The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 407 - 201 - Shaquille’s Final Outburst_3

Chapter 407: Chapter 201 - Shaquille’s Final Outburst_3

He remembered getting a guarantee from Danny Ferri that Shaquille O’Neal would be traded after this game.

So he stopped pretending and laid it out, "As the highest-paid player, you really should be ashamed of how you manage your body, Shaq!"

"Ashamed? Why should I be ashamed?" Shaq seemed to have been waiting for his comeback, suddenly spirited, "Without you, I led the Cavaliers on a four-game winning streak, and without me, you’re about to be swept 0-4, admit it, LeBron, you need Su Wan, but damn, you need me too!"

"Put away your arrogant face, LeBron, I’d like to know which O’Brien Cup has your name on it! Do you even deserve to call yourself ’King’ in front of me?"

Shaq’s words left LeBron with no ability to retort.

Helplessly, when "The Shark" pulled rank, there really weren’t many in the League who could challenge him one-on-one.

Whether it was Shaq’s words or just his own lack of resilience, LeBron, who had managed to maintain a "glorious in defeat" stance in earlier games where they lost, was off his game tonight.

Moreover, Rick Carlisle saw his intention to shoulder the offense alone, and tonight’s defensive setup against him was similar to what the Spurs had done back in 2007.

They trapped him near the high post and intercepted his passing lanes.

In the 2007 Finals, the Spurs’ defense held LeBron James to a mere 35.6% shooting average and caused an average of 5.8 turnovers per game.

The Pacers’ defense had an even higher limit and added agility, making this defensive strategy even more potent.

Eventually, LeBron James had a dismal performance tonight with 6 successes out of 19 attempts, a 31.5% shooting accuracy, and committed 8 turnovers.

He ended his first trip to the Eastern Conference Finals with 15 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and an "impressive" "near quadruple-double".

Barkley shared some statistics, "Since Su Wan left the Cavaliers in ’04, he’s undefeated against LeBron in the regular season at 8-0 and the same holds true for the playoffs!"

Kenny Smith was stunned upon hearing this, "Have they really played each other that many times?"

More surprisingly, despite playing 16 times, LeBron hadn’t won a single game...

Su Wan’s title as LeBron’s bane was indeed accurate!

But wait, it wasn’t just a "bane" anymore, it should be called...

Blood suppression!

In other words:

LeBron, I am your father!

At the buzzer, Su Wan stood at the sideline, watching the Clevelanders leave dejectedly, just like last year, feeling a sense of gratification.

No matter how many times he saw this scene, he never got tired of it.

Erin captured this moment in a photo titled "Su Wan Still Hasn’t Forgiven the Cavaliers".

Then she watched as Su Wan lifted the highest honor of the Eastern Conference for the third consecutive year at Quicken Loans Arena.

This time, it was in Cleveland!

So after the game, she asked, "This time lifting the Eastern Conference championship trophy, Su Wan, do you feel any different than before?"

Su Wan replied, "No different, just wondering, Cleveland media, how long has it been since the Cavaliers touched the Eastern Conference Finals trophy?"

The answer was:

This team, established in 1970, had never made it to the Finals, so they had never touched the Eastern Conference Finals trophy...

And Su Wan, for the third consecutive year, was holding it high.

But actually...

He didn’t even bother to lift it anymore.

Like before, Su Wan consistently avoided touching the unattainable trophy of the Cavaliers, not even sparing it a glance.

This scene brought a profound sadness to the Cleveland journalists.

Because at that moment, Su Wan’s attitude toward them was the same as his attitude toward the Eastern Conference trophy.

Just then, a Cleveland journalist mustered the courage to ask, "Su, have you thought about coming back to Cleveland in the future?"

Su Wan just gave him a cold smirk; he didn’t even bother to answer the question.

The Cleveland journalists failed to grasp the real implication of Su Wan’s reaction.

They witnessed Su Wan’s dismissive smirk, but Erin saw something more... freewebnøvel.coɱ

"You really thought about this, didn’t you?" Erin asked Su Wan earnestly.

Su Wan feigned ignorance, "What?"

"Have you thought about returning to Cleveland? No, wait..." Erin felt she had missed the main point as she began a "brainstorm," recalling all the details she might have overlooked...

First of all, given Su Wan’s persona, he’d never again become teammates with LeBron.

But...

From what she knew, Su Wan did ponder the possibility.

Under what circumstances, without having to work with LeBron, could Su Wan return to Cleveland?

"Su, do you think LeBron might leave Cleveland?" Erin voiced her bold thought.

That took Su Wan completely by surprise.

Even though he knew these journalists were cunning, for Erin to deduce such a fact just from his expression was truly baffling.

"No way?"

Looking at Su Wan’s expression, Erin knew she had guessed right.

But this revelation was truly astounding.

Given that most of LeBron James’s glory was bound up with Cleveland, he was the city’s "Son." If he left the Cavaliers, the criticism he would face could drown him.

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