NBA: Yao Ming at his peak returns to his rookie season

Pull-up crunches can cause intense numbness and pain.

My lower abdomen and below are starting to feel uncontrollable.

Yao Ming took a stamina potion to sustain him until the end of the training session.

However, the recovery effect was far less than before, and his core strength only increased by 0.1. It seems that the system doesn't really want him to rely on props for training.

After the four events were completed, about three hours had passed. Yao Ming was receiving a massage, otherwise his muscles really couldn't hold on.

Fortunately, the rewards are substantial.

Yao Ming felt like he had just experienced an epic buff.

If we compare his peak performance, his dominance under the basket should have recovered to 60-70%, while his weight gain was only about 8 pounds, which is a huge advantage. If we also consider his positional skills, apart from O'Neal and Duncan, there shouldn't be anyone in the league who can dominate him one-on-one right now.

The four intensive training programs have concluded.

Yao Ming has briefly recovered and begun five-step posture training.

Compared to previous training, this training is the most basic, only requiring an emphasis on body coordination.

The premise is that no crunches or abdominal exercises have been performed.

After abdominal crunches and sit-ups, the abdominal muscles feel hard and sore. If you then follow up with gait training, it's enough to make your teeth ache just thinking about it!

Let alone Ewing and his staff, even the young couples secretly filming outside felt sorry for Yao Ming.

"That guy is a monster! My God, he was switching legs every five minutes!"

"I can't imagine how amazing he would be when he makes a run!"

"What?"

"It's nothing, I just mean, let's get started!"

Yao Ming was unaware that they had just been secretly filmed and had become part of someone's play. He and Ewing recorded this training session with the intention of releasing it later.

This would be a very positive response.

It is beneficial for pressing black material.

The training session was followed by an intense hunger pang and a significant physical exertion. Yao Ming devoured all sixteen hamburgers that Ewing had brought.

"Yao, you really surprise me. A guy like you can succeed at anything. But seriously, you absolutely mustn't let me participate in your training from now on!"

"No more, Patrick. I trained a bit harder this time to improve my core strength. You know, I'm going to face Shaq after the All-Star game."

"That guy? Hmm, then stay another day, I'll be your sparring partner!"

[Grandpa Knight's Advancement Quest 5/6]

[He gained the favor of another high-ranking knight and was given the opportunity to impart all his knowledge to him.]

[Completed training with Ewing]

[Receive a skill badge depending on the situation (Ewing possesses all skills, not necessarily basketball skills)]

Ewing's skill badge?

Yao Ming is genuinely interested in this. Yao Ming's peak performance in the paint was inspired by Ewing, and his back-to-the-basket moves were modeled after Barkley. He hopes to get an Ewing badge this time.

Beautiful!

Yao Ming and Ewing had a very pleasant conversation.

Back at the All-Star arena in the afternoon, preparing for dinner, Yao Ming was unaware that his video was being secretly edited at that time.

Someone plans to put it online.

The next day, the day of the All-Star Game

This year's All-Star Game has received unprecedented attention; even before it started, the pre-game interview segment had already garnered a 28% viewership rating!

The evening's main game and Jordan's retirement halftime show were the most discussed events in the league.

Of course, outside of the show, there were also the previous Rookie Challenge, the Slam Dunk Contest, and that super rookie Yao Ming.

Every piece of news excites the fans!

Last season, the peak of interviews before the Christmas Bowl was 26%, and this is the first time in NBA history that interviews have officially surpassed the Christmas Bowl viewership.

David Stern and other NBA executives are currently experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions.

Their average age is really exciting.

My heart is pounding nonstop!

If this momentum can be maintained and the All-Star Game surpasses the Christmas Bowl in viewership, it will be a landmark historical event for the NBA!

At the beginning of the century, the NBA ranked third among the four major sports leagues in the United States.

It is inferior to football and professional baseball.

Of course, it officially surpassed the professional baseball league in 07 to become the second largest sporting event in the United States. Now, this long-awaited ambition of all the Olympic Tower executives seems to be about to be realized!

Under this goal, even if it means temporarily promoting Yao Ming, they can barely accept it!

Yao Ming walked into the arena through the MVP tunnel.

Once in the locker room, I leaned against the wall and secretly closed my eyes to rest.

Although the training card could exploit a bug to restore Yao Ming's physical condition, mental fatigue was difficult to recover from, and he didn't plan to use any mental potions.

There are enough deals to take advantage of during All-Star Weekend now.

Yao Ming didn't think the league would actually give him the MVP, even if he were willing to unleash his backstab skills and first defeat Jordan, then Garnett, it was still impossible.

The sleeping area is very secluded.

The team's locker room was much bigger than many people imagined, so no one noticed Yao Ming. All-Star players continued to walk in from outside.

When Yao Ming regained consciousness, he heard a familiar voice.

Shaquille O'Neal.

"That big guy is too arrogant. It's his first time in the All-Star game, and he still hasn't arrived. Does he have any respect for us? Does he have any fear of us?"

Wearing his oversized shoes, O'Neal's tone was full of malice: "I suggest we mess with him, teach him a lesson, basketball isn't that easy!"

"What are you doing?" Kobe asked, his voice slightly annoyed. "He's a hard-working guy; he won't be late without a reason."

O'Neal didn't care about any of that.

Moreover, Kobe's opposition only fueled O'Neal's anger: "Bryant, if you don't like it, you don't have to participate, but don't get in our way!"

"I suggest that none of us pass the ball to him, and we shouldn't set screens for him. Let him see just how big the gap is between him and others without any tactical coordination. Does he really think he's Bruce Lee? Even if he is, it's not that great!"

A group of Western Conference All-Stars stared at each other for a long time.

Everyone was inclined to agree, and Payton, Marbury, and Garnett were all planning to go ahead; doing this kind of thing even excited them.

At this moment, Yao Ming suddenly spoke up: "I think Bruce Lee is pretty good. Shaq, don't you like him?"

"Holy crap!?"

O'Neal was so startled that he jumped up from the bench in a huge ball.

Then they looked at the closed locker room door; they were consciously excluding Yao Ming and Steve Francis.

Francis hasn't arrived yet either.

He's not like Yao Ming; he's not the kind of person who can swallow this insult. Since no one has shown interest in him or Yao Ming at these events these past few days, he might as well come later.

"What are you doing here? How long have you been hiding?" Peyton asked, a smirk playing on his lips.

Yao Ming thought about it seriously: "I was probably there when you guys were discussing not passing the ball to me."

That's what I listened to from beginning to end!!

The appearance of Yao Ming caused a slight awkward moment at the scene.

O'Neal was arrogant and defiant, Duncan was expressionless and seemed to be going with the flow, Garnett was a little embarrassed but that couldn't hide the fact that he had just agreed to something, and as for Payton, who could fight against the old rogue, what sense of shame could he have?

Finally, Kobe stood up, patted Yao Ming on the shoulder, and said, "Ignore them. Michael did something similar to me back then, you know? We had dinner together yesterday, and he paid, so he should pay!"

Yao Ming chuckled: "It's okay, it's just a locker room game. But I did test the recording function on my phone just now."

Kobe: "What function are you talking about?"