The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

"We can see he used some novel footwork on the court!"

"In my opinion, there is something really problematic about this footwork. Before it's accepted by the league, the referees should refuse to let Su Wan use this footwork again!"

"This is about fairness in the entire league!"

When LeBron said this, the surrounding journalists were stunned for a moment. Erin had just finished helping Su Wan record predictions earlier and happened to hear LeBron's response to the question.

Originally, she thought that Su Wan was being a bit too harsh when he was speaking to the camera.

Now, seeing LeBron's shameless demeanor, she immediately felt that Su Wan really understood LeBron. Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't have seized the opportunity to screw with LeBron.

This man is really shameless!

She finished the interview and on the way back, she texted Su Wan about what had happened.

Su Wan laughed when he heard that LeBron was pressuring the league and the referees on camera to ban his "unfair" footwork. He didn't ask Erin to do anything.

There was no need!

With his influence in New York, he didn't need to lift a finger—the New York Media would rush to his defense.

The next morning, just as he expected, the New York Media, upon hearing LeBron's shameless remarks, immediately mocked, "It seems that LeBron is ready to retire and become a referee!"

"But for someone who doesn't even understand whether he's walked or not, it's really questionable whether he can handle being a referee!"

"Leave this matter to someone more professional!"

"You have no right to question Su Wan's footwork!"

Some New York Media even released a recording of LeBron's conversation with Su Wan on the court. It was the one where he first mocked Su Wan with, "Don't complain about the referees like a woman, they have their own standards," but then when Su Wan turned those words back on him as he complained to the referees, LeBron accused Su Wan of personal attacks.

The recording prompted a barrage of ridicule:

"LeBron is like this, just like the black community he represents, full of double standards!"

"So is this what you mean, LeBron? Only you are allowed to call others women, but no one's allowed to do the same to you?"

"Apart from his appearance, LeBron looks like nothing but a complainer!"

"Stop complaining, LeBron, if you continue like this, I suspect we might see you in some gay bar!"

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Not just the New York Media, but New Yorkers themselves joined in the jeering.

The next day, the most discussed topic was the regular-season MVP race.

Most media treated the last night's game as a decisive battle between Su Wan and LeBron, with the winner taking the lead in the "struggle" for the regular-season MVP.

But these media people didn't anticipate Su Wan leading by so much.

Seeing the media's unanimous stance the next day, it really makes one wonder if LeBron could even catch a glimpse of Su Wan's heels.

However, for these media people, it was quite normal to have such a unified attitude.

Who could blame them when Su Wan completely outshined LeBron on the court yesterday?

Calls for Su Wan to defend his regular-season MVP title and to equal Michael Jordan's record of five regular-season MVP trophies peaked this season.

It was at this moment that suddenly some media reported that the main reason for the Heat Team's loss was Chris Bosh dragging them down:

"Chris scored only 13 points with 6 rebounds this game, but he earns a salary of 15 million a year!"

"It's as if LeBron has to carry a huge stone while competing against Su Wan, making it very hard for him to get the upper hand!"

"Everyone knows how terrible Chris Bosh's condition has been this season, so... Chris Bosh must take responsibility for this defeat!"

"This game does not represent the regular-season MVP race, LeBron and Su Wan are not on a fair starting line!"

"Trade Chris Bosh away, get LeBron a better teammate, I believe the Heat Team can definitely get better, and LeBron can surely display his true abilities in the next game against Su Wan!!"

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Even some Miami media outlets joined in the fray, unleashing criticism on Chris Bosh.

Chris Bosh's outstanding performance last season, as his games went from one low point to another this season, gradually faded from the memory of the Miami media. Now in the eyes of the Miami media, Chris Bosh was just another "high-salary, low performance" figure, a parasite to the Heat Team.

The calls from fans for Chris Bosh to leave were not small either.

And just then, a video posted by Erin on her Twitter went viral.

This was the prediction video Su Wan had recorded in advance:

"Everyone, this video was recorded right after the game!"

"You can see my jersey isn't even fully dry yet!"

"And you can also see the timestamp in the bottom left corner of the video, which I specifically asked to be turned on."

"Why, you ask? Because I have a few words I want to say to Chris Bosh!"

"After this game is over, you will surely become the main reason the Heat Team loses tomorrow!"

"Countless media will use your poor performance to divert attention!"

"And what they're diverting attention from..."

"Is simple, the regular-season MVP contest between me and LeBron James!"

"Before the game started, all media was saying, we would settle this in the game!"