The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 603 - 240 Su Wan Saves LeBron!_4

Chapter 603: Chapter 240 Su Wan Saves LeBron!_4

Steve Cohen, with a clear view of the Wall Street data, also felt extremely anxious.

As the records fluctuated, the Cleveland Cavaliers officially overtook the Pacers by the end of the month, becoming number one in the Eastern Conference.

At that moment, the entire city of Cleveland erupted in celebration, as though they had won the whole world.

It was at this same time that LeBron’s Team and the Cleveland media began to drum up support for LeBron James to win his first regular season MVP trophy.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles media were also going crazy, rallying support for Kobe to win his second regular season MVP.

Up to this point in the season, the Lakers had lost only five games, and they appeared very likely to achieve another 70-win season.

The rallying cry in Los Angeles was, "A player like Kobe Bryant, with only one regular season MVP trophy, is simply unacceptable! Especially since the Lakers have dominated as the Western number one for four consecutive years."

They had a precedent for such a slogan.

Karl Malone was able to snatch the regular season MVP trophy from Jordan’s hands and later won his second MVP, thanks in large part to the Jazz Team’s dominance in the Western Conference.

Now, the Lakers weren’t just at the top of the Western Conference; they were leading the entire league.

"23vs24!"

What was inevitable, came...

But this time, the anticipation wasn’t for these two teams to meet in the NBA Finals.

Kobe’s side didn’t have any problems.

The problem was with LeBron James.

Su Wan and the Pacers’ presence was practically blocking his path to the Finals.

Even more troubling, last year the Magic Team emerged, and they seemed to have a knack for restraining his team.

This...

How could we still be hopeful!

However, even if it was just competing for the regular season MVP with Kobe, it was still a good opportunity for LeBron’s Team to make some noise.

After all, Kobe was also one of the league’s top players.

The kind who arm-wrestles with Su Wan.

LeBron had long since been unable to challenge Su Wan in terms of honors and records, just as Su Wan put it, he only had one tactic left when it came to challenging Su Wan...

That was from the angle of being former Cavalier teammates.

But, now that he’s jostling with Kobe, does that mean LeBron is back in the league’s top echelon?

Regardless of what the outside world thought,

In the eyes of LeBron’s Team, that’s exactly what it was!

Even Bill Duffy thought it was a good opportunity for some publicity...

Poor Kobe, once again caught by LeBron and his team.

The Indiana fans were causing a stir once more.

They believed the main reason Su Wan wasn’t in the first tier of competing for the MVP this season was due to poor management decisions impacting the team’s status.

If the Pacers were still number one in the Eastern Conference, wouldn’t Su Wan be one of the hottest contenders for the regular season MVP?

Damn Steve Cohen and his team, why couldn’t they just drop dead!

Luckily, it was February, and the All-Star Weekend was approaching. As the host city, Bolis people turned their efforts towards the upcoming All-Star event, an opportunity to showcase Bolis, and the fans felt less irritated.

Su Wan once again became the "Ticket King," and this time his votes totaled nearly 4.2 million.

That was a historical high, as no "Ticket King" in NBA history had ever received such a number of votes.

It wasn’t just the work of domestic fans; a large number of New York Media helped to solicit votes for Su Wan. With a population of 6.5 million in the New York Continent, even if only one-sixth of New Yorkers voted for Su Wan, that accounted for about 1.1 million votes.

Together with the Asian community’s organized voting, it resulted in a massive 4.2 million votes!

Officially certified by the league as "historical-level Ticket King"!

Su Wan’s popularity was nearly six times the entire population of Bolis.

Such numbers were truly mind-boggling.

When LeBron James saw Su Wan’s vote count, he was stunned.

He acknowledged that Su Wan was somewhat popular, but he really hadn’t imagined Su Wan’s popularity reaching such frightening heights.

This gave him a bit of extra motivation...

What if he could snatch the All-Star MVP from him during this weekend... what would happen?

He felt he had a real shot at pulling it off.

After all, this year he was an All-Star starter, and the coach was his own man, Mike Brown!

As long as he could stay on the court for long enough, he could definitely rack up impressive stats.

Just imagine, in front of tens of thousands of fans at Conseco, lifting the All-Star MVP trophy...

Damn!

Just the thought of it was exhilarating for LeBron!

He had never looked forward to All-Star Weekend as much as he did now.

Two weeks flew by, and on February 13, the day before All-Star Weekend, the streets of Bolis were completely shrouded in the event’s atmosphere.

Countless fans arrived to immerse themselves in the All-Star vibe.

Including Zheng Xiuyan.

Su Wan smoothly picked her up and took her around Bolis for a drive, then mentioned symbolically about getting her a hotel room, only for Zheng Xiuyan to directly ask, "Can’t I stay at your place, oppa? Is it not convenient for me?"

What could Su Wan say?

An All-Star Weekend fling, every year...

Got it!

But this year, being the host, he naturally couldn’t stay hidden until the actual All-Star Game like in previous years.

And the physical condition of a girl band member wasn’t quite on par with that of a female athlete.