But the good times seem to be short-lived. From the defeat of the Warriors on the 15th of this month to the end of the month, there were a total of 8 games, and the Kings did not win a game...

The 8-game losing streak has set a record for the Kings' longest losing streak of the season. The outside world has completely despaired of their record this season. 3≠八3≠八3≠Read 3≠书, ↗o●The season is just over halfway and they have already lost

38 terrifying scenes.

During this period, on January 29, the NBA officially announced the roster of players for this year’s All-Star Rookie Game.

The 2009 NBA All-Star Game will be held in Phoenix from February 14th to February 16th. The Rookie Challenge will be the first to be held on February 14th.

The NBA's Rookie Challenge was first held in 1994. The coaching staff selected the nine best rookie players at that time in January to form a rookie team, consisting of a first-year team vs. a second-year team.

The selected list of this year's Rookie Challenge first-year team is: Derrick Rose {Bulls}, OJ Mayo {Grizzlies}, Marc Gasol {Grizzlies}, Greg Oden {Trail Blazers}, Rudy Fernandez {

Trail Blazers}, Russell Westbrook {Thunder}, Eric Gordon {Clippers}, Michael Beasley {Heat}, Brook Lopez {Nets}.

Xie Kai's name is not on this list. Not only him, but none of his teammates at the University of Kansas were selected for this lineup.

Xie Kai believed that his data was better than that of the Trail Blazers' Rudy Fernandez, but he also knew that his team's record was far inferior to that of the opponent, so the data was bound to be discounted. He did not struggle with this matter, no.

I would go to the league to protest or something. If I wasn’t selected, I wouldn’t be selected. Indeed, my data and performance are not far ahead of my competitors. 6 8 6 8 6 read 6 books, □≠o

But Xie Kai is not entangled, there are people who are complaining for him!

On the Internet, many Kings fans and Xie Kai's own fans are posting wildly about this. They believe that Xie Kai's performance is qualified to enter the Rookie Challenge, and some players are not worthy of their reputation.

This was great. Fans of the selected players jumped out to fight back, and the Internet was filled with arguments and curses.

This matter was not over yet. Charles Barkley, who took the initiative to bet with Xie Kai in front of the media at the beginning of the season, also jumped out. He talked about this matter with NBA star "Iceman" George Gervin and others in a TNT program.

, he made it clear that Xie Kai was not worthy of entering the first-year team of the NBA Rookie Challenge.

For a time, the matter was abuzz on the Internet and in the media, and not many people paid attention to the first-year players who were selected for the rookie game.

Xie Kai's identity as a yellow race allowed his every move to become a topic of discussion and hype for others. In order to prevent this matter from continuing to ferment and affecting his own image and reputation, he felt that he could not allow this matter to continue to ferment wantonly.

On one side, the Kings have a poor record and are currently losing eight games in a row. On the other side, Xie Kai, a rookie, has become a topic of conversation nowadays. His name even appeared more frequently than No. 1 pick Derrick Rose.

On February 1, the Kings held a daily training session in the training hall. After the training, coach Kenny Knight stopped Xie Kai and asked doubtfully: "Kane, there is something I want to ask you. I hope you can

Can you tell me the truth!"

Xie Kai vaguely guessed something, but he was not sure: "Coach, please ask!"

"Regarding your failure to be selected for the All-Star Rookie Challenge, there is a lot of discussion on the Internet and in newspapers. Reports say that you think the result is unfair. Is this true?" Kennett asked.

Xie Kai shook his head solemnly and said: "I have never expressed any attitude to reporters or on the Internet about this topic. Everything is speculation by netizens and media reporters!"

Kennett looked into Xie Kai's eyes, and his intuition told him that Xie Kai was not lying. In fact, he didn't think Xie Kai would say such a thing. In his impression, this Chinese rookie trained hard, acted low-key, and had completely online emotional intelligence.

, to do such a thankless thing is not quite like his style.

"Kane, I believe you!" Coach Kennett smiled.

"Thank you, coach, I've been worrying about this for the past two days!" Xie Kai told the truth. He is only a rookie now. If his reputation in the league becomes bad, it will be detrimental to his future development.

Very disadvantageous. After all, not so many teams like this kind of young foreign players who are prone to trouble.

"Leave this matter to the team. I will report the matter to the management and clarify it then. It should be fine!" Kennett said firmly.

On the second day, the Kings held a press conference. The team's general manager, Geoff Petry, was interviewed by reporters and expressed many opinions: First, to emphasize to the media that they would not give up the remaining games of the regular season.

He is making a promise to the fans; secondly, the controversy about Xie Kai is false and he has never said anything similar.

Xie Kai also attended the press conference. Under the indiscriminate bombardment of reporters, he acted very calmly: "I am very grateful to the team for giving me an opportunity to speak out on this occasion. On behalf of myself, I made a clear statement,

I have never said or expressed dissatisfaction with the previously announced list of selected players for the All-Star Rookie Challenge!"

This press conference was a complete success. Xie Kai's calm and calm statement finally brought the matter to a conclusion. After that, almost no one doubted whether he was lying. Who can stand up under the siege of so many reporters?

Can he express his views so calmly? There seems to be only one explanation, that is, this person is telling the truth. Only by telling the truth can he be so confident.

Xie Kai also breathed a sigh of relief. His identity as a yellow race indeed brought him exposure and topicality, making him much more popular than other rookies at the same level. But nothing is only good. What happened this time

, taught him a lesson.

The Kings have one more game that night, against the Oklahoma City Thunder at home.

The Thunder and Kings are also close friends. Their current record is 11 wins and 36 losses, which is slightly better than the Kings' 10 wins and 38 losses.

It has been reported before that although the overall record of the top eight teams in the Western Conference this season is slightly better than that in the Eastern Conference, the number of bad teams far exceeds that of the other side. There is only one Washington Wizard in the Eastern Conference who is terrible, but there is a Kings in the Western Conference.

The Timberwolves, Grizzlies, Clippers and Thunder are five bad teams that will definitely miss the playoffs.

Many experts predict that next season's No. 1 pick will most likely appear on these six teams.

The regular season has passed halfway, and the All-Star Weekend is getting closer and closer. Once the All-Star Weekend is over, the season goals of each NBA team will be very clear - compete for playoff tickets, or compete for high picks.
Chapter completed!