The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

The Heat Team eliminated the Pacers.

After the game, Jermaine said he would retire this summer.

"It's time. When this season finished, I realized it was time to end my career. I'm honored to end my career as a Pacers player. For me, this is the best outcome!"

Su Wan heard about this the next day.

He wasn't very surprised by the news.

This year, Jermaine is already 35 years old.

For an interior player who has suffered a stress fracture, a 35-year-old body condition is actually about the same as 37 years old.

This can also be seen from Jermaine's condition this year.

Especially in the playoffs, he averaged only 8.4 points and 5 rebounds...

It's not just a matter of falling from the peak, but directly degrading to the "water dispenser" level.

After losing weight, his mobility became the reliance for all his abilities.

So, as his mobility gradually deteriorated with age, he could no longer take on a fixed rotation role on the Pacers' bench.

At this time, if he doesn't retire, next season he'll end up like the later Haslem, becoming the "water dispenser manager" on the bench in terms of spirit.

That's definitely not something Jermaine would want to do.

After all, he won a "three consecutive championships" as a core player, even though later he wasn't part of the "second-in-command" level team structure, he was still a main team core, winning a total of 5 Championship Trophies.

Plus, he got 2 "First Team" selections, 4 times "Second Team," and was selected as an All-Star 8 times, 3 times as an All-Star starter, 4 times "Best Defensive Lineup," and he has one "Season's Best Defensive Player Award."

Jermaine is at a "Hall of Fame" level whether in terms of honors or individual achievements.

Now that he has announced his retirement, he only needs to wait for a 5-year "buffer period," after which he will immediately appear in the Hall of Fame nominee list...

Su Wan also mentioned this: "I wouldn't feel sad about Jermaine's retirement, because I know there's an even bigger stage waiting for him. I'm already waiting for the day 5 years later when he stands in the Hall of Fame speech hall, eloquently recounting our stories!"

This period was reposted by many media outlets, and Jermaine commented on this article on his Twitter: "Yes, bro, those were my most cherished times!"

Jermaine has already thought about what he wants to say.

He will start from that "three-person booth" with only him, Artest, and Su Wan present.

That was the great beginning of the Pacers!

Miami media, upon the Heat Team securing a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals, immediately brought up LeBron James for criticism: "The fact once again proves that recruiting LeBron back then was the biggest mistake we ever made. If he hadn't come to Miami, the Heat Team wouldn't have been stopped at the semifinals for two consecutive years!"

"And now, the fact that the Heat Team reached the Eastern Conference Finals in the first year after LeBron left speaks volumes!"

Cleveland media followed suit, saying: "If around 2003 we hadn't ignored other matters for LeBron, then the past 10 years should have been Cleveland's golden age!"

ESPN took this as its cue and listed those core players Cleveland traded for LeBron between 2002 and 2004.

Su Wan's name was glaringly obvious.

Barkley said, "God also hopes Cleveland ends their no-championship curse and specifically sent them an endless stream of talent, opportunities rained on Cleveland, but the Cavaliers management chose to carry an umbrella!"

The next day, Miami media still didn't cease their mockery of LeBron.

From their perspective, Miami entering the Eastern Conference Finals had already completed their mission.

After all, before the new season started, most media were pessimistic about the Heat Team, thinking they would definitely decline this season. These voices also interfered with Miami media's judgment. But in the end, not only did the Heat Team not decline, but they also had their best playoff performance in the past two years, successfully making it to the final Eastern Conference Finals.

It's like expecting one's child to score 60 points, and they go on to score 85!

In this case, the delighted Miami media's first thing was to settle accounts with LeBron.

After a round of intense criticism of LeBron, Miami media contentedly refocused on the Eastern Conference Finals with the New York Knicks.

From this reaction, it's evident how much Miami media despises LeBron James.

How intense is the rivalry between the New York Knicks and the Heat Team!

But Miami media chose to mock LeBron first when entering the Eastern Conference Finals!

Only then did they start analyzing this playoff series.

Yet from their actions, it can also be seen that they haven't let go of LeBron.

This is evident from one of the reasons why they believe the Heat Team can defeat the New York Knicks this time.

Among the numerous reasons listed, the first is:

This time the Heat Team doesn't have a coward like LeBron James!

This is also the biggest reason they hate LeBron.

Losing a game is not scary, but losing in a way like LeBron—crying due to leg cramps in the end—is something this city cannot accept!

You can lose a game, but you absolutely cannot lose morale and momentum!

This is something that Miami media has been emphasizing.

You can lose a game, but you absolutely can't lose that miserably.