The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 393 - 198 Completely Falling Out_4

Chapter 393: Chapter 198 Completely Falling Out_4

But honestly, LeBron really had some bad luck.

From the moment he joined the Cavaliers, he never encountered any truly kind figures.

From Bozer to Su Wan, and then Zhu Fangyu and Shaquille O’Neal...

All of them, none liked to lay low and play second fiddle.

Well, to be precise, Zhu Fangyu shouldn’t be lumped in with those three; he was actually willing to assist LeBron, but eventually, he too was driven to become enemies with LeBron.

Moving forward, when recruiting players, he must be mindful to pass over those with ambition and those with experience being the top dog to ensure that LeBron’s position as the "Absolute Core" remains stable.

Of course, LeBron himself must also pay attention to his relationships with his teammates to ensure that similar incidents don’t happen again.

LeBron’s mood stabilized a lot when he heard that Danny Ferry agreed to trade Shaquille O’Neal at the end of the season.

As for the rest of what was said, he selectively ignored it.

As long as Shaquille O’Neal was traded, he would still be the "Absolute Core" of the Cavaliers, and it would also deter others who coveted his top spot from rashly making a move.

He believed that once both Su Wan and Shaquille O’Neal were traded, nobody would dare challenge him again.

"By the way, Danny, there’s one more thing..."

"What?"

"I want to bring my bodyguard into the locker room!"

Thinking back to Shaquille O’Neal’s recent behavior, LeBron couldn’t help but be frightened, and he felt the need to have his bodyguard accompany him.

"What!!!" Danny Ferry’s face was one of disbelief; he really wanted to ask LeBron if he knew what he was talking about.

The NBA locker room is a special place, only allowing players and team staff, with outsiders generally not allowed in the locker room, even journalists can only enter during the designated open times.

The idea of a bodyguard following a player into the locker room was even more unthinkable.

Seeing that Danny Ferry was about to refuse him, LeBron immediately said, "Michael Jordan could bring Tim Grover into the locker room, don’t I have the same right?"

Then why don’t you go ahead and win a Championship Trophy first!

Danny Ferry roared inside, but he still had to manage a smile on his face, "LeBron, it’s not about whether I give permission or not. If you bring a bodyguard, I’m sure Shaquille would bring a whole bunch of people into the locker room the very next day. Then it would really be chaos. What you need to do now is live in peace with him, have him play well, succeed together, and ultimately make him more valuable..."

Seeing that he had been refused, LeBron didn’t say anything more and left with a twist of his body.

Danny Ferry watched him go, shaking his head helplessly.

Fortunately, it seemed LeBron had taken in his words to some extent; the cold war between LeBron and Shaquille resumed, but without further arguments, the Cavaliers gradually recovered from their "4-game losing streak," and March quickly passed.

The Cavaliers maintained a barely 50% win rate during this period.

Thus, they managed to widen the gap with the Pacers to more than 14 wins.

What does "surpassing by leaps and bounds" mean!

The Indiana Pacers continued their strong performance in March, ending the month with a record of 12 wins and 3 losses; forget the Eastern Conference, they were "a cut above the rest" even if compared to the Western Conference. Even the Mavericks were 5 wins behind them.

However, including the 3 losses in March, the Pacers had racked up a total of 9 losses for the season.

This meant that they had to go undefeated in April to make history; otherwise, the best they could do was tie with the Chicago Bulls.

This became the most attention-grabbing issue for the media at the end of the season.

Oh, and another thing that was garnering attention was...

The battle for the Scoring King title between Su Wan and Dwyane Wade was reaching a boiling point.

At the moment, Dwyane Wade was averaging 31.6 points per game, while Su Wan averaged 31.4 points, a mere difference of 0.2 points.

It was rare for the Scoring King race to be so undecided at this stage...

The last time the Scoring King contest was this intense was the battle between the "Navy Admiral" David Robinson and Shaquille O’Neal.

Both players ended up engaging in a "scoring war."

Robinson’s single-game 71 points came from this, which ultimately led him to victory.

But because of that, Robinson became the person Shaquille O’Neal hated the most.

Really, it was just a case of frustration.

Because he had every chance to take back the Scoring King title.

The Spurs’ final game of the season ended before the Magic Team’s last game. Before the Spurs’ final game started, Shaquille was also eager, ready to defend his Scoring King award, but in the end, the Spurs worked collectively to support David Robinson, who straight away scored 71 points.

If that were Su Wan, he wouldn’t just score 81 points to snatch back the Scoring King title and then say, "Is scoring useful?" if his surname wasn’t Su.

Shaquille was too timid to try, knowing he couldn’t outscore, or worried that he would come up short after trying, and thus could only angrily denounce Robinson for being "dishonorable."

And this is the so-called high emotional intelligence Shaquille.

As for the random acts of belittling Howard over a simple "Superman" title, Su Wan didn’t even bother to mention it.

In this league dominated by black players, some so-called high EQ players, like LeBron, the so-called "social expert," are really all talk. Once they’re pushed to the edge or don’t get what they want, they often make some unwise moves.