At the end of the program, the rosters for the East and West, no, it should be called Team Lin Ying and Team Curry, were finally released.

Lin Ying team: Harden, Kobe, Lin Ying, Green, Jokic;

Substitutes: Paul, Walker, Klay Thompson, George, Embiid, Drummond, Horford.

Team Curry: Curry, DeRozan, Durant, James, Anthony Davis;

Substitutes: Irving, Westbrook, Beal, Wiggins, Antetokounmpo, Towns, Aldridge.

Judging from the final result, the unprecedented lineup of this year's All-Star Game also made the outside world's expectations completely different from those in the past.

Lin Ying and Thompson are teammates, Curry and Durant play together, and Curry and James are on the same team again. These are all elements.

And judging from the paper configuration, the strength of the two teams can be said to be very close.

If both sides really play seriously, even in the last quarter, this game will become very interesting.

After returning from the selection show, Lin Ying returned to the arena and saw a bitter-faced Durant.

The promised second pick, now has nothing.

Forget it if it’s gone, he went to team Curry!

"Give me back my stuff."

Durant is quite real.

"I gave it to Xiao Lin Yi."

Lin Ying was also shameless.

Durant's face fell instantly.

He definitely didn't really want his things back, but it was too uncomfortable for him to be teammates with James.

"No, I want to say I'm injured."

Durant immediately spoke.

This is indeed a feasible solution for simple buttock muscle soreness.

Normally, if you are injured and absent from the league during the regular season, you will need an injury certificate, but this is generally not required for events like the All-Star Game, because in theory, no one will intentionally not go.

After all, this represents the highest honor for a player. Even if you don't want to play, just like Yao Ming, just go and play for a few minutes.

Seeing Durant's expression, Lin Ying knew that Durant was serious.

"Kevin, do you remember when you said you wanted to leave the Nets?"

"Um?"

Durant was unable to get around Lin Ying's big turn.

This topic jumps a bit too far.

"If so, isn't this reliving the feeling of being an opponent?"

Lin Ying said with a smile.

Durant was stunned because Lin Ying's words left him speechless.

"That's true, it's just..."

As I said just now, the key to the problem is to be on the same team as James.

Others may not know, but Lin Ying knows that he is a big black guy.

But just after he was entangled, he suddenly remembered something, and then suddenly looked at Lin Ying with a smile.

This change of expression happened at lightning speed, like a face change in Peking Opera.

Now Lin Ying was a little confused by him.

Only when Durant spoke did Lin Ying understand what he was thinking.

"Lin, how do you feel about being a teammate with that guy Draymond?"

The previous feud between Lin Ying and Green was more intense than the one between him and James.

After all, he just looked down on James, but Lin Ying had serious conflicts with Green on the court.

"Feeling? Nothing at all? Have you forgotten that my coach here is Lu?"

Lin Ying said with a smile.

He has great trust in Lu, and he feels that Lu will not give Green too much playing time.

After all, wouldn't it be nice to play Embiid and Jokic against the Twin Towers?

After Lin Ying said this, Durant changed his face again, and his face fell back.

But after sighing, he didn't pretend to be sick as he had just said, but accepted his fate.

Lin Ying's words were meant to remind him that this was just the All-Star Game after all.

…

A week later, the All-Star Game officially kicked off in Los Angeles.

This weekend, the passion of fans in Los Angeles was completely ignited.

Not only this unique All-Star Game, but also because Kobe is back.

There was no need to wait for the All-Star Game to appear. On the first day of public training, the arena was packed with a large influx of fans.

When the Lin Ying team was training, Kobe's appearance immediately caused bursts of whistles and cheers to ring out.

As rivals in different divisions, the two teams only meet twice a season.

Fans were discussing whether Kobe would be cheered or booed when he returned to the Staples Center to play, but the topic was ended prematurely here.

Those who shout about fans turning to black or turning fans on social media are only a minority after all.

Or, most of them may just be fans of other stars setting the pace.

The fact is that as the totem of Los Angeles basketball, the influence of Kobe's name on this city, just like Jordan's on Chicago, will never be erased.

At this time, Lin Ying saw Durant staring blankly at the scene in front of him.

From Durant's eyes, he saw a hint of envy.

As a historical player, who doesn’t want to have this number of fans? Or who doesn’t want to become a totem of a city?

Just like what Kobe Bryant is to Los Angeles, what Lin Ying is to Brooklyn now.

He once had that opportunity in Oklahoma, but because he failed to reach the top in the end, he chose to leave.

You can't hide the look in your eyes that yearns to lead the team alone and achieve success.

Lin Ying suddenly felt that Durant might leave earlier than imagined.

The warm-up session was just a signal. The enthusiasm two days before the All-Star Weekend was much higher than expected.

When the All-Star game came on the last day, this emotion reached an unprecedented level.

It may make some people feel uncomfortable to say it, but the reality is that Staples on this day was more lively than ever before this season.

The passion that bursts out from the fans' bones is purer than the team's Big Three this season.

And in the stands, a large number of fans held various KT boards high.

"Welcome Kobe home", "Los Angeles is Kobe's forever home", "We will always love Kobe"...

KT boards like this can be seen everywhere.

Suddenly, everyone seemed to think that Kobe was still with the Lakers.

Not only Durant but also Lin Ying were shocked by this scene that day.

It's just that some people seem embarrassed in such a scene.

James's embarrassed expression felt like he could dig out four rooms and two living rooms from the ground.

He and Rich Paul have been working hard to shape themselves into the new totem of Los Angeles.

They controlled public opinion, created momentum, and everything seemed to be as they expected.

It was only when Kobe returned to Los Angeles that they discovered that it was an illusion.

The totem of the city of Los Angeles cannot be changed. No matter who comes here or what achievements they achieve, they cannot replace it.

Everything they did before was just a mirror in the water, and in the end they just deceived themselves.

And Tatum also understands this well, because there are no Eastern and Western divisions, he let Lin Ying's team appear after Curry's team.

The purpose of this is to allow Kobe to make his debut at the end.

Facts have proved that his arrangement was very successful.

When Kobe Bryant was the last player to take the court for the Lin Shadows, the Staples Center was filled with a bombardment of cheers.

"Kobe! Kobe!"

After that, the fans cheered in unison, which made people even feel a little sore in their noses.
To be continued...