The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 79 - 77 This is a matter of great satisfaction

Chapter 79: Chapter 77 This is a matter of great satisfaction

"That was a murderous move, I am certain of it, so I don’t understand why the referee didn’t eject him!"

"I will absolutely not allow this to end like this, I need the League to provide an explanation, and the final handling!"

Ejected Popovich was already sitting in front of the microphone, angrily venting his viewpoint to the journalists below. His eyes were bulging with rage, as if he had suffered great injustice. The reporters waited patiently for him to finish venting, and when they saw the public relations staff at the side signalling that they could ask questions, a journalist immediately stood up.

Blonde hair, blue eyes, big waves—it was Erin.

"I want to know, under what circumstances did Uncle make such a dangerous move, how did he have the chance to... do that to Bruce’s leg?" She made an upwards gesture and then showed a puzzled expression. ƒreewebɳovel.com

Upon hearing this, Popovich understood immediately that it was the "Uncle Faction," and he said irritably: "Bruce is always too aggressive, he has some moves that look very big... but that’s definitely not a reason for the Huaxia rookie to hurt him like that. He was carried off on a stretcher, yet the referee called a flagrant foul level two on him, and that rookie, nothing happened to him!"

That was the point he was most angry about.

Because it made it seem like Su Wan had done nothing wrong at all!

The fault was all on Bowen’s part...

Tim Duncan also expressed his opinion in the fan tunnel: "Bruce is a good guy, some things happen that he doesn’t want to see, he is always a bit too aggressive, but that’s not a reason for him to be lying on the stretcher. None of us want to see that happen, it’s an injury to Bruce."

Not just him, Manu Ginobili and others also firmly stood by Bruce’s side, they wanted to secure justice for Bruce.

Now it looked like Su Wan hadn’t received any punishment, and that was too unfair to Bruce.

Tony Parker even said: "Bruce was just a bit overzealous in his defense, his movements a bit too big, and Uncle, he wanted to kill Bruce, that’s definitely not a move that should have been made!"

He was so angry, naturally, it was also related to Su Wan’s "trash talk" towards him.

To actually call him a leaking sports car, how could he swallow that insult.

The Spurs were righteously indignant, while on the Pacers’ side, a group of people were unequivocally defending Su Wan.

Artest said: "Uncle was just engaging in legitimate defense, he did nothing wrong."

Reggie Miller said: "Don’t tell me that when a player makes a flying kick on the basketball court, that’s a normal thing, Bruce’s demise is all because of his own wrongdoing!"

Lil’ O’Neal said: "Bruce is just reaping what he sowed, can’t blame Uncle for that!"

Rick Carlisle said: "If Uncle hadn’t reacted in time, he would have been the one carried off on a stretcher."

In front of Su Wan attending the post-game press conference, the place was filled with journalists.

Many were the same staff who had just finished interviewing the Spurs’ players, and they relayed the Spurs players’ comments to Su Wan.

Su Wan was even amused by the anger, he had never seen such a shameless bunch of people.

Others may be put aside, but even the Tim Duncan, who he remembered as honest and simple, had such words to say, which goes to show the win-at-all-costs culture of this team!

That year, Karl Malone’s kick was still too light!

"In this world, perhaps only the Spurs’ players would think Bruce Bowen is a good guy, after all, they wouldn’t be on the receiving end of the harm."

"Even if he is a good person..."

"Should I let a good person shoot me just because he’s holding a gun at me?"

"At that moment, this ’good person’s’ foot was only 5cm away from my face—I could even smell the stench of his feet! If I hadn’t reacted quickly, I would be just like Wally Szczerbiak, with a broken nose, lying on the ground unable to get up!"

"If some actions targeting to injure are defined merely as being a bit excessive, and he’s just too aggressive, then Tim Duncan, you better watch out. One day another Bruce Bowen will emerge from another team and do the same thing to you!"

"He’ll turn you into Vince Carter, who got undercut three times, into Ray Allen, who got kicked hard from behind—oh, and by the way, Ray Allen happens to be a good friend of that ’good person’—into Wally Szczerbiak with a broken nose, and into Richard Jefferson who got kicked in the groin three times..."

"Yes, these are the victims of that ’good person’s’ dirty tactics according to the Spurs’ players!"

"Are we supposed to wait until Tim Duncan is lying in the hospital with a broken leg for Popovich to start reflecting on how much wrong Bruce Bowen has done?"

"I can never awaken those who are pretending to be asleep, but..."

"We’ll see!"

"Let’s see how many people will clap in delight tomorrow when Bruce Bowen is carried out on a stretcher!"

...

Su Wan’s voice wasn’t loud, but each sentence struck the ears of the San Antonio reporters on the scene like a bell, leaving them silent and worried.

They were afraid that what Su Wan said would come true, and some player would not tolerate Bruce Bowen’s dirty tricks and take revenge on Tim Duncan.

This was San Antonio’s stabilizer; if he fell, the Spurs definitely had no future.

These words quickly reached Popovich’s ears, which made him wilt immediately.

Tim Duncan was absolutely his Achilles’ heel.

Moreover, what Su Wan said was his greatest worry.

He had worried more than once that another team would produce a Bruce Bowen who would end Tim Duncan’s career.

Su Wan’s words were too provocative; Popovich didn’t dare to denounce him further.

But as the saying goes, the tree wants to stay still, but the wind keeps blowing. He heard Su Wan’s words and was frightened, but the media had already printed his post-game denunciations in newspapers, magazines, and various reports. By the next morning, this incident sparked a massive amount of discussion.

Barkley was one of the first to comment on it: "The fact has proven that to fight against Huaxia kung fu, you need Huaxia people. Uncle’s block was just too cool. Bruce used Huaxia kung fu against a Huaxian, and that’s why he ended up on the stretcher!"

Bill Walton said: "Let’s talk about what happened before this incident; the same move from Bruce Bowen broke Wally Szczerbiak’s nose, and he couldn’t get up off the ground, leading the league to impose a $100,000 fine. That’s a lot of money for ordinary people, but for the Spurs, it isn’t an unaffordable fine. Don’t be surprised I said this; if all the fines had to be paid by Bruce Bowen himself, then what he earns would not be enough to cover the fines. Let’s go back to this incident; the reason for Greg’s fury is because this time, the one lying on the ground is not a player from another team, but Bruce Bowen!"

Then more players expressed their views on the incident.

Vince Carter spoke without mincing his words: "Bruce Bowen got what he deserved, and Uncle has no issues at all." In truth, he himself wanted to do the same; when Bowen undercut him for the third time, injuring his ankle, he had wished to beat Bowen up but didn’t succeed. He truly didn’t expect to receive such great news this early in the day.

Ray Allen, always the gentleman and someone who knew Bruce Bowen and his family since childhood, still sided with Su Wan when interviewed by reporters: "Bruce should have anticipated this day coming. If he doesn’t change his ways, his end will only be worse."

Richard Jefferson said: "I’m going to open a bottle of red wine and celebrate this good day."

Just as Su Wan said, most people, upon hearing about Bruce Bowen’s injury, couldn’t help but applaud. It was a highly satisfying turn of events!

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