The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 588 - 237: Let Their Fans Take a Good Look at What They Are Like Privately_4

Chapter 588: Chapter 237: Let Their Fans Take a Good Look at What They Are Like Privately_4

Of course, with the start of the new season, the Pacers had all the draft rights in their hands...

The show ended successfully, reaching an average viewership of 13 million, with the peak at about 17 million.

This is definitely the traffic only an ace program could generate.

You should know that ESPN is a subscription channel, discounting some of its regular users, there were still two to three hundred thousand who paid specifically for this program. Combined, that’s several million in revenue.

Plus the investment from advertisers...

This episode alone made ESPN around forty to fifty million.

Hearing this figure, the top executives at ESPN were all smiles, enthusiastically pulling Su Wan, "The celebration party is ready, Su, let’s go now!"

Su Wan pulled away from his hand, keeping his distance, "No need for celebrations. Erin will handle the communication with me about recording a second episode! As for any issues or feedback from your side, she’ll convey everything to me. I’ve got other matters to attend to, so I’ll leave it at that!"

Then he walked away without looking back.

The ESPN executive felt pretty awkward upon seeing Su Wan not giving him face, and asked Erin curiously, "What exactly is your relationship?"

Erin flashed a professional smile, "None of your business!"

With that, she too walked away.

That left the ESPN executive even more frustrated.

But he truly had no options.

Su Wan was untouchable for him, and Erin, being known as Su Wan’s trusted "favorite" in the circle, was also untouchable.

After finishing the taping of the show, Su Wan on his way back contacted Tyrone, "Buddy, I asked you to contact Tim for me, how’s that going?"

Tyrone replied, "I was just about to tell you, Tim has already made plans with other players, but he asked for their opinions, and they agreed that you could train together."

Su Wan chuckled, "Why doesn’t this guy ask if I’m willing to train with others?"

Who knew Tyrone mysteriously smiled, "Tim said, you’d be willing!"

Hearing that made Su Wan truly interested, "Who?"

Tyrone dropped the player’s name: "Kobe!"

Well, Su Wan really couldn’t refuse!

Soon after, Tyrone told Su Wan the location of the training gym:

Los Angeles, UCLA!

"Okay, book me a flight, I’m heading to Los Angeles tonight!"

Immediately, he instructed his driver to turn around and head straight to New York Airport.

The "Tim" that Su Wan had Tyrone contact was obviously not Tim Duncan.

But the NBA legendary trainer, Tim Grover.

The famous "Breakfast Club" that Jordan was part of was organized by him, and in the 2003 draft, Pat Riley selected Wade largely based on his advice.

Su Wan’s visit was to see if he could push his physical control abilities to the limits.

And also...

To have him help refine his "Backward Jump Shot" capability.

Kobe’s moves in the finals were manageable for Su Wan, except for the "Backspin," which left Su Wan a bit helpless but also extremely envious.

If he could master this move too, wouldn’t it be like "Buddha holding Barrett"?

That was also why he didn’t refuse to train with Kobe.

In the current league, the men with the strongest "turnaround jump shot" and "backward jump shot" capabilities were undoubtedly Kobe.

Nowitzki, who had perfected the "Golden Chicken Stance," could also be considered a top-tier "jump shooter," but there was a big difference between perimeter and post players.

Su Wan wanted to refine his skills by studying Kobe and Michael Jordan!

It’s worth mentioning that the Los Angeles media were thrilled when Su Wan arrived the next day.

Originally, they thought Su Wan had a lover in Los Angeles and came specifically for a secret rendezvous.

But when they discovered he was at UCLA...

They were even more excited!

The Los Angeles media all knew that Kobe was undergoing special training at UCLA.

Could it be that Su Wan and Kobe had agreed to train together this summer?

Their relationship...

Must be really good, huh?

Such a good relationship, could they possibly play together in the future?

Hmm?

The Los Angeles media let their imaginations run wild.

Su Wan also met Grover and Kobe.

Upon seeing him, Kobe’s first words were sour, "You finally remember you’re an NBA player!"

Su Wan knew right away, this was a roundabout way of mocking him for not training during the summer and doing shows instead. He responded without hesitation, "Well, you’re not my competition anyway!"

Kobe got heated immediately and pulled Su Wan for a one-on-one. ƒrēeNovelFire.com

Su Wan couldn’t be bothered with him and explained his intentions to Grover.

"Refining jump shot techniques, that’s easy..." he pointed at Kobe nearby, "There’s a jump shot master right here!"

Kobe retorted haughtily, "I didn’t say I was willing to teach him!"

Su Wan waved his hand, "Those are for people with lesser innate talent, I’m more interested in learning Michael Jordan’s mid-range game."

You...

Kobe got angry again.

This was his first private meeting with Su Wan, and he found that Su Wan was not one to mince words—well, much like himself.

Seeing Kobe still unconvinced, Su Wan stretched out his hand, "Dare to compare?"

Heh~

Kobe quickly raised his hand and then quickly lowered it.

The scoffing expression then gained a tinge of embarrassment.

Although it was fleeting, the difference was clear:

Kobe was tiny!

Su Wan straightened his arm again.

Kobe had no f**ks to give.

Not only were his hands smaller, Su Wan also outdid him in reach.

Game over!

Feeling defeated, he no longer spoke, but fortunately, Grover added, "But in terms of technical movement, Kobe is indeed more professional!"