The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

With her back against Su Wan, she priced her offer at 20% to 30% higher than her competitors!

The next day, the Heat Team lost to the Pacers, and photos of Chris Bosh arguing with LeBron on the bus quickly spread.

Even without audio like a video, the photos clearly showed Chris Bosh, being pulled back by Wade, pointing and saying something to the last row.

Standing in front of the last row of seats was LeBron James, his hands spread in bewilderment.

At this moment, Su Wan suddenly realized that the effect of his last "prediction" video was not just what he had said, it was that simple.

It also pushed the Heat Team's locker room atmosphere into the spotlight, from now on, the entire League would be paying extra attention to the Heat Team's locker room.

Even a simple photo like this could cause such a stir...

It could spark a very large debate.

LeBron quickly responded with his classic rhetoric, "This is just the kind of argument that happens on any team, Chris Bosh and I have no problems!"

Erin really wanted to retort, "LeBron, you may not realize that every teammate you've said you have no problem with ended up having big conflicts with you."

But, wanting to have the chance to see more live fun in the future, she chose to remain silent.

Still, she posted this snarky comment in her report on the incident.

Chris Bosh's response to the question was somewhat suggestive, "We've made our positions known on some issues, and we've come to understand each other's thoughts!"

This sounded like an open and honest discussion.

If that was the case, then it was understandable that the words might have been a little heated.

But some veteran journalists noticed that Chris Bosh had not mentioned the final outcome, meaning...

This was not an open and honest discussion, but more like a conversation setting boundaries.

The parties made their positions known and let the other know their limits.

If that were indeed the case, then the relationship between Chris Bosh and LeBron would be very delicate.

Reporters inquired with Vince Carter, Bosh's former boss, about the matter.

Carter said, "He's no longer the rookie he once was; I believe he has the ability to state his position and that kind of team status."

This was almost indirectly confirming the reporters' speculations:

Chris Bosh was indeed setting boundaries with LeBron.

As for why he would do that...

One could only say that the debts from his time on the Cavaliers had to be settled one by one.

The discomfort that LeBron had once caused Vince Carter, now that he had the chance, Carter intended to return all of it.

The Miami media reached peak levels of concern regarding the Heat Team's locker room ambiance.

Especially after the Heat Team started alternating wins and losses, dropping to a 50% win rate, which frightened them even more, lest the Heat Team's locker room explode with internal conflict one day.

Finally, before the All-Star weekend, the Heat Team had a record of 5 wins and 5 losses in 10 games, and it looked like they were about to drop to the third position in the Eastern Conference.

This was normal; even though it was now February, the League had only played about twenty-something games. If the Heat Team kept losing like this, the Pacers might soon surpass them for the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference.

Under the pressure of Eastern Conference rankings and records,

during the last two games for the Heat Team, there even surfaced some rumors, media claimed "LeBron's leadership is not as good as Chris Bosh's," and "The Heat Team should quickly change direction, using Chris Bosh as the core and moving LeBron back to the bench"...

Fortunately, the All-Star weekend arrived, bringing a temporary halt to these media voices.

On the New York Knicks' side, since their victory over the Heat Team, their momentum had slipped a bit, mainly because Stephen Curry suffered an ankle injury.

Looking at it now, it's a very common thing for Stephen Curry to be ruled out for the season due to an ankle injury:

The season's schedule was truly grueling!

With such a grueling schedule, and Stephen Curry being so harsh on his ankles with his moves, these two factors combined, it would be abnormal for Stephen Curry not to suffer a serious ankle injury.

Even though this time, Curry changed his power style, he still couldn't escape the fate of injury.

But this time, a major injury turned minor, requiring only a four-week rest before returning.

One month is rather long considering this season's schedule—from December 25 to April 15, is just 4 months in total. Stephen Curry's rest effectively spanned a quarter of the season.

However...

Compared to being ruled out for the season, a month's injury break was completely acceptable.

Little Thomas replaced Stephen Curry as the Point Guard starter for two days.

The result was entirely different.

Ultimately, the Knicks suffered their first "back-to-back" loss of the new season.

Mike D'Antoni, Tyronn Lue, and Mike Ma, "The Hidden Dragon and Rising Phoenix" plus "Xu Shu," discussed all night and made a strategy shift, moving Su Wan to Point Guard and Ray Allen to two...

Their firepower became fierce again, and in the next 7 games, including 2 "back-to-backs," the New York Knicks only lost 1 game.

Barkley exclaimed, "It's such a pity," If this had been a full season, this season's New York Knicks might have been able to challenge the NBA's all-time best regular-season record.

The New York Knicks finished all the games before the All-Star weekend with 7 wins and 2 losses.