Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters-Chapter 392 - 254 A Narrow Road for Enemies
Chapter 392: Chapter 254 A Narrow Road for Enemies
James faced more criticism for declining to participate in the dunk contest due to an unrecovered ankle injury than Yu Fei had imagined.
Moreover, the reasons the experts criticized James made Yu Fei unable to suppress a chuckle.
“If LeBron aims to surpass MJ, then participating in the dunk contest is something he should do.”
Alright, everyone knows Jordan participated in a few slam dunk contests, but surpassing Jordan surely doesn’t require a slam dunk contest championship, does it? It’s not even a blip on Garnett’s resume.
Instead of setting up pie-in-the-sky goals like surpassing Michael Jordan, it would be more practical to question why James can play in the All-Star Game but not in the dunk contest, or to offer some incentives from the League, like you’d feed fruits to monkeys at the zoo. NBA athletes entertain the public with their dunks, so naturally, there should be some sweeteners, like establishing a seven-figure prize for the champion.
If there were such a reward, Yu Fei wouldn’t dare say for others, but those with decent physical abilities who usually don’t have a chance to show off would definitely want to duke it out in the dunk contest.
The incident that happened with the Bucks this year made Yu Fei crystal clear about the power of money; as long as the prize money is high enough that even star players can’t ignore it, there will naturally be masters participating.
Otherwise, there will only be more and more stars like James, who’d rather trigger the injury cheat code to refuse the dunk contest, and those like Yu Fei who only wish to amuse themselves in the three-point contest.
After meeting James, Yu Fei went to look for Iverson.
Lately, Iverson might be described as joyfully spirited due to a happy event.
Last year he agitated for a trade, the team couldn’t finalize one, so as a placation they traded for Kenyon Martin’s right for half a season.
Then, when the season ended, Philadelphia and Iverson had a love-hate relationship for many years, they were inseparable. Without a spot for a bruiser like Martin, he didn’t like playing in Philadelphia, so he left.
The 76ers drafted Iguodala, but did nothing on the free agent market, which pissed off Iverson again, forcing another trade request.
This time around, the 76ers still couldn’t get rid of Iverson, and the same old story from last year began anew.
This year, the player they got seemed much more of a big name than last year’s Martin, being one of the league’s best power forwards, Chris Webber.
Moreover, Iverson could rest easy this time; Webber wasn’t likely to leave, having a huge, long contract, nearly impossible to move.
There’s just one problem: Webber is one of the best power forwards in the league when he’s healthy, but he was traded because he’d rarely been healthy since 2002.
Webber often needed major repairs, and the King managed to maintain the running of their Princeton offense with the rise of players like Brad Miller, even forming a new tacit understanding to the point that Webber, once he returned, couldn’t fit in at all and eventually got traded.
Iverson had limited understanding of this; he only knew Webber was much stronger than Martin, and he still had a lot to offer in Philadelphia.
Yu Fei and Iverson attended a Reebok event.
After the activities, a delighted Iverson decided to treat.
Yu Fei was taken by him to a Michelin three-star restaurant, but there weren’t just diners there, there were also a few NBA players.
Like Kevin Garnett.
Iverson approached with a typical Black handshake and greeting, “Bro, how’s it going recently?”
“Yo, I’m good, except for wanting to kill David Stern, everything’s great!” Garnett’s remark immediately awakened the gossip spirit within Yu.
Yu Fei asked, “What happened?”
“Because of a sore knee, I originally didn’t want to come to Denver.” Garnett said grumpily, “But the league office told me if I miss the All-Star game due to injury, I must also miss the next five regular season games for the same reason after the All-Star weekend.”
Yu Fei was surprised that the league was that strict. Was this still the NBA he remembered that allowed stars to rest at will?
“What is this, a disguised suspension?” Iverson said with disgust, “Those old guys are always up to this kind of stuff!”
Yu Fei joked, “A suspension is a suspension, what’s the big deal, just take it as a vacation for yourself.”
“If I wanted to give myself a vacation, I’d just charge into the stands and find an annoying spectator to beat up.” Garnett seemed to be stirring up some unpleasant memories for Yu Fei.
He achieved his goal, indeed, as scenes of Sprewell choking someone flashed through Yu Fei’s mind.
“Don’t provoke him,” Iverson warned kindly, “be careful he might get back at you for personal reasons, with your knee injured, how can you stop him?”
Iverson’s warning was timely, and Garnett immediately remembered how Shaq had been bullied by Yu Fei in recent years.
But speaking of this made him want to rib Yu Fei even more.
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“This year you and Shaq are teammates, how many balls do you plan to pass to him?”
Yu Fei said villainously, “No ball, but I don’t know if he eats shit?”
“Man, we’re in a Michelin Restaurant, can you not talk about that, we are all gentlemen here!”
Initially, Yu Fei just wanted to have a simple meal, but Iverson ordered many dishes, especially picking the most expensive ones on the menu.
This left Yu Fei with no choice but to stuff himself, definitely breaking dietary regulations for the day.
But considering the meal’s bill was upwards of ten thousand US dollars, breaking the rules was fine.
Moreover, Iverson was treating and wouldn’t let Yu Fei and Garnett go Dutch, ready to fall out with anyone who suggested it.
“Bro, aren’t you too lavish, can you sustain this after retiring?” Garnett asked kindly.
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