The All-Star festivities had quietly reached their third day, the main event: the NBA All-Star Game.
What a privilege it was to watch 24 fan-favorite players battle it out on the court.
Su Yi arrived at the training facility early that morning.
Since he'd arrived so early, he was the only one there, so he started training by himself.
As time passed, the All-Stars began arriving one after another.
There were Su Yi's teammates, his friends, people he barely knew, and even his enemy—Dwyane Wade!
The moment Wade walked into the training facility, Su Yi couldn't help looking over. Their eyes met, sparks flew, and the air filled with tension.
The next moment, Su Yi's lips curled into a smile. He turned away and went back to training.
Wade started mingling too.
The All-Star event was, after all, one big social gathering.
But Su Yi wasn't interested in that. Besides, Big Z was on the Eastern All-Stars, and their head coach was Mike Brown.
It wasn't as though they'd freeze him out. At worst, he just wouldn't get the ball on the court.
Su Yi had already decided that if that happened, he'd simply ask Mike Brown to take him out. Then he'd sit quietly on the bench and watch the Western All-Stars crush them.
To be honest, the Eastern All-Stars were more than a level below the Western All-Stars. They didn't even seem to be in the same league!
And Su Yi was including himself in that assessment!
Just look at the Western All-Stars.
The starting five: Tracy McGrady, Kobe, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, and Yao Ming.
The Western reserves: Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Allen Iverson, Tony Parker, Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur, and Carmelo Anthony.
Every one of them was a household name!
Kobe and Tim Duncan, in particular,