After the new year arrived, Yu Fei's life pace had noticeably quickened.
The Bucks were making a forceful push, having occupied the first place in the league since December.
Yu Fei's triple-doubles had become a cultural phenomenon, allowing him to beat Vince Carter, the new century's GOAT of all-star voting, to become the league's top vote-getter.
Although the voting was not yet over, Yu Fei's title as the king of votes was already without suspense because his main competitors were either too immature (James), had given up on themselves (Carter), or had terrible reputations (Kobe).
Apart from Yu Fei, no one on the Bucks team had secured a spot in the All-Star game, the closest being Kevin Martin and... Kwame Brown.