183. The All-Stars' Apprehension_3

Kobe's popularity hadn't just returned over the years, it was even higher than when he had won the All-Star vote king in 2003!

This time Kobe was attending the Skills Challenge as a reserve, which the media saw as a signal from the league, reinstituting him as one of the NBA's front-face superstars.

Felton's performance in the qualifiers this year was even better than last year, achieving a time of 28.6 seconds, ranking first.

It was Kobe's first contest and he performed well. Knowing his nature, once he decided to participate, he would definitely prepare thoroughly, advancing to the finals with an excellent time of 29.8 seconds.

The defending champion, Wade, made it to the finals with a time of 32 seconds, surpassing Deron's 33.3 seconds.

James and Paul were runners-up again, the former finishing the course in 58 seconds, and the latter, too anxious after seeing Felton and Deron's performances, missed repeatedly in the shooting phase and ended up without a score...