The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

Consecutively attacking the basket, he completed his offense.

He was so excited that he threw a punch directly under the basket.

But the punch hit nothing but air.

The raised elbow, however, knocked James Harden to the ground.

Harden was caught completely off guard.

He only heard a "ding" in his brain before losing consciousness.

When he came to, he saw the team doctor in a white coat sitting beside the bed, looking at him.

"Doctor, what happened to me?"

Harden still didn't know what had happened and tried to remember, but his head ached. Seeing him try to rub his head, the doctor quickly told him to lie still and not to think about it.

Meanwhile, at the Thunder Team's post-game press conference, Kevin Durant strongly criticized Artest: "It's like he's trying to kill someone!"

No wonder he was so agitated.

After Harden was taken off, the Thunder's lead was quickly overtaken.

Even though Durant eventually scored 36 points, they still lost to Su Wan and the New York Knicks.

Just when they were about to beat Su Wan, the chance slipped through their fingers, so how could you expect him not to be angry!

"If Ron gets suspended, that would be normal. He did make a dangerous move, and I have no objections to that," Su Wan expressed his points of view to the media.

He was speechless.

He had thought that now since Artest wasn't with the Lakers but with the Knicks, there wouldn't be another incident of one elbow putting Harden to sleep.

But, as it turned out...

It seemed like it was just Harden's fate.

Now, "Glazed-Eye Harden" was born.

James Harden is a very "timid" person.

Let's just say, his defensive enthusiasm was quite high at first.

But after taking that elbow from Artest, he immediately turned to glazed-eye defense.

Even on the Thunder, he often performed slam dunks, but after witnessing Paul George's leg break, he became even more of a "floor general".

However, Su Wan was certain about one thing: Artest's elbow wouldn't affect James Harden's professional career. In fact, many fans later said that Ron Artest's elbow had "opened Harden's eyes."

Of course, that was a joke.

Su Wan knew the danger of Artest's actions on the court. After finishing the interview and seeing Artest, Su Wan glared at him disapprovingly: "Can't you celebrate with a little less force?"

Artest felt a bit wronged: "I really didn't know he was next to me!"

Fortunately, in recent years, Artest hadn't really made any dangerous moves that injured people. After Su Wan came to the Big Apple City, Artest even stopped getting into trouble for drag racing and imprisonment, becoming a prime example of a "good youth". The League issued him a four-game suspension and a fine of $50,000.

The original punishment was seven games of suspension.

On March 4th, Stephen Curry officially returned. On the same day, the Heat Team was overtaken by the Pacers and fell to the fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

But that was normal, since there had been persistent rumors about discord in the Heat's locker room, which significantly affected the team's performance. For LeBron, what was worse was that under these circumstances, they had to play their second game of the season against the Pacers.

"What should we do, Richie?"

LeBron was well aware that facing Su Wan and the New York Knicks now would definitely mean a loss, and a heavy one at that.

Richie Paul said, "Maybe we could..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but miraculously, LeBron understood what he meant.

LeBron thought Richie Paul's idea made sense.

He was almost certainly not going to win the regular-season MVP now.

But if they were to get thrashed by Su Wan and the Knicks, then it would be... definitely impossible to win the regular-season MVP!

What was even more severe was that he would face a new round of skepticism.

The Heat's team atmosphere had been problematic, and the outside world was already questioning his leadership. If another wave of criticism hit, he feared the summer's sum of hesitations and conversations might sink him again.

These damn guys...

Why did they have to go against me?

Didn't the Heat play well under his lead in January?

They were just jealous of him!

Damn it, I won't put up with this after this season ends!

They deserve to miss out on the championship!