At 12 noon, the midday news program on the American Cable TV Station began.

Quickly getting to the main topic, at 12:05, the NBA All-Star voting results were announced!

First announced were the votes for the Eastern Conference, with the players listed from lowest to highest votes.

Anfernee Hardaway received 1.56 million votes, ranking second among Eastern guards.

Scottie Pippen received 1.71 million votes, ranking second among Eastern forwards.

O’Neal received 1.88 million votes, ranking first among Eastern centers.

Michael Jordan received 1.96 million votes, ranking first among Eastern guards.

Grant Hill received 1.99 million votes, ranking first among all Eastern players and temporarily leading as the voting leader!

The votes were so impressive, the Lakers locker room was stunned!

Last year Grant Hill had already significantly increased his vote total with 1.28 million, and this year it’s a new record, almost breaking 2 million!

At the same time, the teammates’ hearts were tight, wondering if Zhang Hao could surpass this vote count.

Zhang Hao was also anxious. If there was no chance at all, he wouldn’t care, but he truly felt there was a chance, and if he didn’t make it, disappointment was inevitable.

Also, could the Magician make it?

After the Eastern starters were announced, the votes for the top ten players outside the starters were also announced.

The gap was large; the third-place guard and forward didn’t even have half the votes of the second, and neither did the center.

The guard Joe Dumas had 520,000 votes, just a third of Anfernee Hardaway’s, and Moning’s 730,000 votes were just a fraction of O’Neal’s.

The Western votes were announced!

The first name announced made the Great Western Forum’s home team locker room erupt!

Elvin Johnson, 1.31 million votes, Western Conference All-Star starting guard!

Being the first announced meant he had the lowest votes among the Western starters, but being in is being in!

"Hahaha... those who can’t play in the All-Star Game, I’ll invite them to Miami for vacation during All-Star weekend. I just bought a yacht. I’ll let you use it for the first time. I’m not going; I’m participating in the All-Star weekend..."

"Boss is so generous!"

"Boss, I’ll definitely eat at your fast-food restaurant often!"

"Does Miami’s takeaway get reimbursed?"

"..."

"Reimbursed, reimbursed..."

The Magician was also delighted, ready to spend some money!

He hadn’t been idle these years since retiring; he opened a fast-food chain brand, and its market value is almost two hundred million now. It’s hard to say if the Lakers owner is wealthier than he is.

Next, Zhang Hao’s votes were announced...

The second name announced was Drexler, also a Western guard, with 1.38 million votes.

Zhang Hao’s name hadn’t appeared yet, and his teammates weren’t surprised. Zhang Hao’s votes had long surpassed Drexler’s. It wouldn’t be surprising if he was the last name announced in the West, and his teammates were all hoping to see Zhang Hao’s name last, as only then would he possibly be the voting leader!

The third name was Olajuwon, with 1.75 million votes.

Finally, the numbers were getting higher! 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

If the Western numbers had all been around one million three or four hundred votes, that would have been nerve-wracking for them.

The fourth name was Charles Barkley, with 1.86 million votes!

Truly high votes, comparable to O’Neal’s!

"200... 200... 200..."

The locker room began chanting "2 million" in unison; such a thing is never something indifferent if there’s a chance for it.

Who wouldn’t care?

Having an All-Star vote leader on their team is like having bragging rights for idle chats!

This also showed the atmosphere within the Lakers team.

Zhang Hao was also closely watching the screen; at this moment, he couldn’t maintain calm!

After the hosts on the American Cable TV Station pretended to analyze for a while about who might have the highest vote count in the West, analyzing probabilities and predicting the final votes, finally, they revealed the votes!

"Zhang Hao, 2.18 million votes, the first in votes for the 1996 San Antonio All-Star Weekend starting lineup in the West! First in votes across the entire league!"