This year's All-Star Weekend in Atlanta is from February 9th to February 10th, a total of two days.

The first day's program includes the Rookie Challenge, Skills Challenge, Three-on-Three Exhibition Game, Three-Point Shootout Contest and Slam Dunk Contest.

After the rich appetizers, the main meal of the All-Star Weekend will begin on the second day. The East-West All-Star Game will kick off on the second day, and there will be an All-Star celebration after the game.

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After the starting lineup for the NBA All-Star Game was announced, the substitute list was quickly formed.

On January 28, 2003, 29 NBA coaches voted to select seven substitute players from the East and West for the All-Star Game.

Among them, Michael Jordan, who has attracted much attention, was selected as the All-Star for the 14th time due to his strong influence.

Karl Malone went undrafted for the first time since 1987.

Jordan had confirmed before the All-Star break that this would be the last season of his career.

Such a result can't help but make people sigh. In 1998, the Bulls played against the Jazz, and the finals were played in darkness and darkness, as if it was just yesterday.

Time makes people grow old.

The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward.

The gears of history have ruthlessly rolled over the once glorious era of those stars.

In addition, there are also stars such as Jason Stackhouse and Jalen Rose who missed the competition.

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The Eastern Conference's reserve lineup ultimately consisted of Jordan from the Washington Wizards, Jason Kidd from the Nets, Pierce and Walker from the Celtics, Miller from the Pacers, Ilgauskas from the Cavaliers and the Hornets.

Team Mashburn formed together.

Among them, Lithuania center Ilgauskas, who is 2.21 meters tall, was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career.

Big Z, who has been firmly in the team's starting lineup this season, averaged 17.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.9 blocks per game, and his performance is very impressive.

The current boss of the Cavaliers, Ricky Davis, was not selected, but Big Z won the favor of all the coaches in the Eastern Conference.

Among them, the emergence of Yao Ming, who is 2.26 meters tall, has also made Ilgauskas, who is also over 2.20 meters tall, regain everyone's attention and scrutiny.

On the offensive end, Big Z can either forcefully attack, or use realistic fake moves to stun the opponent and then score a layup. His low singles and high jump shots are both weapons for the Cavaliers' offense. At the first point of attack-Ricky

-When Davis' offense is blocked, Big Z can rely on his height and technical advantages to open up the team's offense.

On the defensive end, Big Z is still praised for his defensive skills. He relies on his experience on the court to make up for his own physical disadvantages. The only regret is that due to physical problems, his lateral movement and defense can be described as psychological.

He has more than enough strength but lacks strength, and his natural muscle type means that he is not the kind of strong man who can fight opponents in the inside.

Like his predecessor Sabonis, Big Z is a typical center player in Europe. He has long-range attack capabilities, a high basketball IQ, and the ability to reasonably use physical confrontation. Big Z's comprehensiveness benefited from his early training in Lithuania. As a teenager, he played

He played point guard, then small forward, and finally moved to the center position. The only drawback is that his assist ability is far inferior to Sabonis, and his defensive ability is insufficient.

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The Western Conference's bench consists of the Lakers' O'Neal, the Suns' Marbury and Marion, the Mavericks' Nowitzki and Nash, the SuperSonics' Payton and the Kings' Webber.

There are many fans who are unhappy with the Kings.

Ranked first in the Western Conference, Peja Stojakovic and Mike Bibby both played impressive seasons, but failed to qualify for the All-Star Game, which is puzzling.

But there is no way, the selection of substitute players does not rely on the votes of the fans, but the choice of the coaches.

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Jordan, who has been selected to the All-Star 13 times before, was the main starter in the All-Star Game. Although he was shortlisted as a substitute this time, similar to the last All-Star Game, he once again won the starting qualification to make way for McGrady with his extraordinary influence.

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Although Jordan repeatedly declined, McGrady was kind and told Jordan that Ron Artest was his buddy, so Jordan was more respectful than obeying his orders.

This selection makes Jordan, Malone, and West rank second in the total number of All-Star selections, trailing only "Sky Hook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 19 times.

Before the game, media reported that Jordan averaged 21.3 points per game in the All-Star Game, which was the first record in the history of this event. At the same time, he was only 10 points behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in total points, ranking second in history with 241 points. In this game,

As long as Jordan scores 11 more points, history will be rewritten.

After the full roster of the All-Star Game was released, the rosters of participants for several other events were also released one after another.

The most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the list of this year's slam dunk contest, because the current popular star of the league, STO, has confirmed that he will participate in this competition.

In addition to Shentong, the Suns' powerful inside dunker Amar'e Stoudemire will also participate for the first time.

These two "young brothers" will challenge last year's dunk champion Jason Richardson and the year before last's dunk champion Mason.

This event has become hot before the competition, and people are looking forward to how a yellow man from Asia will perform in the slam dunk contest.

Shortly after the dunk contest roster was released, the participants for the three-point contest were also officially determined.

Last year's three-point king Shentong did not continue to participate in this event, which also created better conditions for other players to win the championship.

A total of 6 players participated in the competition for the three-point king this time.

Peja Stojakovic of the Kings, Antoine Walker of the Celtics, Brent Barry of the SuperSonics, David Wesley of the Hornets, Wes of the Grizzlies

Leigh Pearson and Magic's Pat Garrity announced their participation in the Three-Point Contest.

On the list of players for the Skills Challenge, fans finally saw the name of a Nets player - Jason Kidd.

He will participate in this game together with Payton of the SuperSonics, Parker of the Spurs and Marbury of the Suns.

Because many first-line point guards participated in this skills challenge, fans also have high hopes.

In addition, today's NBA Rookie Challenge is particularly different from previous years because a record 6 overseas players have been shortlisted for the roster.

Grizzlies Spanish center Pau Gasol will lead this year's first-year team, including Jazz's Russian forward Kirilenko and Spurs' French guard Parker, to compete with rookies such as Yao Ming.

Due to the tight schedule of this All-Star Weekend, Yao Ming, who has already confirmed to participate in the All-Star Game, will "miss" the rookie game on February 9. Also absent is another Chinese player Shentong.

However, Richard Jefferson of the Nets will represent the second-year team in this Rookie Challenge.

Other players on the rookie team include Williams of the Bulls, Butler of the Heat, Gooden of the Grizzlies, Stoudemire of the Suns, and Boozer and Wagner of the Cavaliers.
Chapter completed!