The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 160 - 121 This is a lesson Shaquille should have taken long ago_2

Chapter 160: Chapter 121 This is a lesson Shaquille should have taken long ago_2

Su Wan was his good brother; he hadn’t done anything wrong.

Shaquille O’Neal was his teammate, the best partner for winning championships. He had issues, but Wade couldn’t say anything.

What could he do?

He could only...

"Next question!"

The next morning, the game hit the headlines all over the United States.

"This is Indiana, Shaquille O’Neal, you’ve hit a snag!" — "Indiana Starlight News";

"When you don’t want someone to dunk on you, you shouldn’t dunk on others either, or they’ll do the same to you. Shaquille, you need to grow up!" — "Los Angeles Times";

"Before you think about laying hands on Su Wan, think carefully. You’re messing with Indiana’s new team spirit!" — "Open-air grandstand";

Apart from Miami and cities like Detroit, the media in most cities sided with the Pacers.

After all, Shaquille was the first to get physical.

Since he could pull on Su Wan, who was in mid-air, others could do the same to him.

In the afternoon, the injury report for Shaquille O’Neal was released.

Miami’s fans had been praying since the night before.

And, believe it or not, a miracle did happen:

The final MRI results showed that Shaquille O’Neal was fine, and his ribs were not broken.

It was just that the pain persisted, and the team doctors, including Shaquille O’Neal himself, didn’t dare to take any risks, so he did not return to the game after leaving the court.

After examinations yesterday and today, the results were the same:

Shaquille O’Neal’s ribs were fine!

When this news came out, Miami’s fans felt as if dawn had broken.

Shaquille O’Neal made a public appearance in front of the media that afternoon, greeting the reporters with a burst of energy.

However, as soon as the reporters mentioned the "pulling" incident, Shaquille O’Neal’s face fell.

Clearly, he did not want to talk about it.

One reporter daringly asked, "Aren’t you planning on reconciling with Su?"

And was promptly escorted out.

Shaquille O’Neal’s reaction was understandable.

He hadn’t expected that so many in the media wouldn’t speak up for him.

What angered him the most was that Kobe, who was already off fishing, had actually taken an interview to say, "This is a lesson Shaquille had long needed. He should thank Su Wan!"

Thank me my ass!

Now, in his eyes, Su Wan and Kobe were in cahoots; there was no way he could reconcile with Su Wan.

Facing the camera, he assertively declared, "From now on, I will focus on the game. The Heat Team will quickly even the score. I have confidence in myself and my teammates!"

The "Big Shark" who had talked tough indeed focused a lot more the next day.

However, to the disappointment of Barkley, Bill Walton, and others, he did not apologize to Su Wan.

In their view, this was something Shaquille should have done.

Su Wan was not surprised. In fact, if his stepfather hadn’t gone to berate him, he wouldn’t have apologized to Yao Ming for using racially discriminatory language.

This man’s pettiness matched his temperament.

A child, really.

The kind of kid who thinks, "I can hit you, but if you hit me, I’ll get angry."

Usually, such kids are those who were less scolded by their fathers when they were young.

Shaquille O’Neal was just like that.

When he was born, his biological father had abandoned him, and he had never felt the strong presence of "fatherly love" until his stepfather came into his life.

However, even Su Wan had to admit that at this stage, if Shaquille O’Neal kept his focus on the game, Foster would have a hard time stopping him.

Eventually, as the game concluded, the "Big Shark," who had left in a wheelchair midway through the last game, came back full force, scoring 24 points with 12 rebounds, helping the Heat Team to even the major score at 1-1.

After the game, he expressed dissatisfaction, saying, "If I had been there for the second half of the last game, we would be leading 2-0 now!"

When the Pacers heard this, they were all eager and ready, wishing they could take immediate revenge. However, since the semi-finals between the Phoenix Suns and the Houston Rockets had not yet concluded, in order to balance the progress on both sides, the third game between the Heat Team and the Pacers in Indiana would be played a week later.

"Train well, maintain good form, and win back the next game!"

This was probably the episode where the Pacers players listened to Rick Carlisle the most.

Su Wan obviously wouldn’t stay quiet until the next game. He replied sarcastically, "Actually, he could have chosen to make a royal comeback last game, but he gave up. The bigger he looks on the outside, the softer he is on the inside!"

Shaquille O’Neal, hearing Su Wan’s response, was furious.

But in this matter, standing by the sidelines and snapping his dislocated finger back to continue playing, Su Wan had the absolute high ground; there was no way Shaquille could play the victim.

With the Eastern Conference Finals temporarily paused, everyone’s attention turned to the Western semi-final between the Houston Rockets and the Phoenix Suns.

Su Wan also checked the scores after each game in their series.

As the series deepened, the competition between the two teams became increasingly fierce.

And it was clear, each had their own "key to victory"; basically, whoever got into their rhythm first would ultimately come out on top.

The Phoenix Suns took the "King Mountain Battle", thinking they could sweep to victory, but the Rockets stubbornly clinched a win back on their home court.

The first "Game 7" battle of the Eastern and Western semi-finals officially commenced.

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