Chapter 103 Slam Dunk Contest
After the court was cleaned up, at exactly seven o'clock, tonight's All-Star show began.

First was the skills competition, which was won by Jason Kidd.

Next came the three-point contest, which was won by Peja.

Finally, it was the dunk contest, which was also the fans' favorite program tonight.

A total of four people participated in the dunk contest, in addition to He Zhongqiu, there were Jason Richardson, Desmond Mason, and Amar'e Stoudemire.

Mason was the dunk contest champion in 01, while Richardson was the champion in 0203 and .

The lights on the scene went out, leaving only a few spotlights. The atmosphere was at its peak, and then the host's voice rang out: "Ladies and gentlemen, now is the most exciting moment."

Barkley then shouted: "The first person to participate in the dunk contest is Amar'e Stoudemire from the Suns..."

Amar'e Stoudemire nervously looked at the three presenters, and when he heard his name, he quickly stood up and ran onto the court.

Wolverine had just been in the spotlight, and he had been envious and jealous for a long time, and vowed to perform well and also come to the limelight.

"Clap clap clap..."

The popularity of the Little Overlord, who has great qualities, was quite good, and there was warm applause from the audience.

"Second place is the forward from the Seattle SuperSonics, the 01 Slam Dunk Contest champion, Desmond Mason." Kenny Smith's voice sounded.

Mason quickly stood up and ran to stand next to Stoudemire.

Although he won a slam dunk contest, his popularity was average. He was not even a main player in the Supersonics and received less applause than the Little King.

"The third one is Jason Richardson, the No. 01 pick in the first round of 5, the champion of the 01 and 02 Slam Dunk Contest, and a guard from the Golden State Warriors."

As Barkley's voice sounded, Richardson, the dunk champion of the previous two years, came on the court and was also greeted with considerable applause.

"Number four, Wolverine!"

As soon as Michael Brin finished speaking, thunderous applause and cheers broke out at the scene.

He Zhongqiu took off the clothes he had just put on, and Hathaway gently took them. He waved to the audience and went on stage again.

Richardson was a little dissatisfied. He was the defending champion, but the one who came on stage last was Wolverine.

Although he was dissatisfied, he didn't dare show it. Moreover, standing next to Wolverine, he felt too much oppression. He even had hallucinations in his mind, feeling that he had become the wardrobe that had just been torn into pieces by Wolverine.

At this time, five judges took their seats, namely the God of Basketball Michael Jordan, the human movie essence Dominic Wilkins, Little Potato Spott Webber, Half-man and Half-god Vince Carter, and Julius Irving, all of whom were famous dunkers at the time, and Jordan firmly sat in the C position.

The dunk contest is divided into two rounds. There is a preliminary round with two chances, and then two people are eliminated, and two people enter the final to compete for the championship.

The first player to come on the court was Amar'e Stoudemire. After he came on the court, he took the basketball thrown to him, came to the left wing near the baseline, then paused and started dribbling inside.

It's a pity that he didn't seem to get the rhythm right. He jumped under the basket and didn't make a dunk.

Barkley commented: "The little bully seems to want to do a reverse dunk."

"Yes, the steps were not coordinated and the jump was not high enough," said Kenny Smith.

"Since he didn't take the shot this time, it doesn't count. Stoudemire still has two more chances," said Michael Breen.

At this time, Stoudemire came to the left wing again, then dribbled once, jumped from the left side of the basket, flew under the basket, changed hands under the crotch and made a backhand slam dunk.

Unfortunately, this time the dunk action went through, but the ball missed.

"Haha, the little bully messed up again. He should have dunked directly. Changing hands took too much time." Barkley said with a smile.

"A simple reverse slam dunk is not difficult at all. A guy named Barkley can do it, too," said Kenny Smith.

"Ha ha!"

Michael Brin and countless fans at the scene burst into laughter.

Barkley laughed and scolded: "If you're talking about me, of course I can dunk it. I'm the flying pig, the one who plays over the heads of the four super centers."

