The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 189 - 132: As the League President, can’t you show some understanding for others?_2

Chapter 189: Chapter 132: As the League President, can’t you show some understanding for others?_2

He was so surprised.

And even more so for everyone else.

But the others were mainly shocked that Su Wan had pledged to bring 3 or even more championships to the city, they didn’t think as deeply as David Stern did.

Which was normal, as they weren’t the League Commissioner.

As Indiana fans, it was enough for them to just see the Pacers getting better and better.

"Make Indiana great again!"

"Make Indiana great again!"

"Make Indiana great again!"

...

Under Su Wan’s leadership, the chanting at the scene was loud enough to echo throughout Indiana.

After the event ended and they returned to the locker room, Reggie Miller said to Su Wan, "Looks like you’re planning to finish your career with the Pacers!"

Su Wan understood what he meant.

Miller thought that promising to bring 3 or even more championships to Indiana was a difficult task, one that would take a very long time to accomplish and might never be completed.

"You’re being a bit too harsh on yourself, brother. Are you really trying to force yourself to stay in Indiana?"

Su Wan denied, "I never thought about that issue!"

Whether to stay in Indiana was never within Su Wan’s range of consideration.

If an opportunity arose for him to leave in the future, then he would leave.

If that opportunity never came, then he would end his days in Indiana.

He never thought about whether to leave of his own volition.

As a professional player, during the season, he needed to focus on how to win games and championships; during the offseason, his main concerns were resting, making money, and training.

If he spent all his time thinking about when to leave Indiana, Su Wan believed, he would never become a great player.

But he wanted to become a great player!

He set goals for himself for a simple reason: winning the Finals MVP in his rookie season was indeed a badass achievement.

Badass enough to boast about to his grandchildren decades later:

"Back in my day, your grandpa entered the League and conquered all, taking the championship and the Finals MVP!"

This naturally set up "Magic" Johnson as his point of comparison.

What kind of career did "Magic" Johnson have?

Finals trips, 5 championship wins, 3 Finals MVPs, 3 regular season MVPs...

More impressively, he achieved all these honors in just 13 seasons!

For instance, someone in the future who’d call himself the "goat," across a 21-season career, only managed 10 Finals appearances, 4 championships, 4 Finals MVPs, and 4 regular season MVPs.

That means Magic Johnson essentially accomplished in 13 years what someone else did in 21 seasons.

Compared to such a fearsome figure, how could Su Wan not set goals for himself to maintain a sense of urgency?

With such stakes, no matter who he was compared with, Su Wan didn’t want to lose!—to lose would be too embarrassing!

After a while, Artest excitedly entered, holding an opened bottle of champagne, shaking it vigorously, then sprayed Su Wan and Miller with a burst of spray.

Miller attempted to dodge, but Su Wan grabbed him, turning him into a "human shield."

Translucent liquid shot directly onto Reggie Miller’s face. However, unable to break free from Su Wan’s clutches, he could merely shake his head and try to avoid it.

As Artest sprayed merrily, Tinsley, Foster, and Stephen Jackson pulled a trick of "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind," but Artest, undaunted, faced off against three, turned the tables, and began attacking Tinsley and the others.

During this, Reggie Miller finally broke free from Su Wan, turned his head, and was about to confront Su Wan.

Unexpectedly, Su Wan had already grabbed a bottle of champagne from nowhere, popped it open with a "pop," shook it forcefully, and with a mischievous grin, looked at Reggie Miller, "Reggie, you seem to have something to say to me!"

Then, without waiting for Reggie Miller to say anything, he shouted to the few others in the midst of their passionate spray battle: "Quick, aim all your guns at Reggie, he’s unarmed!"

That night later became one of the significant reasons why Reggie Miller developed a fondness for champagne. NovelFire.Côm-cσ๓

Half an hour later, with them hiding behind the door, dumping a large bucket of Gatorade on the head of Rick Carlisle, who had been tricked into entering by little O’Neal, the locker room celebration came to an end.

After washing up, they started their own interviews.

There were quite a few reporters surrounding Reggie Miller.

He had just announced his retirement, and the reporters still had some questions to ask.

Almost every legend faces these questions upon retirement.

Reggie Miller was of course a legend.

The interview went quickly, and towards the end, the reporters naturally brought up Su Wan.

"Just sum up the rookie in one sentence!"

"This son of a bitch, but I love him..."

In the 90s, "son of a bitch" was a term frequently on the tongues of superstars, especially for those who were infuriating and they couldn’t handle.

The first time Michael Jordan met Allen Iverson, Iverson was excited to greet him, but Jordan’s first words were "this little son of a bitch."

Being streetwise from a young age, Iverson was dumbfounded, his idol shattered.

Reggie Miller always believed that if Su Wan were in the 90s, he would be "the son of a bitch" in many people’s mouths.

Too infuriating!

"Encountering him in my last season, I think, was very fortunate!"

Facing the reporters, Miller expressed the cheesy words he hadn’t said out loud. No matter how Su Wan would mock him later, he wouldn’t see it anyway.

"Do you think Su Wan is ready to be the next leader of the Pacers?" a reporter added, "Like you, carrying the Pacers."

The Pacers of the 90s, though they never made it to the finals, were a persistent force in the Eastern Conference with their regular playoff appearances.

Reggie Miller shook his head slightly: "I wasn’t actually that great of a leader, Su will do much better than me; he’s already been the leader of this team, so, he won’t have any issues."

Reporters wanting to interview Su Wan increased, and the Pacers’ management prepared a large room for him. When he settled in front of the microphone, the reporters were eager to start.

"Su, congratulations on winning this year’s championship and the finals MVP, with Reggie retiring next season, do you think the Pacers can defend the title?"

"It’s too early to talk about next season; my offseason hasn’t even started."

"As another player after Magic to win Finals MVP in your rookie season, do you think you can reach Magic Johnson’s achievements?"

"Rick says I have a bit of Michael in me, I certainly can’t let him down."

MJ? What’s that?

I aim to surpass MJ!

The reporters’ eyes lit up; they got the sensational headline they wanted.

After the public interview, Su Wan had an exclusive interview with Erin.

Erin hadn’t expected Su Wan to still give her this special treatment.

Su Wan had just become the second NBA rookie in history to win the Finals MVP, with surging popularity, and many well-known ESPN reporters wanted to collaborate with him.

It was mutually beneficial.

Seasoned reporters often have more media resources.

But Su Wan told her, "As long as you want, in a few years, I can make you more experienced than them!"

Erin was touched: "Otherwise, come to my room tonight, or I can go to yours; otherwise, I always feel you’re at a loss, just helping me for nothing. I asked my editor for a better news page layout, and he even tried to take advantage of me."

Su Wan waved his hand: "If you got me, then I would really be at a loss!"

Erin snorted playfully: "Jerk, go die!"

The reason he gave Erin special treatment without wanting anything more was simple:

It was a reward for her good judgment.

She was the first media person to establish a good relationship with Su Wan before he became well-known. Su Wan valued those media relationships formed early on.

Too bad it was just her.

After Erin’s exclusive interview, Larry Bird suddenly sought out Su Wan, wanting to talk.

"Is it important?" Su Wan was anxious to go home, "If it’s not, we can talk tomorrow."

The thing was, Larry Bird was also getting on in years and in the few one-on-one conversations Su Wan had had with him, the guy was either showing off or on the way to showing off.

After speaking so much from the pre-game interview to the final exclusive, he really didn’t want to listen anymore.

Larry Bird smiled: "Just wanted to talk to you about the team personnel changes, you can wait till tomorrow if you think it’s not important."

Su Wan: "???"

That Birdman!

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