When pride still matters

Chapter 211 There is only one person on the top

James walked from the media room to the corridor behind the scenes, looking worried.

As James' full-time personal assistant, Randy Mims, along with Maverick Carter and Rich Paul and the boss of them all, calls himself the "Four Horsemen."

They are true close friends with absolute loyalty and trust in each other.

Today, Maverick is working at Nike under the instruction of James, and Richie is learning the relevant knowledge of agents. When the time comes, he will learn from James’ agent Aaron Goodwin. took over the agency.

Seeing James frowning at Yu Fei, Mims said angrily: "Fry just regards you as his tool. Even if he doesn't fight like this, the Bucks will win! He is so ruthless It's because his new generation of sneakers has been released, this game is the best publicity opportunity, and I'm sure he enjoys the status quo very much, Bron, he."

"Okay." James doesn't want to face a steady stream of "Frye problems" when he comes to his most trusted friend. "If he doesn't fight like this, I will be very unhappy, because it proves that he doesn't care about me at all. Take it seriously."

"This is the best thing now." James seemed to understand and was no longer troubled by Yu Fei completely overwhelming him in the game. "He treats me as an opponent. This is respect for me. This is what a true friend should do." made."

Will a true friend act like a monkey and keep you in his highlights forever in front of the entire audience?Mims isn't sure.

He always felt that the relationship between LeBron and Frye was as fragile as paper.

Because both of them have the goal of reaching the top, and since Jordan has retired, Yu Fei’s way of humiliating each other is to become the best player in history.And James has been burdened with the best expectations in history since he entered the league.

Mims wants to know, when they meet on the way to the top, can this "big brother and little brother" drama continue?
In fact, tonight was almost unplayable.

The play when Frye played LeBron like a monkey left a deep impression on Mims, and he will never forget the look on LeBron's face.That look of anger, dissatisfaction, and feeling betrayed is something Mims saw on LeBron's face when he was in high school.

That's when LeBron's high school coach decided to dump them for his own future.

Mims believes that LeBron saw Frye's true face at that moment. He was not a pure warm-hearted brother, at least on the court, he was not warm at all.

On their way back to the locker room, they unexpectedly met Yu Fei and the others.

Yu Fei was followed by Tim Grover and Anthony Lawson. When he saw James, he looked surprised, "LeBron, those reporters didn't give you a hard time, right?"

Yu Fei's face caused James to have a momentary auditory hallucination. He seemed to hear those "Fry. What does the game mean to you" type questions coming again.

"Same as usual." James said with a wry smile, "You know their virtues."

Yu Fei joked: "Apologise to your mother for me. She asked me to be nice to you. I broke my promise tonight."

I don't know if it was intentional, but Yu Fei reminded James who was the winner tonight.

James forced a smile, "Don't worry, she's fine."

"Next time I come to Milwaukee, I'll treat you to dinner." Yu Fei said, "Pork chop rice is definitely on point."

James said, "Fry, I'm not eating red meat anymore."

"Oh, really? What a pity. Let's talk about it then." Yu Fei said, "Goodbye, I really enjoyed the game tonight."

Yes, the happiness that belongs to him alone.

"gone."

After Yu Fei walked away, Mims said angrily: "Bron, that guy is clearly showing off!"

"Forget it, this is Frye." James didn't know whether he was comforting himself or convincing Mims, "Didn't you see how he treated Darius like this? In comparison."

In comparison, he was beaten up in a more brutal way, but Frye did not speak as harshly as Fondalius, which shows that he cherishes this friendship and does not want to embarrass James.But as a result, James was even more embarrassed.

He beat himself up in front of a national audience, clarifying the gap between them and reaffirming that he is the eldest brother, so this game to him is like a family farce where the older brother bullies the younger brother that he loves to watch.But does this mean that the younger brother will never be as good as the older brother?

Is this a good thing?

Yu Fei suddenly felt thirsty, so he went to the vending machine and bought a bottle of soda.

"You look a lot like Michael tonight," Grover said.

Yu Fei asked back: "Tim, do you know what the least funny joke is?"

Grover asked, "What is it?"

"Someone said to a sick dog that it looks like a baby with cancer." Yu Fei said calmly, "It will never grow up."

Grover felt his scalp tingle.

"But the joke you just told is less funny than this one." Yu Fei said, "I remember I said, don't compare me with rapists. Now I will add, don't compare me with everyone named Michael on this planet. Jordan’s comparison.”

Groft wants to know whether Yu Fei hates Jordan more now or O'Neal more.

But this question seems meaningless.

For Fei, this is a typical multiple-choice question.

