Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters-Chapter 1130 - 626 It’s Time

Chapter 1130 -626 It’s Time

Yu Fei’s harsh criticism of LeBron has stirred up the public.

For the new generation of fans, this is the first time they have seen the GOAT attack someone so directly.

They are familiar with the GOAT who has secured the top spot in history, where each step forward increases the difficulty for those who follow.

Since he is the GOAT, he should have the grace not to embarrass others.

However, as for grace, Yu Fei admits he has little. He still vividly remembers those who offended him over a decade ago.

The reason he hasn’t lashed out at them is only because those accounts have already been settled, and most of those people have retired.

His firing at LeBron this time was purely spontaneous. If there’s any significance to it, it just shows that Yu Fei’s relationship with LeBron has not improved.

Yu Fei still hates LeBron as much as before.

As Yu Fei took the initiative to set the tone, NBA media quickly went into a frenzy.

In the age of social media, the biggest difference from the past is that every word and action of a player is deconstructed from various angles.

The news media deconstructs it, then television media, then self-media, and finally those players who do podcasts, while fans are forced to accept these varied sources of information to get closer to the truth.

Regardless, the public opinion once again bombarded LeBron.

As Stephen A. Smith said on his ESPN show: “It’s hard to imagine now that LeBron was once considered Frye’s equal. To compare them now would be an insult to Frye. Over the years, Frye has become the GOAT, and as a person LeBron may have grown a lot, but as a basketball player, he has not advanced for a long time.”

As a prominent figure for ESPN, Smith’s comments had a profound impact on public opinion.

Then there was Bill Simmons, another media celebrity formerly at ESPN, who recalled an old story on his podcast.

When LeBron was in the draft, someone praised his mother Gloria for giving birth to him at 16 and raising him alone, calling it a great American story. At that time, Simmons, who had a “Draft Diary” column annually for fans, mocked in his 2003 NBA draft diary: “What about those parents who stay together, work hard, raise their children, and send them to school? Since when did DNA, not practicing birth control, and luck become ‘the great American story’?”

Simmons revisited this not to whitewash his past comments but to reflect that Yu Fei was the one who criticized him the harshest back then.

“People now can’t believe Frye and LeBron were once very close.”

LeBron is doomed to have a terrible year-end.

What’s worse, he will celebrate his 32nd birthday in a few days.

At the same time, it is also Yu Fei’s 34th birthday.

Last year at this time, Yu Fei lost the game on his 33rd birthday.

This year, he is determined not to repeat the mistake.

However, their opponent is the San Antonio Spurs, shrouded in fog.

Duncan’s retirement had a significant impact on the Spurs; their interior strength declined to the lowest, turning them into a team reliant on perimeter players.

Fortunately, Paul George and Kemba Walker have grown into stars.

The pain of Duncan leaving the team still troubles San Antonio People tonight.

Yu Fei occasionally coaches George, while Antetokounmpo and Jokić completely disrupt the Spurs’ interior.

On the night of GOAT’s 34th birthday, the Clippers are determined to win.

Eventually, they triumphed on the road with a score of 133 to 115.

Yu Fei no longer has to face defeat on his birthday night, and this victory makes him even happier than the Christmas Day victory.

“I like these kinds of games,” Yu Fei said, “This kind of victory makes one want to keep going. For me, the best birthday gift is a win. I haven’t received this gift in the past few years, but today is different.”

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Then, a reporter asked a trivial question: “What do you think about this year’s reform of the All-Star voting?”

Yu Fei joked, “Unless it’s going to cause me to miss the All-Star, I don’t care.”

The current NBA commissioner Adam Silver is a visionary person who likes to integrate his philosophy into the NBA.

However, his ideas are not always well-received, such as the short-sleeved jerseys he once pushed, which were mocked by countless players.

In recent years, Adam Silver has focused on reforming the All-Star weekend.

First, changing the gameplay, then allowing big men to participate in the three-point contest and skills challenge, but these kinds of slight changes are just trifling unless he lets Stephen Curry participate in the dunk contest—as Jordan once participated in the three-point contest avoid the dunk contest and scored hilariously low—no one would really take these minor changes seriously.

But this time, Adam Silver got serious.