The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

Su Wan walked into the home locker room amidst cheers, and as soon as he entered, he was surrounded by the media reporters who had been waiting for him. Then he learned about Battier's "self-exposure." What more could Su Wan say about Battier's actions?

Donnie Walsh, the contract, I told you to give the contract!

The reporters asked Su Wan to comment, and looking at some of their faces, he scoffed, "Just don't make me apologize again, that's all!"

A few reporters who met Su Wan's gaze wore awkward smiles.

These were the reporters who had previously demanded Su Wan apologize to Popovich...

But now, they very much understood why Su Wan was so adamant in his stance.

Of course, whether they understood or not didn't matter to Su Wan. A look signaled his bodyguards to start ushering people out.

Out of sight, out of mind!

Those who liked to speak on Popovich's behalf could now carry fruit baskets to visit him in the hospital.

In reality, Su Wan was well aware that these reporters probably didn't have any connection with Popovich; they just liked to stand on the moral high ground and judge others. Such people were the most disgusting.

While Su Wan was being interviewed, Vince Carter was also being interviewed.

The reporters asked him how it felt to win his first career Championship Trophy.

Vince Carter's expression was wistful.

From the moment the final whistle sounded, everything felt surreal to him.

Entering the League in '98, 13 years had gone by as he constantly pursued the O'Brien Cup.

But during the peak of his career, the trophy always seemed out of reach.

He thought he would never touch the Championship Trophy in his career, and he had somewhat let himself go, and then unexpectedly, at this moment, he won the championship!

Moreover, as a starter in all four finals games, averaging 16.5 points per game, he barely qualified as the "third leader" to win this Championship Trophy.

An even more important point...

The team he stepped on to get there was:

The San Antonio Spurs!

During games against them, he was undercut by the same player, Bruce Bowen, four times, resulting in a severe ankle injury that cost him much of his explosive power and sent him sliding down from his peak.

He had always kept this grudge in his heart.

And to think, he repaid it in the finals!

Indeed...

What goes around comes around!

Speaking to the media, he was very straightforward: "Of course, I'm thrilled to win the championship, and to defeat the Spurs to get this Championship Trophy is even better!"

Two words:

Gratifying!

At the moment, he wasn't thinking of something else that was even more satisfying:

Towards the end of the interview, a reporter suddenly asked,

"Vince, could you talk about why you suddenly decided to join the New York Knicks? What exactly did Shaquille O'Neal say when he called you?"

Oh, right!

There was that too!

A sly smile suddenly emerged on Vince Carter's face, "Nothing much, Shaq told me that if I went to New York to win the championship with Su Wan, it would prove that my failure with the Cavaliers wasn't my fault!"

"I thought he had a point!"

"And now the facts have proven..."

"It indeed wasn't my fault!"

"Because when I teamed up with Su Wan, I won the championship!"

The reporter who asked the question was stunned.

So...

It's to spite LeBron?

Alright!

Whether it was Shaquille O'Neal or Vince Carter, life in Cleveland wasn't exactly smooth sailing.

No wonder they all came to partner with Su Wan to win and prove themselves.

But now looking at it, the gap between LeBron and Su Wan seemed quite significant.

Shaquille O'Neal teamed up with LeBron and didn't win the championship.

Su Wan led an even older Shaq to "back-to-back championships."

Vince Carter teamed up with LeBron and still didn't win. But when the even older Carter met Su Wan, he also won the championship immediately in the season he joined!

Isn't that difference a bit too glaring?

Vince Carter, having satisfied the reporters' curiosity, hummed lightly as he returned to the locker room.

On the way back, he felt like he was floating on air.

It couldn't be helped; it felt just too good!

The Spurs, and LeBron...

Tonight was the night for revenge!

To describe his mood in two words, it was:

Exhilarating!

Later, he planned to invite Su Wan for a drink.

But the moment he walked into the locker room, two streams of yellow liquid sprayed onto his face.

Vince Carter turned to run, but then Tyson Chandler ambushed him from behind...

A bucket of Gatorade was poured over his head, drenching him with an intense chill and exhilaration.

Was this what a "Champion's Night" locker room was like?

Vince Carter felt wistful once again.

After thirteen years, he had finally won the Championship Trophy.

At a time when he was no longer at his peak...

Ultimately, he couldn't help but cry.

Stephen Curry quickly came over to comfort his Uncle Carter.

The sophomore, having won the championship so young, couldn't quite understand the meaning of "flowers may bloom again, but a person never has the chance to be young twice."

After the celebration ended, the group went to shower one by one, and Su Wan glanced at Stephen Curry, who was eagerly following into the shower, asking, "Stephen, any plans for the summer?"

Curry instinctively glanced at Su Wan's "Chasing Wind Red Rabbit" and awkwardly covered "Little Curry" with a towel, telling Su Wan that he planned to work on his strength training.

Su Wan then remembered that despite Curry's slim build, he was also a "muscle man," able to do 10 reps of an 80kg bench press just at the combine.