"Shet!"

Stoudemire glanced at He Zhongqiu who was standing on the sidelines. If it weren't for this guy, he wouldn't have been so nervous that he failed in two dunks.

He started his second attempt, and this time he succeeded. He held the ball in his left hand and flew it over the basket. Then he switched to his right hand and slammed the ball into the basket with a backhand dunk.

The shot that hit the rim seemed a bit forced, with only the sound of the rim brushing, and the sound of the rim exploding was not obvious. The height of the dunk was not enough, and there was no sense of power.

"yeah!"

There was some applause.

Five judges raised their score boards, four of them gave 10 points, and Dr. J gave 9 points, for a total of 49 points.

Stoudemire was very frustrated. He only scored once out of two chances. Unless others did the same, he would be out.

Next it was He Zhongqiu's turn. He walked past Xiaobawang with a ball and praised him in English: "Good job, young man."

After hearing this, Xiao Si was extremely depressed. Damn it, we are from the same year, why are you acting so great?

The people around him burst into laughter when they heard it, especially Yao Ming, who laughed like Jiong Yao.

When He Zhongqiu came on stage, the scene gradually quieted down.

Barkley said: "I wonder now, is he going to smash the backboard?"

"impossible."

Kenny Smith said categorically.

"why?"

Michael Breen asked cooperatively.

Kenny Smith said, "Because he just got the check from Rick's company, and the check is still warm."

"Ha ha……"

The whole audience burst into laughter.

He Zhongqiu, standing at the top of the arc, turned around, looked at Kenny Smith, smiled, and then raised the ball with his right hand.

At this moment the whole place fell completely silent.

"Dunk from the free throw line?" Barkley asked.

"Come on, Wolverine," Kenny Smith shouted.

At this time, He Zhongqiu moved, smashed the ball directly into the backboard, then immediately rushed inside and jumped in one step from the free throw line.

With good luck and perfect rhythm, he caught the ball with both hands in the air, and while continuing to glide towards the basket, he took the ball with both hands and did a windmill turn on the right side of his body.

The next moment, he flew to a position one meter in front of the basket, and the windmill also circled over his head and hit the basket.

"boom!"

There was an explosive sound as the basket exploded, and the entire basketball hoop was smashed and sank suddenly.

"Oh ho!"

The entire stadium was filled with cheers.

"Oh yeah!"

Barkley screamed and shouted excitedly: "A self-throw dunk with one step from the free throw line and a two-handed windmill dunk, I give it 10 points."

Kenny Smith also said: "It was a one-time success. The dunk had both height and power. It was awesome! I give it 10 points too."

Michael Brin praised: "It was a very difficult dunk. What's important is that while completing it, he maintained Wolverine's usual violent style. I saw a strong violent aesthetic in it, and I also gave it 10 points."

On the judges' bench, five judges have raised the 10-point sign.

In the end, He Zhongqiu entered the finals with a score of 100 and Richardson with 90 points.

His second move was an alley-oop slam dunk one step inside the free throw line. Yao Ming passed the ball to him. The first time, the two of them didn't coordinate their rhythm well, so he didn't catch the ball. The second time, he succeeded and got full marks.

In the final, Richardson, who had fewer points, went first. He was under a lot of pressure and made a mistake in his first move, missing the ball. This made him despair.

Then he succeeded in his second move, which was a simple backhand dunk, but only got 43 points. Jordan, Webber and Carter gave 9 points, and Iceman Irving and Dominic only gave 8 points.

It was He Zhongqiu's turn. His first move was to jump from the free throw line, imitating Jordan's movements, walking in the air, and then slam dunking with one hand.

The whole action was not as graceful as Jordan's, but it had a blood-boiling sense of violence, and received a full score of 50 points.

In the second move, He Zhongqiu performed a crotch-changing dunk under the basket.

The movement was simple, but he jumped very high, even paused in the air, and his head was close to the basket. The movement was comfortable and powerful, and he got 50 points.