"Michael defeated a lot of friends when he was in Chicago," Grover said. "Charles Barkley was a friend of his, and Patrick Ewing was a friend of his. He even gave him a gift during the 1993 Finals. A lavish gift from Barkley that, although he never admitted it, I believe, undermined the morale of his friend when he faced him in the game." What Grover was really interested in was: "Are you The same trick on Brown?”

Yu Fei didn't expect that his good intentions would be misinterpreted so far.

Is there really no room for good people in this world?
What happened to the NBA?The eldest brother takes care of his younger brother off the court and encourages his younger brother on the court, so he should be interpreted so maliciously?
"No."

Yu Fei didn't want to talk nonsense and flatly denied Grover's speculation.

Just kidding, not to mention that he doesn't have this intention, even if he has this intention, is James someone who doesn't know how to play when he gets a little attention?
James' mind is far more mature than his age and is definitely comparable to his physique.

At the beginning of this year, before James entered the NBA and was about to sign with Nike, he attended a Nike party and gave the president of Nike a watch.

The watch was not expensive, but its production date was 1972—the year Nike was founded.

This is a very thoughtful gift, and you can imagine how much the people at Nike love him.

"So, you just want to have a good game?"

"Of course, what else can there be?" Yu Fei groaned, "But Reebok is very dissatisfied with Nike using this game to build momentum for LeBron."

Grover's eyes changed and he smiled: "Then they should really want you to beat LeBron, right?"

"That's what happened, but that's not why I beat up LeBron." Yu Fei said confidently, "If you don't beat the younger brother to death, why should you be the older brother?"

Grover nodded, but he said in his heart, what he said is true, but you also hit him too hard, right?

The next day, Yu Fei occupied the headlines of most sports pages in the United States.

His data, his remarks, and his monkeying with James have all become hot topics of discussion in the media.

Reebok didn't want to let go of this wave of popularity, and arranged an interview with Yu Fei that day, hosted by ESPN's Jim Gray.

This is the most influential talk show in the NBA right now.

On the show, Gray asked: "Many people say that your kindness to LeBron is hypocritical and that your purpose is to confuse him. What do you think of such remarks?"

"I feel sorry for them." Yu Fei said, "This shows that they don't even have a friend who treats them sincerely."

After watching the show, Bill Simmons, who is also a contracted writer for ESPN, sarcastically said in a column: "I would rather die alone than have a friend who makes me look stupid in front of my elders back home."

Yu Fei couldn't waste time on the aftershocks of these games.

The season continues.

I'm afraid no one can tell who has the easiest schedule at the beginning of the season, but if you want to say who has the weakest opponent, it must be the Bucks.

In terms of strength, before the Christmas game in December, the only strong teams the Bucks encountered were the Pistons, Lakers, and 76ers, and, except for the 76ers, they only played one game.

The 76ers play two games.

However, the 76ers are the kind of playoff-level team that is difficult to shake the Bucks.

This is also thanks to the small fish pond in the East. With Kidd heading west to the Spurs, the Nets have turned from prosperity to decline. In the entire East, the only teams that can challenge the Bucks are the Pistons and Pacers.

However, the Bucks' opponents are weak and their schedule is very tight. Their number of back-to-back games ranks among the top in the league, which also greatly affects their preparations.

From the end of November to the beginning of December, the Bucks suffered a wave of injuries.

First, Ray Allen sprained his knee and needed to be sidelined for 4-6 weeks, then Anthony Mason strained his thigh, which also required half a month of recovery, and then veteran Sprewell suffered minor injuries from time to time.

Three absolute main players suddenly fell on the injury list, placing higher demands on the Bucks' lineup depth.

Yu Fei's idea of ​​​​this is that he can improve his points, but this is an opportunity to hone his offensive skills through actual combat.

Why doubt Kobe's understanding of Kobe? He went directly to the third step - becoming Kobe!
从十二月初到圣诞大战前，于飞场均出手29球，场均轰下36分9篮板7助攻2抢断1盖帽。

Before the Christmas Day game, the Bucks ranked first in the Eastern Conference and third in the league with a record of 22 wins and 7 losses, second only to the Spurs and Kings in the Western Conference.

Then, they faced their Christmas Day opponent at home—the Detroit Pistons, who had defeated the Bucks earlier in the season.

However, that doesn't actually count, because Yu Fei and O'Neal were suspended for fighting at that time, and the Bucks' strength was greatly damaged.

This encounter attracted attention from all parties.

This is not only the strongest offensive team in the Eastern Conference against the strongest defensive team in the Eastern Conference (in the entire league), but it also brings with it a series of off-court grievances.

Just like Yu Fei said on the radio show before the Christmas game: "Coach Brown and I have some personal issues that need to be resolved."

(End of this chapter)