Champion Creed

Don't ask why the cameras always focus on an ordinary fan from time to time, because you never know when John Cage might surprise you.

Unfortunately, today John Cage neither took off his shirt nor danced.

But Roger still wanted to have a word with this enthusiastic fan.

"Oh my God!"

"No need to call me that."

"No, I mean... alright, you are God! But what I mean is, damn..." John was so excited he was almost incoherent.

Roger patted his shoulder: "I really like your dance, truly, it brought me joy and faith. I hope you can still come to watch the games often after we move to San Francisco."

"I'll... I'll try, but you know, as an ordinary person who needs to work, it's really hard to make time on game days, even when traveling between two neighboring cities."

"I'll have the team send you season tickets."

"No, no, I can't accept your gift without reason. Or rather, what you've given us is already enough. If I have time, I'll go to the Oracle Arena, with my soon-to-be-born child!"

"Hahaha, I look forward to seeing your dance in San Francisco. Good night John, enjoy the night." With that, Roger gave John Cage a signed jersey, "Here, consider it a gift for your child from me."

After doing all this, Roger continued walking towards the locker room, the sweet champagne waiting for him.

But after just two steps, holding the jersey in his hands and his mind blank, John Cage seemed to remember something and shouted: "Roger, one more thing!"

"Huh?" Roger stopped and turned his head.

"Even if the team moves to San Francisco, all of us will unwaveringly support you. It might be a taxi driver, an office worker, a high school kid, or just an ordinary sanitation worker. Whenever the Warriors have a game, we'll cheer for you, everyone in Oakland will continue to support you!

You are the only King here!"

Roger nodded with a smile, then continued walking towards the locker room.

In Atlanta, he once received such support too.

To be honest, Roger loved this feeling, as sweet as being a Champion.

Ultimately, when fans recognize you, you are truly the GOAT.

When fans call you King, you are truly the King.

Honors, stats, records... no matter how beautifully crafted they are, what's the point?

In every city Roger has been in, the fans there follow him wholeheartedly, and that's what sets great players apart from ordinary ones.

Back in the locker room, Roger was unsurprisingly ambushed.

Almost everyone on the Warriors was spraying champagne crazily at Roger.

But Roger didn't dodge, the last celebration was two years ago, and he'd been thirsty for it.

Wearing goggles, he spread his arms and mouth wide, greedily soaking in the nectar of victory.

After the wild celebration ended, Roger's day wasn't over yet.

He changed his clothes and attended a press conference with Spoelstra.

The press conference after the finals is the hardest time for journalists and players, as the games and celebrations usually end at midnight.

But since it's the last press conference of the season, everyone gets very excited no matter how late it is.

After walking into the press conference wearing sunglasses, Roger first placed a bottle of champagne on the table, then snapped his fingers. Immediately, a bunch of staff from outside brought in one trophy after another and placed them in front of Roger.

Soon, the table was lined with the Championship Trophy, MVP Trophy, DPOY Trophy, FMVP Trophy, and a very special, oval-shaped Pete Rozelle Trophy, awarded to the Super Bowl's most valuable player.

There's no doubt, as soon as Roger laid out these trophies, they attracted all the camera flashes from the journalists present.

Journalists also eagerly asked questions.

"Roger, have you already exchanged trophies with Tom?"

"Yes, you know, for a man nearing 30 like me, maintaining a sense of freshness is important. Don't get me wrong, I just think my cabinet needs some different decorations.

But I still have other FMVP trophies to bring in, and I believe I'm the first one to attend a press conference with so many trophies."

Bragging, a blatant bragging.

Roger didn't hide his desire to show off at all, "Why hide the trophies I earned with my skills? How many people in NBA history can showcase so many trophies in one season?

Just one, Hakeem Olajuwon.

He's the only player in NBA history to achieve a Grand Slam season, capturing the 1st Team, 1st Defense, MVP, DPOY, Championship, and FMVP in '94. Yes, this dominant guy beat rookie Roger, and then many people concluded: "Roger is the king of bragging."

Honestly, at that time, Roger thought the world was crazy.

But fortunately, his current achievements no longer require any defense for the rookie season's loss.

This is a pretty brilliant achievement, and if it was accomplished by LeBron James, fans would know how valuable it is.

And now Roger has replicated this, more perfectly than the Dream, because Dream was third in the scoring list, while Roger tops the list.