The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 694 - 258: LeBron’s Last Chance_5

Chapter 694: Chapter 258: LeBron’s Last Chance_5

Listening to these words as he entered the arena, LeBron looked terribly upset.

Of course, his ugly expression wasn’t only because of the fans’ "trash talk."

It was also because...

Before the game, Spoelstra had conveyed Pat Riley’s decision to him, "Pat said your current condition can’t keep up with the team’s pace, so... he wants you to adapt from the bench for a while. We can find our original rhythm, and you can also play better during the rotation period and slowly find your former self!"

"Benched?" LeBron’s face turned green, "I can’t possibly be benched!"

What a joke!

Spoelstra seemed to have anticipated LeBron’s reaction: "Pat said that if you don’t want to be benched, he could also directly put you on the daily injured list. Once you find your form on the training ground, we can discuss when to put you back in the starting lineup!"

LeBron understood what Spoelstra meant; this was putting him on ice.

"Damn it, you can’t do this to me!" His tone was slightly panicked.

He had no choice but to panic, as he had never been treated like this by management.

The Cavaliers’ management would never dare speak to him like that!

In that moment, he began to miss the Cavaliers’ management.

But the current situation was...

His fate was indeed in the hands of the Heat Team management, to be precise, in Pat Riley’s hands.

He finally understood that not every management team was as easy to talk to as the Cavaliers’. And he also finally understood what he had lost by leaving his hometown...

LeBron really wanted to just say:

In that case, just trade me!

But he was afraid that Pat Riley might agree and then send him to some backwater place, like the Bucks or Toronto. If he went to such teams, he would likely sink completely.

He finally said with a compromise, "Could you talk to Pat again, give me another chance, I will perform well! Moreover, the next game is against the New York Knicks. Give me a chance, and I will prove that having me on the Heat Team can defeat the New York Knicks!"

LeBron was reluctant, but under the eaves, he had to bow his head. He could only try hard to seize one more chance to win this upcoming game against the New York Knicks.

You should know that when he returned, he was treated as a "Savior," not only because the Heat Team wanted to get back to the number one position in the Eastern Conference but also because the Heat Team couldn’t beat the New York Knicks without him.

As long as he proved with his Heat Team, they could overcome New York, then...

Pat Riley might reconsider whether to bench him!

Whether it was his panic that made Spoelstra relent or his argument genuinely had merit, Spoelstra ultimately agreed to let him start tonight’s game but cautioned him:

"LeBron, this is really your last chance!"

LeBron expressed his gratitude with a "Thank you," then cursed in his heart:

A bunch of bastards!

He now regretted coming to the Heat Team!

At this moment, the booing suddenly turned into cheering.

LeBron’s thoughts also shifted from his recollection of the conversation with Spoelstra.

Watching Su Wan walk out calmly amidst the cheers filling "God’s Domain," his eyes filled with rage.

Damn it!

If there was a root cause for all the hardships he was currently facing, it would undoubtedly be Su Wan.

This damn guy was the beginning of his troubles.

From 2004 until now, it had been this guy, step by step, turning him into a clown, gradually falling from the position of "Chosen One." The media capital he had built up during his high school era had slowly turned to nothing over the six years of confrontation.

And Su Wan, by defeating him time and again, had actually reached a "Divine status."

Damn Huaxia people!

You too!

What made LeBron angriest was that now even his starting position was held in Su Wan’s hands.

If he lost this game, then...

He would become a bench player for the Heat Team.

From "Chosen One" to a team’s bench player.

LeBron’s eyes now full of reluctance, turned into a sentence in his heart:

Tonight, it’s all or nothing!

But when his angry eyes met Su Wan’s suddenly turned gaze, they instinctively looked away.

Still cowardly!

Su Wan was well aware that LeBron would give his all tonight. Therefore, he was looking forward to seeing how LeBron would treat him, but the result...

Unexpected yet not surprising!

The biggest problem with people like LeBron was that they lacked the courage to go all out.

Or rather, after experiencing several failures, they became more and more cautious, only thinking about how to preserve their reputation.

This was vividly demonstrated in the 23rd Western Conference finals.

Seeing that he truly couldn’t beat the Nuggets, during the fourth game of the series, he recklessly shot in the first half, exhausted his physical fitness, and then directly gave up.

And after the game ended, he immediately announced, "I plan to retire," shifting the focus from being swept.

This was LeBron, the word "cowardly" was written all over his entire career!

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