The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him! -
Chapter 632 - 246 Decision Gate_3
Chapter 632: Chapter 246 Decision Gate_3
Although I don’t know what grudges they had, it is evident that Su Wan absolutely despised Morey.
In the third year of their collaboration, Tyrone was very clear that the thing Su Wan hated the most was people treading in his "minefield," even if it was just a probe!
As Su Wan and Tyrone arrived in Los Angeles, the usually calm media suddenly exploded with "explosive" news...
From a small website, a sensational story broke:
LeBron’s mother, Gloria, was involved with Cavaliers player Delonte West.
Once this news was released, it immediately provoked major media outlets to republish it, quickly becoming a hot topic all over the United States.
At this time, former Rockets star Murphy stepped forward:
"This is not a rumor. Unfortunately, my sources tell me it is true. My sources learned through precise means that besides LeBron being kept in the dark, everyone else knew about it."
In other words, everyone on the Cavaliers willingly watched West sleeping with LeBron’s mother.
The media went into a frenzy.
Tyrone also learned about the incident, and he told Su Wan immediately.
Su Wan was someone who really disliked LeBron.
But he believed that LeBron was a person with principles.
He wouldn’t use his own mother as a shield.
Let alone the fact that LeBron always claimed in front of the media how much he loved and appreciated his mom.
However...
What Su Wan didn’t understand was that at this time, LeBron should have come forward with his mother, quickly held a press conference, and clarified all the rumors.
But until West spoke up, claiming these events were fictional, and Gloria also denied these occurrences, LeBron’s side made no statements, instead allowing these voices to grow hotter and hotter.
This didn’t make sense.
Additionally, Su Wan had doubts about what Murphy claimed.
If it was as he said, that all other Cavaliers knew, then how could LeBron possibly not know?
Wouldn’t Vallejo, that "loyal dog," tell him the first chance he got?
That was the second thing that puzzled Su Wan.
More importantly...
If it’s true that the other Cavaliers kept this from LeBron, weren’t they basically isolating LeBron?
What a bold assertion!
Who didn’t know that LeBron was the most beloved team leader among his teammates!
Thus, putting all these illogical situations together, the only conclusion Su Wan could come up with was:
LeBron’s team was using his mother as a scapegoat to facilitate his departure!
At least that was the rumor circulating about his leaving the Cavaliers at the time.
And everyone’s view of this incident was simply sympathy.
It was thought that since LeBron had an unreliable mother and a bunch of unreliable teammates, it was quite understandable that he wanted to leave.
Actually, up to this point, LeBron’s team’s plan to leave the Cavaliers was quite perfect.
Sympathy is the best leveraged public sentiment in the world.
However, the problem arose when they arranged a "nationwide live broadcast," which was essentially kicking open a "powder keg." Who cared then whether his teammates had slept with his mother or not!
Criticism came from all directions.
Of course, that’s a story for another time.
Currently, the "Mommy Gate" incident had just broken.
As for what they would do next, Su Wan could only wait and see.
Over the next two days, the biggest hot topic in the media was still the "Mommy Gate" incident.
At this moment, Su Wan truly felt that being LeBron’s teammate was tough, and being his family wasn’t any better.
If claiming his wife had his child at 17 and didn’t marry for years was considered normal in the United States,
Then having his son endure sudden heart attacks for his "father-son basketball" moment, enter the Lakers, and even call him "goat" was just absurd.
Even though Su Wan wasn’t a father yet, he knew if his child had a heart condition and he was fabulously wealthy, even killing his son’s so-called "dream," he would absolutely not let him touch a basketball again.
Of course, if this heart condition occurred only occasionally, as from taking strong medications that the heart couldn’t handle, well...
Su Wan found it even more incomprehensible!
How much must one hate their own son, to give him a "heart condition" just so he could play in the NBA!
That wasn’t just tragic, what else could it be?
Seeing LeBron’s later "father-son basketball" script, what Su Wan saw was only Bronny’s bitterness and sacrifices.
Achievement was about his "old man’s" various publicity topics.
Thinking about this, Su Wan could understand why LeBron could so righteously "suck" the life out of his teammates.
If he couldn’t spare his own mother or son, using them as stepping stones for his career, how could he care about teammates with no blood relation?
The teammates shouting "brothers," could they be more precious than blood-related family?
From this, one could see that LeBron truly was an utter "self-interested perfectionist!"
Until June 29, news from the league gradually turned to Su Wan touring Los Angeles, meeting with Lakers owner Old Bass and the general manager of the Clippers, "Mr. Baylor."
Then Su Wan left Los Angeles for Chicago.
And at that time, it turned to July 1.
Typically, on the first day the free market opened, it should have been a day filled with major transactions flying everywhere.
Especially this year, where many "superstar" contracts were expiring, it should have been an even wilder scene.
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