After the All-Star Game, aside from a very small number of All-Stars who were unable to attend for special reasons, every other selected All-Star gathered together in high spirits for the grand postgame dinner.
The atmosphere at the dinner was lively, filled with constant laughter and cheerful chatter.
Just then, Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan, the two legendary stars and winners, turned their sights on the loser, Goodwin, and began mercilessly teasing him.
Under their repeated attacks, Goodwin's face instantly turned bright red, his displeasure written all over his face.
In a fit of "rage," he even declared on the spot that he wanted another showdown with Kobe Bryant and Duncan to prove his strength.
But Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan were no fools. There was no way they were playing Goodwin again, and they also stopped teasing him. If they pushed this guy too far, then the next time they met, he would probably beat the hell out of them.
This All-Star Game had essentially been the Western Conference All-Stars taking on Goodwin of the East by himself.
Other than Goodwin, only Derrick Rose and Wade scored in double figures. It was hard for them not to lose.
At that moment, Goodwin threw an arm around Marc Gasol beside him and, without another word, launched a "storm-like" beating on him.
Poor Marc Gasol had not even reacted yet and could only take the blows passively.
Seeing this, Kobe Bryant not only did not step in to stop them, but instead took the opportunity to stir things up and drive a wedge between them.
With a wicked grin, he said, "Oh my, this is just too much bullying! I can't bear to watch anymore. Marc, why don't you just stop staying with the Celtics and come to the Lakers?
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