"Mid-Autumn Festival, congratulations on winning the slam dunk contest. It's not easy."

After completing the dunk, Zhang Heli immediately came over with CCTV cameras for an interview. "It was OK. The opponent was too weak, so it wasn't a big deal." He Zhongqiu said with a smile.

Zhang Heli was stunned. Well, I was too modest. He laughed and said, "This is your first championship trophy in the NBA. How are you going to celebrate?"

He Zhongqiu thought for a moment and said, "This kind of honor is not valuable. I plan to give it to Dayao. He will probably never get this in his lifetime."

Zhang Heli, Zhou Biao and others were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Dayao stared at He Zhongqiu and said, "You, a man who castrated himself, are making fun of me?"
David Stern then presented He Zhongqiu with a trophy and encouraged him: "Wolverine, both Kung Fu and dunking were very successful performances. I hope you can continue to perform like this next year."

He Zhongqiu said seriously: "Mr. Stern, you can show your kung fu skills, but as for the dunk contest, I hope to leave it to young people like Stoudemire. After all, the league needs fresh blood."

"Pretending to be big again? How shameless!"

When Xiao Si heard this, his face turned dark.

Stern was stunned. He was very well-mannered. After being rejected, he still nodded with a smile.

……

Back in the hotel room, Anne Hathaway was a little nervous, but also a little excited.

She took a shower first, then sat for a while in her pajamas. Out of boredom, she called for a bottle of red wine to liven up the party. But when she was almost drunk and no one knocked on the door, she realized that she had been stood up.

"This bastard! Is he really gay?"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Inside a luxurious suite in the hotel, a group of people were playing mahjong, and a few people were watching. They were Jordan, He Zhongqiu and others.

Yesterday, Jordan was despised by Roberts and He Zhongqiu for his intelligence. As the gambling god of the NBA, Jordan was too competitive to tolerate this. He asked his agent David Falk to prepare mahjong tiles for him. After returning to the hotel from the stadium, he dragged He Zhongqiu to play.

He Zhongqiu and Dayao are mahjong teachers who are responsible for teaching. After teaching for a while, they start playing.

"Thirty thousand, I won, Wolverine, you're the one who made the mistake. If it's a color, give me money, give me money..." Jordan laughed.

"Clear the door, give me money, give me money..." O'Neal laughed.

"Wow, Peng Peng Hu, give me the money quickly." Francis shouted excitedly.

"WC, why are you the only ones who win?"

I have lost a quarter of the money I won last night, He Zhongqiu said puzzledly while wiping the sweat off his face.

Dayao, who was standing at the back watching the show, said softly: "Zhongqiu, you actually dare to play cards with so many novices, you are so brave!"

"..."

He Zhongqiu froze. Why didn’t you remind me earlier?
He was so defeated that he had forgotten about Anne Hathaway completely.

……

The 9th is the All-Star Game day.

"How much did you lose?" Dayao asked quietly at the dinner table.

"Forty thousand. I can win it back in next year's All-Star Game," said He Zhongqiu.

“Less gambling.”

Yao Ming advised: "Jordan likes gambling and is always targeted by the media. I heard that the reason he retired the first time was because of gambling."

"We just came here to have some fun, just to fit in with the occasion. I haven't played cards much in the past few years and I quit gambling a long time ago." He Zhongqiu nodded.

After breakfast, there were some show-like activities during the day, and at five o'clock in the afternoon, the All-Star Game began again.

The All-Stars did not enter the arena immediately, but instead had dinner together in a restaurant in Philips Arena.

Coming out of the restaurant, He Zhongqiu met Anne Hathaway.

"Hey, Annie, did you sleep well last night?"

He suddenly remembered that he seemed to have made an appointment with this woman last night, but he stood her up. This made him feel embarrassed and he cursed himself for being ignorant. Isn't eating abalone more delicious than gambling?
When Anne Hathaway heard this, she snorted coldly and turned away.

"Didn't you have a pleasant chat last night?" Dayao asked curiously.

