The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 99 - 93: Su Wan’s "Bumping Shoulders Trick

Chapter 99: Chapter 93: Su Wan’s "Bumping Shoulders Trick

Su Wan’s first All-Star starting journey ended with only 17 minutes and 34 seconds on the clock, scoring 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists.

He could feel Larry Brown’s malicious targeting.

After the game, as he passed by Larry Brown, he aggressively bumped the skinny old man with his shoulder.

The "Su Wan Shoulder Bump" was born.

Larry Brown was highly respected in the United States basketball circles, and he didn’t expect Su Wan to be so bold and direct with his retaliation. Caught off guard, Brown didn’t dodge and was knocked over, but fortunately, Chauncey Billups was by his side and steadied the startled old man.

Su Wan glanced at the two men, said nothing, and was ready to walk away.

"Hey, buddy, you should at least show some basic respect to Larry!" Chauncey Billups shouted at Su Wan, his dissatisfaction evident in his voice.

Su Wan chuckled and nodded, "I’ll do that after this guy shows me some respect!"

The cameras flashed wildly at that moment; if not then, when?

Su Wan’s "desire to speak" surged: "I’m the Eastern Conference All-Star starter; he should at least have asked me, ’Su, do you want to play more minutes? I’m going to keep your time under 18 minutes, is that okay with you?’ I would have gladly accepted the coach’s arrangement, but he didn’t, he didn’t communicate with me at all. It’s not my dissatisfaction, but that of the 2.13 million fans who voted me into the All-Star starting lineup."

"Enjoy this, Larry, you deserve it. I never thought this would happen, but God let it happen. You shouldn’t complain, just like I won’t complain about you ruining my first All-Star Weekend."

Billups wanted to say something in retaliation but couldn’t utter a word. He found that Su Wan always seemed to take the high ground, leaving people unable to argue back.

Larry Brown also wanted to say something, but he felt weak in the knees under Su Wan’s aggressive gaze.

This guy is a madman!

However, Brown didn’t dare to say anything in Su Wan’s face. After the game, when facing the reporters, Larry Brown had much to say:

"I’ve never seen such an arrogant rookie. He will be taught a lesson, for sure; I knew this would happen!" frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

And so, the 2005 All-Star Weekend came to an end.

The next morning, the major media reported on Allen Iverson becoming the All-Star MVP, but topping the headlines was the "Su Wan Shoulder Bump" with Larry Brown. Since Su Wan denied it was intentional, the League couldn’t do anything to him, even though he didn’t apologize.

Barkley saw the news and Su Wan’s comments to the media and commented with a sly smile, "Looks like that $50,000 fine for hitting LeBron taught the kid a lesson; he learned how to make it so the League can’t find a reason to fine him."

Su Wan shared Barkley’s comment on "Facebook" and "warned," "Charles, I think your big mouth is better suited for eating than for commenting on these useless things, don’t you think?"

Barkley took the time to comment under Su Wan’s Facebook post: You know, I’m your fan now; I didn’t mean anything by it.

Su Wan: Well, now I’m your fan too, Mr. Charles.

Besides this news, Su Wan also shared an article from the Sacramento media:

"Su Wan is the main culprit behind the breakdown of the Beautiful Kings. If it weren’t for what he said to Peja, Chris and Peja could have gotten along for much longer."

The root of the issue was the imminent closing of free agency.

The end of the All-Star Weekend was the day the NBA free agency market closed.

After this day, no team in the League could make any more trades until July, when the free market would open again. Some team’s general managers, for the sake of rebuilding the team, tax avoidance, or aiming for a better "lottery pick," would make last-minute trades on this day.

As usual, the NBA exploded with significant trades at this time, and this year was no exception; the Sacramento Kings sent Chris Webber to the Philadelphia 76ers.

As the Absolute Core of the Kings for the past 6 years, Webber’s departure signified the complete disbandment of the Beautiful Kings, a significant impact.

Many fans couldn’t accept Chris Webber leaving Sacramento, and the media dug into the details behind the trade, discovering that the Kings made this trade as a last resort. The competition between Peja and Chris Webber for the team’s lead had reached a life-or-death stage, and the management ultimately chose to keep the younger Peja and let go of the aging "King."

To this point, the events had nothing to do with Su Wan.

But then some media unearthed trash talk Su Wan had directed at Peja during a game:

How long will you be Chris Webber’s dog?

The Sacramento media believed that it was Su Wan’s remark that provoked Peja, which led to the complete fallout with Chris Webber.

So Su Wan shared this article and commented, "Yes, the Sacramento media can totally blame me for Chris Webber’s departure, and not just that. If you fall down at home, or if a bird poops on you on the street, you can also curse, ’Damn Su Wan,’ I’m fine with that, even though I have no idea who you are. But just like God blesses everyone, I can also be blamed for everyone’s problems! All you need to do is put me at the top of every list that has anything to do with me."