The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 593 - 238 He Doesn’t Understand the NBA!_4

Chapter 593: Chapter 238 He Doesn’t Understand the NBA!_4

Su Wan said, "Little Snake, since when did you become so gossipy?"

Kobe retorted haughtily, "I’m just afraid you won’t make it to the Finals, and then I won’t be able to get my revenge!"

Su Wan let out a laugh, "Then you really do need to worry, but worry about whether you can make it to the Finals yourself!"

At the end of July, Su Wan finished his special training in Los Angeles and returned to Indiana.

As for the turmoil with Bolis, it seemed to have been resolved for now.

Well...

Rather than it being resolved, it would be better to say that with the passing of time, things gradually calmed down on their own.

But any little disturbance could bring an intense backlash from the Pacers fans.

Cohen still showed no signs of coming to kowtow to him.

From this alone, Su Wan could probably guess what kind of character the new Pacers owner had.

At the beginning of August, Su Wan finally heard about the Pacers’ first summer signing; they renewed Shaquille O’Neal’s contract for 3.5 million dollars.

Then Su Wan got an update on the negotiation with Shaquille.

"I had a chat with the new general manager, and he told me that my renewal for a maximum salary depends on my performance in the new season. Damn it, I’ve played for the Pacers for so many years, and now I still have to earn my contract based on my performance during a contract year!"

Shaquille was visibly upset.

Su Wan said, "That’s how Wall Street people are!"

Less than two days after this call, Su Wan finally received a call from the new general manager.

"Su, we hope you can forgo representing Huaxia Men’s Basketball Team in international competitions, to be in better shape for the new season. You’ve played too many games over the past five seasons and really need to rest well!"

The suggestion in his tone also carried a hint of discomfort for Su Wan.

Su Wan hung up the phone without a second thought and then drove to the airport.

The new general manager of the Pacers was dumbfounded.

It was his first time encountering someone with Su Wan’s personality.

Where could he find such people in his previous line of work!

He quickly made a call to Larry Bird — he had specifically asked for his number during the last job handover, in case he needed to consult on something he didn’t understand. Like now.

But it turned out that Larry Bird had already blocked his calls.

No...

Were the people in this industry all so full of character?

Having worked as a professional manager for many years, he suddenly felt like he had hit the "rookie wall" and didn’t quite fit in with this industry.

He was very curious about how these people usually communicated.

The Asian Championship in 2009 was held in Tianjin.

Originally, Yao had been injured, and many of the main players’ form had declined, leaving Yi Jianlian to support the team on his own. They lost to Iran, breaking the men’s basketball team’s undefeated record since participating in the Asian Championship in 1975.

It was during this shameful moment that Zhu Fangyu and others on the podium were caught in the "Sneer Incident," which pained the fans.

This time, Yao Ming was present, and with Su Wan there, such a humiliating moment did not occur again.

When Su Wan met Yao at the hotel, he commented, "I thought you wouldn’t be playing this year!"

After all, the Lakers had made it to the Finals for the past three consecutive years, and Yao could only rest after June. Although he missed one Asian Championship and didn’t put on too much weight, ongoing minor health issues persisted. But he was already 30 years old, still playing in high-intensity national competitions — could his body really handle it?

Yao just smiled and didn’t say anything.

In the end, Huaxia Men’s Basketball Team won the gold medal with a perfect record, ending the Asian Championship splendidly.

Su Wan went back to the United States with 300,000 zone points and added them all to his Physical Potential Value, bringing his physical fitness to the maximum of 99.

Unless something unexpected happened, in two seasons’ time, he would be the NBA’s new "Physical Monster"!

Having just finished competing, Su Wan didn’t immediately start intense training but took half a month off. Nike just happened to schedule the "Nike Asia Tour" for him during this break.

Su Wan visited Japan again after a year, and the hugely popular Yui Aragaki appeared as a guest at the event by his side. Seeing the cheers for Su Wan from the audience, she couldn’t hide her excitement and thought to herself like Sakura,

This time, I finally caught up with Su Wan’s footsteps!

Excited, she was much more proactive, enthusiastic, and unrestrained during their in-depth exchange that night.

The next day, when she woke up, Su Wan had already left.

The next stop was South Korea.

Interestingly, Su Wan saw Gu Hara at the event venue; her group had caught attention upon their debut, and their "Mr." released at the end of July had made them the hottest girl group in South Korea at the moment.

She snuck over to Su Wan’s dressing room before the event but was stopped at the door by the bodyguards.

Su Wan was playing with his phone and didn’t notice the scene.

"Oppa!" she shouted with a whining tone.

Su Wan then noticed her and signaled the bodyguards to let her in.

"And my teammates too!"

Gu Hara spoke in "bird language," which Su Wan didn’t understand, but following her gesture, he figured it out and let the other members in as well.

"Hara, you really do know Su Wan Oppa!" one of the teammates said excitedly.

Gu Hara walked up to Su Wan, hands on hips and huffed, "Oppa, why haven’t you been responding to my DMs lately!"

Su Wan shook his head, indicating he didn’t understand.

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