Chapter 268: LeBron, don't rush off, I've got some goodies in my room
Madison Square Garden was already a sea of frenzy.
Over 20,000 fans in the stands, each one looking like they'd gone mad with joy, were immersed in the euphoria of "We Are the Champions."
Bill Walton shouted, "Let's congratulate Su Wan, and the New York Knicks, for winning this year's Championship!"
Barkley also said, "Congratulations to Su Wan, for gaining his sixth Championship Trophy in his professional career."
Next to him, Shaquille O'Neal shook his head slightly, his face full of emotion, "Even though I've been teammates with Su Wan for two years and I know his extraordinary leadership abilities, I still want to say, this is truly unbelievable!"
The New York Knicks' roster this year, what sort of odd lineup is that!
This season, at least five or six teams were similar in strength to the Knicks, and some even looked more like champions.
But after all the waves washed the sand, it was Su Wan who stood atop the mountain, overlooking all the rest.
Sometimes, you just have to believe that some people are "born winners"!
What?
Had the Heat Team and the Pacers not fought twice, who would have entered the finals from the Eastern Conference might still be unknown?
But you must realize...
This is already the sixth Championship Trophy in Su Wan's professional career!
When he won his first Championship Trophy, you could question him, but now that he's equaled Michael Jordan's number of six Championships, what can you say?
Even if he really was lucky.
You could only say one thing:
It's fate!
Like the meteorite that struck Wang Mang's camp...
Luck, to a certain degree, is no longer just luck.
It has to be said the other way around:
It's destiny!
Su Wan seems to have been born to surpass Michael Jordan.
Now, with his sixth championship in a seven-year professional career, anyone would have to say:
Divinity has accumulated!
Mount Olympus has witnessed the rise of a new "Divine King"!
Su Wan stood up amidst the cheers of the crowd, with no particular action, but the cheers reached new heights at that moment.
The spotlights of the entire stadium focused on Su Wan.
The New Yorkers at the scene looked at Su Wan with frenzied eyes as if they were witnessing the descent of a "true God."
No, it wasn't just the devout faces of the New York fans at the scene.
All New Yorkers who were following the game at this moment had the same expression:
Excitement, agitation, mania...
And as they watched Su Wan on the big screen, their gazes increasingly took on the fervor of believers.
Tonight, Su Wan didn't just solidify his "divinity," but also his title as "King of New York."
From 1972-1973, when they secured their second Championship, the closest this city came to another championship was in the years 1994, and 1999. Ewing led the Knicks to the finals, but in the end, both attempts were called Kobe's "greatest failures."
New York always failed to win a third championship.
But now...
The 2010-2011 season!
The 38-year "no championship" drought was broken by Su Wan, and New York finally secured the third Championship for the team.
It wasn't easy, not easy at all!
Older fans shed tears of excitement unconsciously, looking at Su Wan with gratitude in their eyes.
The newer fans were more excited because this Championship marked the beginning of the New York era!
They were utterly convinced that Su Wan would bring more than just one Championship to New York...
Aside from New Yorkers' inherent confidence, there was another important point:
If Su Wan could lead the team to a championship this season, what about next season, when these rookies have gone through the crucible of the finals and become steadier players? Wouldn't that be like adding wings to a tiger?
Amid all the cheering, Su Wan put on the champion T-shirt representing New York and then waited with his teammates for David Stern and the Championship Trophy to enter.
While waiting, one could see the excitement of rookies like Stephen Curry, Danilo Gallinari, and Paul George. They hugged each other, and Paul George even timidly gestured to Su Wan, asking if he could get a hug, too?
Even after a whole season, Su was still untouchable in his eyes.
Su Wan just patted his hand: "Paul, this isn't personal, but when you have as many Championships as I do, you'll understand why I'm not excited!"
Paul looked even more timid.
But Su Wan's showy demeanor seemed like a stamp, etched in his brain.
Even now, Paul George couldn't imagine what sort of player he'd become.
But at this moment, he had a vague outline of his future self in his mind:
He wanted to be as compelling a player as Su Wan.
That was just too cool.
"Congratulations Su Wan, on winning another Championship Trophy!"
"Mr. Commissioner, I hope your congratulations are sincere!"
David Stern approached Su Wan with his blessings, and upon hearing Su Wan's teasing, he laughed with a bit of bitterness in his sound.
Su Wan had hit the nail on the head.
He was happy to see Su Wan become another legend, yet he didn't relish Su Wan's success to this extent.
Kobe said upon his retirement that if people remember him as just a basketball player ten or twenty years after he retires, it would be a failure.
For David Stern, it was probably the same.
If, ten or twenty years after he managed the League, fans still thought of Michael Jordan...
He would feel it was his failure.