After a day of training, and after rehearsing the dance music for just 4 and a half minutes more than a dozen times, everyone has already practiced it well.
At 14:30 in the afternoon, the Shooting Star Contest began, followed by the Skills Challenge, Three-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest.
In addition to the Shooting Star Game, Lillard participated in the other three competitions. Wang Zelin is naturally a must-see at every event!
The result was that he witnessed Lillard's defeat time and time again. Whether it was the skills challenge, the three-point contest, or the dunk contest, Lillard failed to have the last laugh.
I worked hard for most of the day, but in the end I got nothing!
It makes Lillard even more frustrated.
But who can blame this?
To blame, he can only blame himself for being too greedy. This is a typical example of "the snake swallows the elephant when the human heart is not enough, and the mantis catches the cicada at the end of the world!"
That night, Wang Zelin didn't go to comfort Lillard. He booked a luxury suite in advance, the most expensive one, and spent the night sleeping with Zhou Lin'an.
After a crazy night, he didn't forget to touch his slightly aching waist when he got up. He finally understood the true meaning of the old saying "a pear blossom crushes a begonia".
This morning, all the players selected for this year's All-Stars met at the location designated by the league.
According to the league's practice, there will be charity activities during the annual All-Star Weekend. This is a must for the All-Stars, and it is also something they are happy to participate in.
"Wang, why are you here? It seems you should go play cards! The others have been waiting for you for a long time."
Standing next to a luxury bus, Michael Buss, CEO of the NBA Division, looked at Wang Zelin's big dark circles and said with a smile.
"Haha, don't make fun of me. I'm really sorry. We're stuck in a traffic jam. Who knew the traffic here in New Orleans is so bad!"
After fighting all night, Wang Zelin was obviously lacking in energy, but this did not prevent him from getting off to a good start.
Everyone on the bus was stunned and burst into laughter.
"Stop it, man, last night you and your little girlfriend both entered the only 4-star hotel in New Orleans and were already on the headlines of the media!"
Wade laughed and cursed.
"Go away, I'm obviously still single, be careful I'll sue you for defamation!"
Wang Zelin quickly retorted.
While talking, Wang Zelin and Michael Bass stepped onto the bus, and the driver started the car.
After looking inside the car, he saw that all the players selected for this year's All-Star team were present, and these guys had all played against each other. After saying hello one by one, Wang Zelin came to a point guard's seat at the back and sat down.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let me talk about relevant matters. Most of the people in the car should have participated in charity activities. I won't elaborate on the specific details one by one. It's just like children dedicating your signatures.
Jerseys, basketballs, playing recreational games with them, and helping the orphanage do some voluntary labor..."
"The focus of your work next is to show your love as much as possible and let more people know that the NBA is a philanthropic and positive organization!"
The above are some commonplace precautions. To be cautious, Michael Bass still takes the trouble to repeat them again and again.
"Hey, Mr. Bass, would you like to ask, are there any extra basketballs prepared on the bus? Since my backpack is too small, I only packed some signed jerseys and photos. The signed basketballs are too big to fit. If you
If you brought them, can you spare a few for me to use urgently?"
Howard said to Mike Bass with a smile.
"Me too. If you can, lend me some as well!" Harden, a good partner, also laughed.
"And I."
Paul George also smiled and said.
"I thought you wouldn't bring signed basketballs, so I put some under your seats. Let's take advantage of the time in the car to introduce your names."
Michael Bass replied with a smile.
There was a burst of laughter in the car.
After about an hour's drive, everyone arrived at their destination - the New Orleans Children's Welfare Home.
The car stopped at the door, and all the All-Stars got out of the car one after another under the leadership of Michael Bass. Many media reporters surrounded the place. The security personnel of the orphanage stood on both sides of the road to block the reporters.
Outside the aisle.
Fortunately, the scene was not as lively as in major NBA games. The reporters lined up in an orderly manner and held their cameras high to take pictures.
In the middle of the road, the director of the welfare home and several senior officials were walking towards him. Seeing Mike and others getting off the bus, they quickly stepped forward to exchange greetings, and shook hands with the other stars. Then everyone stood together and posed.
He made several poses and let the reporters take pictures.
The leaders of the welfare home also hope to seize this rare opportunity and gain more exposure through the media, which will be extremely beneficial to them in raising more charitable donations.
Later, under the guidance of several staff members of the welfare home, Wang Zelin and others entered the hospital and visited several children's dormitories and children's activity venues that had been prepared in advance.
Each star gave away his own signed jersey, sneakers, signed basketball, etc. Ying played basketball for a while on a small basketball court with more than a dozen specially selected child representatives.
During this period, the welfare home allowed reporters from several authoritative media units to come in and follow and film the entire trip.
The last activity was public welfare work. All the players present were assigned tasks, some were responsible for weeding, and some were responsible for cleaning. Wang Zelin, Paul George, and Dirk Nowitzki were assigned to a group. Their tasks were
Paint the walls of the orphanage.
Under the leadership of a staff member, the three of them arrived at the designated location, a house that looked very much like a storage room. The original paint on the outside walls was scattered due to the wind and rain.
Several chunks fell off.
The three of them took the paint bucket and brush handed over by the staff and started painting seriously.
There were several reporters following closely behind, never forgetting to take pictures.
"Hi Dirk, where in France are you from?"
Wang Zelin was painting the wall while chatting with the old driver next to him.
"Wuerzburg!"
When talking about his hometown here, Nowitzki's mood obviously increased a lot, and his words were a little excited.
"Well, it sounds familiar, but I can't remember it."
Paul George on the other side smiled.
"Of course, in its early years, Würzburg was listed on the world cultural wealth list by UNESCO because of its rich cultural heritage..."
Nowitzki began to introduce his hometown to the two of them.
"Sounds pretty good!"
Wang Zelin nodded slightly.
"If you are free in the summer, you are welcome to visit Germany." Nowitzki continued.
"Haha, I must go when I have time!"
Paul George replied with a smile.
The three of them worked together and became good friends who talked about everything in less than half a day.
More than an hour later, the charity work was over, which meant that their charity event was officially declared a success.
Maybe it was just for show at first, but when he actually put it into practice, after seeing the innocent smiles of the children in the orphanage, he also smiled with joy from the bottom of his heart.
There is a saying that "a sage does not care about his heart when it comes to his deeds, and there is no sage in the world when it comes to his heart."
In Wang Zelin's view, no matter what everyone's original intention is, as long as the result is good and positive, then the trip is meaningful.