Yao Ming was selected into the starting lineup of the Western Conference All-Star Game for the fifth consecutive year. However, in terms of votes, Yao Ming, who had been leading the first three rounds, was surpassed by LeBron James, MVP of last year's All-Star Game.

In the end, little Emperor James became the "voter king" of the 2007 All-Star Game with 2,516,049 votes, and this number of votes also ranked second in NBA history, second only to Yao Ming's record of 2,558,278 set last year.

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Yao Ming received 2,451,718 votes this year, ranking fourth in history.

In the attention-grabbing competition for the starting guard spot in the Western Conference, McGrady defeated the "answer" Iverson who had just transferred to the Western Conference with 1,942,796 votes, and was selected to the All-Star for the seventh time in his career.

The other three starters in the Western Conference are Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, Spurs forward Tim Duncan and Linson's former teammate, Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett.

In the Eastern Conference lineup, Shaquille O'Neal is selected to the All-Star Game for the 14th consecutive year at the center position.

Voting leader James and Chris Bosh, who led the Raptors to an outstanding record, partnered as the Eastern Conference forward.

But the most eye-catching one is rookie Lin Sen, who has been the second-best defender in the Eastern Conference for the first three rounds.

As a rookie, Lin Sen finally received 2,129,591 votes. In the end, he not only retained his starting position as a guard in the Eastern Conference, but also left Wade, who had been in the lead in the first three rounds, behind.

Although people were mentally prepared for Lin Sen to start in the All-Star Game, Lin Sen's final vote count was second only to James in the league. The gap between Yao Ming and Kobe was only 3,000 votes, which was higher than Wade who originally led him.

Nearly 100,000 tickets were issued.

This number of votes undoubtedly shocked many people and was very satisfying. New Jersey, Washington, and Miami naturally stood up for the interests of their team's players and publicly stated that the league should impose certain restrictions on voting.

"This number of votes is a bit unexpected, but it is also a symbol of your popularity. In addition, you finally don't need to wear other people's sneakers."

Listening to David Falk's words on the other end of the phone, Lin Sen was extremely excited.

"Adidas will send your personal signature shoes to Orlando in the near future, and then they will conduct advertising shooting in Orlando. They will officially launch your first personal signature shoe during the All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas."

Ever since he started playing, Lin Sen has been extremely envious of players who have personal signature shoes. Owning personal signature shoes is undoubtedly a symbol of identity, status and ability.

"This is just the beginning. You will have second and third generations in the future. I believe your shoes will definitely sell well. In addition, the league has officially sent out an invitation. They invite you to participate in the three-point and dunk contests and skill challenges of the All-Star Game."

In addition, you need to participate in the All-Star Game and the Rookie Challenge. If you are too busy, you can choose to participate."

"so much?"

Lin Sen even suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.

"Yes, there are so many. If you participate in them all, I doubt you can bear it. What's more, I have arranged work for you during this period, so from my personal point of view, you have to make a choice."

"do you have any good advice?"

"Of course, I have already thought about it for you. I personally recommend not participating in the All-Star Rookie Game, after all, the All-Star Game will be more influential later on.

To be honest, it's great to be able to participate in other slam dunk contests. Michael participated in it back then and has gained great influence since then.

But now the dunk contest has hit a bottleneck since its peak in 2000. It is not particularly outstanding, but David Stern definitely wants you to participate in the dunk contest.

In this way, you will become the first yellow person to participate in the dunk contest in NBA history. Such a gimmick can ensure that the ratings of the dunk contest will even reach a new high.

And if you don't participate, we can also use it to stir up topics, just like LeBron James, but your topicality is no worse than him. If you don't participate this year, they will definitely invite you again. I personally recommend not to participate."

Lin Sen listened carefully to David Falk's advice. As long as there are a few players who don't dream of dunking, this is why Lin Sen will never give up dunking if he has the opportunity under normal circumstances during a game.

Lin Sen's dunk in the game really left a deep impression on many people. Whether it was the excitement of the dunk on the court or his physical fitness data, he gained a lot of praise.

But what David Falk said makes sense. He didn't prepare anything specifically. He still needs to spend more time practicing his mid-range shooting and strength.

"Okay then, refuse the slam dunk contest and the rookie challenge. The three-point contest and the skills contest should be fine, right?"

"Of course it's no problem. Although these two items are not as influential as the slam dunk contest and the main game, fortunately they don't require you to expend much physical energy."

"Okay, you can help me arrange everything."

Lin Sen hung up the phone, with the past six months echoing in his mind. Time passed too fast from the draft to now.

In the early days of entering the league, his idea was just to enjoy basketball, and he didn't even want to put in much effort, but as time went by, Lin Sen changed his original idea.

Becoming a legendary player is Lin Sen's goal.

Although the league has not officially announced who will be invited to participate in the slam dunk contest, three-point contest and skills challenge, reporters continue to find out who is participating in which competition.

When the news came out that Lin Sen would participate in three individual games during the All-Star Weekend, the entire league was shocked.

If the facts are indeed as revealed, Lin Sen's popularity will undoubtedly reach a new height.

It also shows that the alliance's praise of Lin Sen cannot convince everyone. Most people are more or less dissatisfied with the attention Lin Sen receives.

"Yes, Wood has a few good dunks, but I don't think he is qualified to participate in the dunk contest. The three-point contest is what he should participate in." As the winner of last year's dunk contest, the New York Knicks' little potato Nate

Robinson said this in an interview with reporters.

As this year's All-Star vote leader, LeBron James expressed his views in an interview with reporters: "This is not a normal scene. I think the NBA has deviated from the development track. I don't think the NBA should deliberately sell certain products in order to open up the market."

Although a person surrenders, although he has this ability, I think the eyes of the world should be able to see that his ability has not reached that level."

Although James didn't name him directly, everyone knew who he was talking about.

Not only Nate Robinson and LeBron James, but also Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade expressed their opinions on Linson's participation in the All-Star Game weekend.

"What's wrong? Wood has this ability. If he doesn't have this ability, I can't think of anyone else. The All-Star Weekend is just a show, isn't it? Someone turned this show into a game for the sake of the trophy. This is the change.

The development of the NBA." Kevin Garnett, Linsen's former teammate, directly stood up to support.

Iverson, who scored 49 points against Lin Sen, also stood up to support Lin Sen. What Lin Sen didn't expect was that Kobe Bryant also stood up to speak for him: "Wood Lin, a great guy.

, In time, he will become a super presence in this league. I have watched his games and played against him. I know his ability. Why can't he participate in so many games? I think he has this ability."

Just when the All-Star Weekend incident was making a fuss, Lin Sen went to an away game to challenge the New Jersey Nets.

The New Jersey media is looking forward to the Nets showing off the rookie at their home court, and countless eyes across the league are staring at Lin Sen. Some people are looking forward to Lin Sen's outstanding performance, and a large number of people are looking forward to Lin Sen making a fool of himself. (Not finished yet.
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