On Christmas Day in the United States, there is another thing that attracts Simon, that is, the NBA Christmas battle that he had not had the opportunity to enjoy before.

When it comes to basketball, although it is not as attractive as football, it is much stronger than football, baseball and ice hockey.

The 2008 Christmas battle, the Los Angeles Lakers against the Boston Celtics, was indeed an eye-catching battle of giants.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Staple Center Arena in downtown Los Angeles was full of fans. The Los Angeles Lakers face the visiting Boston Celtics.

After the Lakers lost to the Celtics in the 2007-08 finals, this Christmas battle can be seen as a battle of revenge for the Lakers. At the same time, the Celtics have won 19 consecutive victories. Both teams are strong contenders for the season championship, which naturally attracts attention.

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol faced off against the Big Three of last season's champion Celtics' Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen.

Since Blake Lively left Beverly Hills in the morning to spend Christmas with his family, Simone invited Jessica Alba, who lives in Santa Monica and is also interested in the NBA, to watch it with him. Contest.

In the first row on the side of the court, Simon and Jessica Alba were next to each other, and the surrounding area was also star-studded.

Veteran movie star Jack Nicholson is next to Simon, and Leonardo DiCaprio, Denzel Washington and Ice Cooper and other movie stars are also sitting not far away.

"I've been thinking about whether I can bring Kobe to New York. It seems too difficult," Simon exclaimed after the first quarter. Kobe is indeed the king of Los Angeles.

"Kobe's contract didn't expire until the summer of 2011, and now the Lakers are title contenders," Jessica Alba said, taking a sip of water.

Simon nodded. The combination of Kobe and Gasol is indeed powerful. If you want to bring LeBron James to New York in the future, it will be impossible without bleeding.

After the performance of the Lakers cheerleaders, just a few were sitting on the floor in front of Simon's chair and glanced casually. The Lakers cheerleaders were indeed well chosen.

As the game continued, both on and off the field, it was extremely hot, and Jack Nicholson by his side seemed to have endless energy.

"Okay!" Following Kobe's violent dunk, the audience boiled over, and Simon also stood up and applauded.

"Hahaha, not bad!" Jack Nicholson, an old fan, turned his head to look at Kobe and said excitedly,

"Simon, this is the Lakers, the undefeated Lakers!"

"It's really good, to be able to transfer Pau Gasol to help Kobe, Mitch Kupchak's summer deal is a miracle," Simon is absolutely drooling, a parallel champion Kwame Brown and several Other players plus a first-round pick in exchange for the Grizzlies star Pau Gasol.

Even Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban called it a crime.

"The Lakers lost to the Celtics in the finals last season, and the Lakers will definitely win the championship this season!" Jack Nicholson said and waved his fist fiercely.

"If Kobe is willing to leave Los Angeles in two years, I'd really like to bring him to New York," Simon said with a playful look at Jack Nicholson.

"Kobe leaves Los Angeles? Take him to New York?" Jack Nicholson suddenly thought that Simon is now the owner of the Nets, and immediately shook his head and said excitedly, "No, this is absolutely not possible, Kobe is the symbol of the Lakers, and even more so. On behalf of Los Angeles, he won't leave, neither Jackson nor Bass will allow it!"

Phil Jackson is the meritorious coach of the Lakers, and Jerry Buss is the majority shareholder of the Lakers. The current Phil Jackson is also boyfriend and girlfriend with Jerry Buss's daughter, Jenny Buss, although the age difference is 17 years.

"Hahaha!" Looking at this guy's excited expression, Simon smiled and said, "When Kobe's 11-year contract expires, he will be 33 years old, not sure!"

"In that case, why didn't you buy the Clippers?" Jack Nicholson is a Los Angeles fan. If the Lakers' game is not good, it is acceptable to see the Los Angeles Clippers.

"If Donald Sterling promised to sell the Clippers, would I not buy it?" Simon spread his hands. Donald Sterling moved to Los Angeles after acquiring the Clippers in 1981, and he has been holding the team without him. , the Los Angeles market is big enough.

"Oh yeah, Sterling's miser won't sell the team," Jack Nicholson, who knows the NBA well, is of course familiar with Donald Sterling, and is the owner of one of two Los Angeles teams. , but Donald Sterling is stingy, stingy, and has the title of a miser.

Simon nodded, of course it would be nice to have a Los Angeles team, but if you want to buy the Clippers, you will have to wait until Donald Sterling's racist remarks are exposed, and the league will force him to sell the team.

One of the 2008 Christmas games, the Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Boston Celtics, ended up beating the Celtics 92-83 in the Lakers.

After the game, Simon and Jessica Alba also took photos with some players of the two teams.

Jerry Buss has been in charge of the Lakers for many years. Over the years, he has been gradually delegating power to his children. The second daughter who cares most about the Los Angeles Lakers is the current head coach Phil Jackson's girlfriend Jenny Buss. Yes, now the Lakers' vice president of operations.

"Simon, fortunately your team is not in Los Angeles," Old Buss and Simon came out of the team's locker room together and laughed,

"However, I believe that the New York of the future is equally worthy of your pride."

"Even if I'm in Los Angeles, I'm not sure that I'm better than the Lakers, right?" Simon smiled. Combining sports and entertainment, Old Buss has a beautiful hand, and the Staple Center operated by Anschutz Entertainment is also the same. It is also one of the landmarks of Los Angeles.

Old Bass looked at the Hollywood beauty Jessica Alba on the other side of Simon, and said with a smile: "I think, if you combine Hollywood and the NBA, if you do it, the effect will be better than everyone else!"

"Don't worry, I'm already a member of the NBA league, and I will help the NBA's marketing, both publicly and personally," Simon said, leaving the gym with his arms around Jessica Alba's waist.

"Simon, I think you seem to be a Kobe fan too. You just talked a lot with him," Jessica Alba asked while kissing Simon on the face in the car.

"Hey, Bryant Kobe is now the veritable number one player in the NBA. His market is too big. How many spectators buy tickets just to see him," Simon said helplessly. At this point, all interests are considered. .

"Yeah! A lot of stars want to know him and have something to do with him," Jessica Alba certainly agreed.

"Let's go back!"