The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 364 - 192: Cleveland’s "Sword Guards" Rebel._5

Chapter 364: Chapter 192: Cleveland’s "Sword Guards" Rebel._5

"The guy they’re trying to protect has no freaking veteran experience."

"In his career so far, he’s made it to the playoffs just once, and Su Wan shaved him clean."

"LeBron doesn’t know yet that Shaquille O’Neal just counter-killed the media right next door with his talk."

"He was answering the reporters’ questions:"

"I have no issues with Shaquille. We are good. It’s just that we both got a bit emotional then, but that’s normal, isn’t it?"

"This bitter defeat, we lost miserably, just like I said, the Pacers are truly a great bunch of guys, Jermaine O’Neal must be the best power forward in the league, and Ron, I always knew he was the best perimeter defender in the league, Boris’s performance was amazing, and Jose, they’re the engine of the Pacers’ tactics, along with Anthony Parker. Didn’t I hear he was the MVP of the European League? That’s the level of his ability..."

"Su Wan is certainly great, but it can’t be denied that the entire Pacers team is a bunch of very outstanding guys!"

Erin, who was interviewing LeBron among the reporters, couldn’t help herself when she heard him say that, "LeBron, you also have a bunch of great teammates. Shaquille O’Neal was on the all-NBA first team last season as a center, and the Pacers team has only one of those, that’s Su Wan. And among Su Wan’s teammates, there isn’t anyone on the all-NBA first team, right?"

She had heard LeBron say this more than once after losing to the Pacers.

As if Su Wan could beat him, all because he had better teammates.

That really pissed her off, seriously!

As the "Chosen One," he didn’t even have the courage to admit someone is better, to admit that others are stronger.

What kind of "Chosen One" is that?

Compared to LeBron, Erin felt that Su Wan, both in terms of personal ability and presence, seemed more like the "Chosen One!"

"... Next question!"

After LeBron fell silent, he looked over at another reporter.

Erin’s face wore a look as if she had just seen a ghost.

LeBron’s evasion had once again lowered her opinion of him.

Now she felt even more that Su Wan deserved the title "Chosen One."

Back to Su Wan, he had just come out of the shower in the locker room. Seeing Erin, he snorted, "Erin, such authority you wield!"

Erin was now familiar with Su’s way of joking and approached him with a grin, "Then let me touch it as an apology!"

"I’m not going to let you off cheap!" Su dressed himself.

Erin looked at his well-built body, almost drooling.

She then told Su what Shaquille O’Neal had said during the media interview.

Su’s eyes lit up, "Did Shaquille really say that?"

Erin nodded and then came LeBron’s assessment, "I’ve discovered he just runs away, doesn’t even have the courage to face defeat! And he’s the ’Chosen One’?"

Su said, "You forgot his nickname? He’s the ’King’!"

Is a king who admits defeat still a king?

Erin raised an eyebrow, "But he’s not a ’King’ yet, is he?"

Every king should have a championship!

Su almost burst out laughing, such bold words, and Erin dared to say them.

Maybe she had become too emboldened by him.

After finishing the exclusive interview with Erin, Su made a call to Tyrone, "Try to contact some journalists and get Shaquille O’Neal’s comments from today’s interview out there, right, that’s all you need to do, just report it, don’t bother with the rest!"

The next morning, the news of the Pacers slaughtering the Cavaliers by 58 points spread across the league.

No one expected this "top-of-the-table clash" to become a "slaughter battle."

LeBron and Shaquille O’Neal’s combo proved to be no match for Su Wan and the Pacers.

Barkley gave his take, "The two players the Pacers best counter are LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal. This summer, the Cavaliers’ general manager brilliantly brought the two together! They formed a core lineup that is completely countered by the Pacers!"

"If the Cavaliers brought in Shaquille O’Neal with the goal of making it to the playoffs, advancing to the second round, or even the Eastern Conference Finals, based on their current ranks, they have a big chance! They’ve achieved their goals!"

"But if the Cavaliers have higher ambitions, this game gave us the answer..."

"Absolutely no chance!"

Most of the media shared similar opinions to Barkley’s.

It’s just, when a slaughter isn’t by 18, 28 points, but a full 58, it leaves no room for hope.

Interestingly...

Many media outlets believed the Cavaliers lost by 58 points because Shaquille O’Neal refused to cooperate with LeBron.

And after these reports came out, a lot of media also released Shaquille O’Neal’s response to the media from last night:

"Shaquille O’Neal believes his championship experience can help the team!"

"After a 58-point defeat, Shaquille O’Neal says he will be more determined on his own path!"

"Shaquille O’Neal believes his championship experience is the greatest help he brings to the Cavaliers!"

Two completely different angles of reporting collided, leaving the atmosphere in Cleveland suddenly very peculiar.