Last season, there was also a Rookie All-Star vote leader named Grant Hill.
Similarly, after being selected as an All-Star starter, Grant Hill chose to withdraw from the rookie challenge, stating that he didn't want to take away the chance for his fellow rookies to showcase themselves.
So this year, Zhang Hao's withdrawal from the rookie game was easily accepted.
After all, the rookie game was only introduced in 1994, and before the 1994 All-Star, the Friday game during All-Star Weekend was a celebrity game, featuring retired players, athletes from other fields, and some celebrities with basketball skills having fun together.
However, despite not participating in the rookie challenge, dunk contest, or three-point contest, Grant Hill was still a hot topic from the first day of the All-Star break last year.
