention from reporters. After all, he was the only star in Philadelphia.

After Larry Brown came to Philadelphia, he got rid of Stackhouse and others, and introduced a bunch of defensive heroes around Iverson.

This is a team completely centered on Iverson, with all the spotlight on him.

"AI, who do you think the Menglong team will send to defend you today?"

"It's useless for anyone to come, my friend." Iverson smiled and nodded. He would not be polite to his opponents before the game.

"So, will the team listen to you or Coach Brown for today's game?"

Hearing this question, Iverson stopped.

He is not invulnerable to all poisons.

"Look, I know you all want to watch me fall and watch everything go to hell. But I'm telling you, don't even think about it!"

Iverson walked into the locker room angrily. He knew that all the conflicts were actually because the team could not win.

Why did Brown break out some time ago? Because so far this season, the 76ers have had 4 wins and 7 losses when Iverson was on the field. When AI was absent due to injury, the 76ers had a record of 6 wins and 4 losses.

If Iverson could lead the team to a winning streak, would Brown still have so many problems?

Iverson also wants to end all these conflicts, and winning is the best way.

This game was filled with a chilling atmosphere even before it started.

When the two sides entered the stadium, Philadelphia fans were shouting AI's name.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Larry Brown stood on the sidelines, with a chill in his eyes behind his glasses.

Before the game started, Brown stood in front of everyone and gave a final reminder: "Play the ball the right way!"

Iverson almost laughed out loud with disdain, you know this every day!

Both sides played, and the 76ers' top five were Iverson, Eric Snow, George Lynch, 1995 walk-on All-Star Tyrone Hill, and future three-time block champion Theo Ratliff.

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Also sitting on the bench were Aaron McGee and Larry Hughes.

The 76ers' lineup is actually quite good in this era where the Big Three have not yet started.

Larry Brown has built this team's defense to the extreme.

This team-building model of "the whole team focuses on defense and relies on one super scorer on offense" is what Larry Brown has been pursuing.

Besides, if you give Brown a bunch of scorers...he may not be able to use them.

To put it bluntly, in today's NBA, people still trust defense more than offense.

So sometimes it's not that Iverson deliberately wastes shots. With this lineup, if he gives the ball to others, can others hit it?

Tyrone Hill is considered the team's second-leading scorer. He can't beat the scorers. You know he doesn't have the ability.

The competition is about to begin, and Li Ang is jumping up and down, eager to try.

Ratliff won the first possession for the 76ers, and the cheers of the Philadelphia fans immediately filled the audience.

Toolman Irvin Williams is ready. The task he gave himself today is to limit Iverson's scoring to... less than 25 points!

Then why are you laughing? Iverson is averaging 31 points per game so far this season.

Being able to control his score below 25 is already very impressive, right?

Erwin kept encouraging himself in his heart, I am the best, I am the best!
To be continued...