The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 445 - 209 Beyond God bringing me into this world, this is the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me!

Chapter 445: Chapter 209 Beyond God bringing me into this world, this is the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me!

Ranked second on the ESPN power rankings are the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Boston Celtics hold the third spot.

Of course, this is just one opinion from ESPN.

Regarding the "Three Giants" of the Lakers compared to Boston’s "Three Giants," there’s been a great deal of debate about which side is stronger.

It’s these pervasive discussions about the Lakers and the Celtics that have many old-school fans exclaiming that it feels like a return to the "Magic-Bird" days of the ’80s.

Indeed, what goes around comes around.

The Los Angeles media, naturally, believe they are the strongest team this year.

Kobe said at a press conference, "No team can stop this year’s Los Angeles Lakers!"

Phil Jackson also said, "This is the Lakers’ best chance to win the championship since ’02!"

And the Boston media likewise believe that, after nearly 20 years of silence, it’s time for the Celtics to take the championship.

In order to reflect the team’s fighting spirit...

They’ve described this Celtics team as "the old guard’s last hurrah!"

To be honest, this marketing strategy was very successful, to the point where many fans started calling this Celtics team "The Elder Three Giants."

But actually, Ray Allen was just 32 years old at the time, Paul Pierce was only 30, and Kevin Garnett was just 31... To say some of them had passed their absolute peak, that had some basis, but to say their trio was about a "last hurrah,"

That statement was somewhat biased.

Everyone knows it wouldn’t be their last season together.

As far as Su Wan knew, the Celtics’ roster stayed strong for at least another 3-4 years, and Ray Allen, who retired the earliest, gradually faded from the league only in ’15. And now it’s just ’07.

The true "old guard’s last hurrah" was actually the Rockets team that Barkley joined.

Boston calling this Celtics team that name was just because they thought the label of "superteam" didn’t sound nice.

Rationally speaking, Boston was the first team of the ’00s to form a "superteam," kickstarting the trend.

Then LeBron took it to another level...

You’re forming a superteam?

Then don’t blame me for "peak superteaming"!

After that, Kevin Durant upgraded it further...

You’re peak superteaming?

Then don’t blame me for taking the hardest road!

Of course, Kevin Durant played hard, and his ultimate fate was the worst:

The "Green Formula" came full circle;

His Achilles was ruptured;

No roots to be found;

Kevin Durant proved that he indeed took the hardest road.

The Cleveland media were quite unhappy with being ranked ninth in the entire league.

Last season they made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, and this summer they lost Shaquille but gained Vince Carter. The team strength hadn’t obviously declined; if they couldn’t secure a top-four, should they not be in the top six?

Now they’re just ninth?

"No worries, time will prove everything. Soon everyone will realize exactly where the Cavaliers should be ranked this season!"

LeBron made his first appearance of the new season, his massive muscles catching everyone’s eye. frёewebηovel.cѳm

He had obviously become much bulkier.

Looking at his tank-like physique and listening to his statement, Cleveland reporters only had two words to say:

Reassured!

LeBron also spoke about Vince Carter, "He’s an incredible guy. We’ve become very good friends, and I believe we’ll get along great."

Vince Carter agreed, "LeBron has been very welcoming. When I first came to Cleveland, he invited me out many times, helping me get acquainted with Cleveland. Great guy."

What he meant to say was:

This guy isn’t as bad as I thought.

If it were with the Raptors, he would say it outright, but everything that happened when he left the Raptors, along with his experience with the Brooklyn Nets, taught him to be less blunt when speaking to the media.

However, even so, the words he did speak were still what he believed.

At least for now, he enjoyed his time with LeBron.

Worth mentioning is...

LeBron James turned into a "Big Jibba," and over in Orlando, Howard appeared before the media, also transformed into a "Big Jibba"—except when he spoke, he always had the demeanor of a "cheerful, sunny big boy."

So much so that the media felt he had a "gullible big guy" vibe.

But when he spoke, his expression was full of confidence, "I feel like Superman right now, and soon you all will feel that way too!"

When he said this, Howard’s confidence surpassed ever before; his beaming smile as if to say:

I’m not joking, I am frighteningly strong at the moment.

Yet at this moment, he didn’t know that these words would attract the attention of the "Old Shark" stuck in New Jersey.

But not at the moment—currently, Shaquille just sneered at Howard calling himself "Superman," with no further response, his attention more focused on Cleveland’s situation.

Suppressing LeBron and Cleveland was his greatest motivation.

What?

You say Su Wan has also been giving Shaquille O’Neal a hard time, so why doesn’t Shaquille bother him?

How else would he be the great Shaquille?

When dealing with a phenomenon-level player like Su Wan, who was at the height of his fame and whom he almost certainly could not get back at, Shaquille O’Neal always lived by "if I can’t provoke, I can avoid."

But with someone like LeBron, he would fiercely retaliate, seizing any opportunity to mock him.

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