"You also know that it was last night. Things are developing. She is already my past." He Zhongqiu said helplessly.

"Haha!" Dayao burst into laughter.

"Laugh your ass off!"

He Zhongqiu cursed and quickly chased after her, shouting in English: "Girl, I'll tell you a secret of mine."

Anne Hathaway didn't comment, but she slowed down her pace. He quickly leaned over and whispered, "30 centimeters, two hours at a time, at least three times a night."

His English is not good enough to convey complex ideas, so he has no choice but to speak directly with data, after all, data is the most convincing.

"Bah! What are you bragging about?"

Anne Hathaway didn't react at first, but when she did, her face turned red instantly. She bumped He Zhongqiu in the stomach with her elbow and quickened her pace to move forward.

"Hey, I'll come to see you tonight and I won't break my promise." He Zhongqiu ran up and said in a low voice.

"go to hell!"

Anne Hathaway rolled her eyes at him and ran away.

"see you later."

He Zhongqiu didn't follow this time and turned back to the Eastern Conference All-Star locker room.

The first wardrobe near the door is Jordan's, the second is Vince Carter's, and the third is his, in front of O'Neal Jr., McGrady and Iverson.

O'Neal is a Muggle because his closet is right next to Wolverine's. Which idiot arranged this? Was it intentional?
"Your name."

He Zhongqiu turned his head and stared at O'Neal, and shouted in English with the attitude of an instructor.

O'Neal was intimidated by his aura, his body trembled, and he stood at attention reflexively, trembling and saying, "Jay, Jermaine, O, O'Neal."

He Zhongqiu said in English and Chinese: "I have seen many idiots like you, but I am surprised that the Pacers have gathered so many idiots in one team. You Pacers can change your name and call yourself the Idiot Team."

As he spoke, Philip translated.

Xiao Ao felt like crying but had no tears. He looked at other people, hoping someone could help him.

However, no one dared to stop He Zhongqiu from causing trouble for O'Neal, not even Michael Jordan.

The head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Stars is Nets head coach Byron Scott. Before the All-Stars, the Nets' record had surpassed the Pistons and ranked first in the Eastern Conference.

When he saw O'Neal being bullied by Wolverine, he pretended not to see it. He had to bear the consequences of his own evil deeds. If it were him, he would not let go of the opportunity to bully O'Neal.

He Zhongqiu played the role of a locker room bully and continued to scold: "You are so stupid, how can you be qualified to start in the All-Star Game?"

"Well, then I won't start. I'll give up." O'Neal Jr. said with a sad face.

"That's a good idea."

He Zhongqiu nodded approvingly, glanced at the others, and said to Vince Carter on his right: "Vince, are you interested in returning to the starting lineup?"

"of course."

Of course Vince Carter is willing. He feels that if he says he is unwilling now, he might offend Wolverine. Between offending O'Neal Jr. and offending Wolverine, he feels that there is no need to consider either.

"OK, then it's settled happily." He Zhongqiu nodded with satisfaction.

"That's good." Jordan nodded and smiled.

No one else said anything. Since the God of Basketball had agreed, they didn't want to say anything. Since Wolverine had made the decision, they didn't dare to say anything. Anyway, no one said a word.

"Come on……"

Carter got back into the starting lineup, and Jordan was quite satisfied. He took out a box of Cuban cigars from the closet and gave one to everyone, even O'Neal Jr., as compensation.

However, He Zhongqiu's bullying role was not over yet. He drove O'Neal Jr. away from him, leaving the closet next to him empty, and he occupied two spots by himself.

Seeing O'Neal huddled in a corner, his eyes clear to the point of foolishness and pitiful, he felt sorry for him, so he beckoned him over and said:
"Come on, Jermaine, tell me what's going on with Artest on your team, so I can be happy."

"Ha ha!"

Philip burst out laughing.

"Metta World Peace? Haha..."

Upon hearing that Artest had changed his name, He Zhongqiu burst into laughter. Not only did he burst into laughter, but the others were not much better than him.

(End of this chapter)