The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 409 - 201 Shaquille’s Final Burst_5

Chapter 409: Chapter 201 Shaquille’s Final Burst_5

Not only was his prowess on the court and his media image questioned, but even his relationships with his teammates were under scrutiny. —— You must understand, although last year LeBron faced quite a bit of criticism for defending bullying behaviors, there were also voices defending him, arguing that it wasn’t all LeBron’s fault when such incidents occurred. After all, such vices in NBA locker rooms are truly tough to manage.

Managing one meant inevitably offending another.

But this time, even those voices that had defended LeBron in the past were now silent.

Over the course of Shaquille O’Neal’s 15-year career thus far, he had only ever clashed with Kobe. And everyone knew how immature Kobe was back then; most people took Shaquille’s side.

And Shaquille acted like a true team leader, often protecting his younger teammates.

Not to mention, when Shaquille first arrived at the Cavaliers, he couldn’t stop praising LeBron, almost to the point of adulation. Now, for such a person to fall out with LeBron, it was evident just how difficult it might be to get along with LeBron. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

At this critical juncture, LeBron also officially held a press conference, ready to respond to all the questions.

He had gone through some events by now, and facing a sea of reporters today, he no longer appeared as flustered as he had last year.

Bill Duffy sat beside him, helping him prompt the reporters to ask their questions.

Having an agent like Bill, who had learned the ropes following Su Wan for two years, controlling the tempo of the questioning, LeBron came across more comfortable, and he even wrapped up with a concluding statement, "There have been some misunderstandings between Shaquille and me, leading to a deterioration in our relationship. I admit, there are many issues, and I tried to solve them but failed. However, I will remember the effort we put together this season, and we ultimately made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, which has been an incredible journey. I also respect all of his choices, and I hope that he will do even better in the future!"

This magnanimous blessing successfully helped LeBron regain a significant amount of favor in people’s eyes.

After all, no matter how harsh Shaquille O’Neal’s criticisms were, the fact that LeBron could still consider each other’s dignity in such a situation showed that his personality, even if difficult, must have some limits.

The journalists even began to suspect that Shaquille had some issues of his own.

In any case, after the press conference, the questioning voices around LeBron from the outside world had diminished considerably.

LeBron looked at Bill Duffy with immense gratitude.

He owed a lot to him for how things went that day.

Bill Duffy reminded him, "LeBron, it’s not yet time to relax. We’ve only just quelled the current controversy with the right attitude, but that doesn’t mean all is truly past. You need to seriously consider how to get along with your teammates going forward, or else it might be even more difficult to resolve next time."

LeBron suddenly felt displeased.

What problems could he possibly have?

If Su Wan, Zhu Fangyu, and Shaquille O’Neal understood their "place" on the Cavaliers, would there have been any conflict?

Was it wrong for him to not want others to challenge his status in the Cavaliers’ locker room?

LeBron felt that the continuous issues in the locker room arose because Danny Ferry always brought in a bunch of "ambitious" players to the team. If everyone were as easy-going as Big Z, would the locker room ever have problems?

With over 400 players in the League, couldn’t Danny Ferry gather 14 teammates who were both talented and had good temperaments?

He thought it was necessary to convey this message to that idiot Danny Ferry through Bill Duffy.

When Bill Duffy picked up on the undertones in LeBron James’s words, he was momentarily taken aback.

Wasn’t it possible...

To take a proper look at one’s own issues?

Bill Duffy had never found being an agent to be such a taxing job.

But there was no helping it, he did make quite a bit of money from LeBron.

From endorsements in the Cleveland area alone, it was a couple of million a year, not to mention all the politically correct various buffs associated with LeBron.

Regardless of recognizing that his employer was a difficult person, Bill Duffy had no choice but to do his utmost to meet his needs.

When Danny Ferry got the message from Bill Duffy, he wasn’t surprised at all.

Typical LeBron!

Such behavior was to be expected!

In fact, from Danny Ferry’s point of view, had LeBron initially had a more professional agent to guide him, he probably wouldn’t have developed his current personality.

Unfortunately, he chose the Goodwin Brothers, two known arrogant agents in the industry.

From them, he learned the attitude that the "Chosen One" and the "City Son" of Cleveland should enjoy all kinds of privileges.

So much so that even now, having Bill Duffy as his agent, the character traits that LeBron had developed could not be changed.

Luckily, this was exactly his thought process for the summer’s recruitment...

The turmoil in Cleveland ended with LeBron’s sincere blessings at the press conference.

And as this matter gradually subsided, the Western Conference Finals also concluded:

After a tough 7-game series, the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the Spurs with a 4-3 victory, advancing to the NBA Finals.

Su Wan versus Kobe!

The "Huaxia Derby"!

The Finals that David Stern most looked forward to...

It was here!

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