The first day of the All-Star Weekend has three main contents, namely the Masters Game, the Rookie Game, and this year’s additional Hall of Fame Ceremony.

The competition venue is the Science Gymnasium, the auxiliary venue of the All-Star Games.

The attendance rate of the stadium was quite high, and there were many Chinese fans present.

Not only because of the Hall of Fame ceremony, this year's Masters Game is also very unique. It adopts the format of Team Canada vs. Team United States.

The Canadian team is star-studded, and the head coach is Steve Nash, the current player development coach of the Nets.

In terms of players, McGrady will also represent the Canadian team because he once played for the Raptors.

Moreover, this is the first time that a Chinese person has appeared in the competition, Canadian Chinese Wu Zhuan.

For the U.S. team, the head coach is the famous comedian Kevin Hart, and his star power is even greater.

Iverson and Billups, former Nets teammates, will lead this American celebrity team.

Lin Ying also came to the game and was dressed very formally.

Iverson's Hall of Fame ceremony was something he still valued as a good friend.

Of course, he was in a more relaxed mood at first. After all, there were the Masters and Rookie Games before that.

There is an appearance ceremony in the Masters Game. When Iverson came on the court, he very intentionally showed off the hat on his head.

It was under the spotlight that the fans realized that the "G" on the front of his hat had a meaning.

Of course, the meaning is left to the fans to guess.

Both teams had a great time playing in the Masters, especially Iverson, who had a strong offense and performed very well.

It seems that he has been training.

At the end of the game, the American team defeated the Canadian team. Iverson scored 18 points and was elected the Masters MVP.

In the feeling of winning the award, Iverson showed the hat again and then explained the meaning inside.

Next season he will host a league called "Forcing G" in Brooklyn. The league is a half-court mode, and he will also join it.

So he left the Nets to hold a personal training camp, and then worked hard to get the MVP, all in preparation for his own league.

Lin Ying knows about this league, which is the NBA Retirement League, giving a stage to retired players who cannot play in the NBA.

But he didn't know some of the details, so this was a revelation.

After the Masters Game, there is the Rookie Game.

Jokic appears.

He shared the MVP with Wiggins last year and became the focus before the game.

Lin Ying went down to say hello to the little fat man.

Of course, it wasn't just the little fat man, there was also someone running towards him.

Booker was also selected for the rookie game this year.

And the scene of involution appeared again.

If Jokic is an overseas fan that Lin Ying doesn't know about, then Booker is Lin Ying's local die-hard fan in North America.

It is no exaggeration to say that Lin Ying has watched Booker grow up all the way.

After saying hello, Lin Ying sat back in the auditorium to watch the game.

After the game started, Jokic... hung up immediately.

This guy has no pursuit of honors other than the championship, not to mention he has already won the mvp.

However, Wiggins played very excitedly, with three-pointers and dunks one after another.

He is averaging points per game for the Nuggets this season, and his performance has improved compared to last year.

But in the end, the world team still failed to beat the American team.

The mvp was won by LaVine of the US team, who scored 0 points on 1-of-0 shooting.

Booker also performed very well, scoring 9 points on 1 shot.

After the rookie game was over, the venue began to be arranged, and Lin Ying also went from the audience to the guest seat in the middle and took a seat.

Lin Ying saw many old acquaintances here. In addition to the three people who were going to take the stage, Yao Ming, Kobe Bryant, and Wade, who were in Toronto, all came to the scene.

They are also more or less connected to the three players who will play tonight.

Lin Ying sat directly next to Yao Ming, and the two chatted about this summer's Rio Olympics.

Although Yao Ming has lost weight, injuries and dominance have continued to decline as he ages.

Especially his left foot has seriously affected his performance this season.

If it weren't for the support of competing in the Rio Olympics, he might have chosen to retire.

So when the two talked about the Olympics, they were still looking forward to it.

If he can defend his title one more time before retiring, Yao Ming will have no regrets in his life.

While they were chatting, the Hall of Fame ceremony was about to begin, and Tatum himself delivered the speech.

It's rare for the NBA Hall of Fame ceremony to be held at the All-Star level, but this should also be one of Tatum's micro-manages.

The purpose of doing this is to take advantage of this opportunity to show the importance the NBA attaches to these celebrities.

And regarding the Hall of Fame, there is a rule change this year.

Originally, according to previous rules, players could only be eligible for Hall of Fame selection five years after retiring.

However, this rule has caused a lot of controversy in the past few years, so during this year's selection, the league changed the rule to three years.

Therefore, both McGrady and Iverson are eligible for selection.

Each Hall of Fame player will have his own speech time, and the first one to take the stage is O'Neal.

In addition to O'Neal, four other people including Bill Russell and Mourning appeared on the stage. These are all already in the Hall of Fame and are O'Neal's introducers.

O'Neill's speech soon began.

"Big Shark" is a very humorous person.

Although his speech was formatted, he went from recommenders to parents to teammates on each team.

But there was some humor in it that still made Lin Ying laugh.

For example, when talking about his Lakers teammates, O'Neal's words made Kobe couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm grateful to Kobe. He pushed me to win three consecutive championships, and then pushed me to leave the Lakers and push me to Miami."

However, we can feel from these words that the relationship between "OK Group" has basically eased.

Moreover, O'Neal also mentioned Iverson who will appear next.

"I want to apologize to Iverson. For players of his height, I like to touch their heads, but if I touch him, he will counterattack five times and even dominate the game, so I stopped doing it later."

These words also caused a burst of cheers from the crowd.

There are some words that players would not say when they are still playing. If you bring them up on such an occasion, it is the greatest respect for your opponent.

Of course, O'Neal will inevitably mention Yao Ming.

"I thought he didn't speak English. During one game, I said to him, 'Nice footwork,' and he said, 'Thanks, buddy.' That's when I realized he could speak English."

The camera was focused on Yao Ming, and Yao Ming couldn't help but laugh and even said something.

Lin Ying heard it from the side.

"He didn't ask me if I knew how to do it."

Lin Ying was also very touched after hearing this.

The NBA is the stage for the highest level of basketball in the world, but in fact the circle is not that big.

After O'Neal, Iverson came on the scene immediately.

Iverson showed off his talents in the Masters Game just now, and O'Neal helped him warm up. When he came on the stage, there was constant applause and cheers.

Then, Iverson was swaying from side to side when he came on the court.

"Is he changing directions during his speech?"

Yao Ming smiled and said to Lin Ying at this time.

Lin Ying was stunned for a moment, then looked at Iverson for a while, and couldn't help laughing.

Don't tell me, they really look alike!

Iverson's speech was shorter than O'Neal's, but his content was very different.

He thanked his mother and father one by one, and then mentioned Jordan, although that man did not come today.

This was also the first time that Iverson called Jordan his "idol" in public, and he used a very exaggerated tone.

"Growing up watching him play."

A few years from now, when Jokic and Booker retire, the target may change from Jordan to Lin Ying.
To be continued...