"Your daddy is back!"
When Carrell reported this with his consistently clear and resonant style, it instantly sparked a heated discussion among netizens.
Boston fans directly cursed Hansen’s ancestors for eighteen generations, and Hansen’s "haters" rating soared.
The Celtics are one of the most well-known teams in the league—Hansen’s collective mocking drew full-scale wrath.
However, what Hansen hadn’t expected was that many netizens showed up in his social media comments to support him.
One of the comments made him burst out laughing:
"Hansen is your daddy. When you send regards to his family, does that mean you’re also saying hi to yourselves?"
If you didn’t know better, you might think it was him fighting back on an alt account!
Well, you have to say, thanks to the unique city of Boston, the Celtics have made plenty of enemies in the league.
An enemy of an enemy is a friend, right?
But the Cavaliers have the home-court advantage— the first two games of the second round are in Cleveland; Boston fans, no matter how angry, have to hold it in for now.
The day before the second round began, the league announced the 2009-2010 regular season MVP.
James received 120 out of 123 first-place votes, with a 39% vote share, beating Durant (19%) and Kobe (18%) to become the season MVP.
This marked the second consecutive year that James had earned this honor.
It also made him yet another player to win back-to-back MVPs after Russell, Chamberlain, Jabbar, Moses Malone, Bird, Jordan, Duncan, and Nash. The rıghtful source is 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝙣𝙚𝙩
James’ MVP was a foregone conclusion since the Cavaliers topped the league.
But Hansen’s reaction to the voting results was: James truly is the media-voted god.
Durant not only became Scoring King this season but also led a last-place team from the West with 23 wins to 50 wins and a playoff berth; in the East, that’s a fourth-place result.
Kobe goes without saying—the Lakers faced numerous challenges this season, with him single-handedly carrying the team in many games.
Due to the record issue, they certainly can’t win MVP, but they obviously deserve more votes.
At today’s practice, James showed up with a smile that not even an AK could suppress.
Just yesterday, Windhorst had published an article on ESPN titled: "James joins Jordan as back-to-back MVP."
Do they even understand what journalism is!
Previously, to build up and criticize James, Hansen compared James to Jordan, attracting huge controversy. He didn’t expect it to open up James Team’s energy channels.
Now that they had a chance, they’ve already started matching up with Jordan.
Once practice started, James seemed a bit overexcited, especially during the full-court scrimmages, frequently executing slam dunks.
It was clear that, although he had an injury scare in the first round, thanks to his incredible physical condition, he recovered very quickly.
However, after one dunk, James frowned, holding his right elbow as he left the court.
And after communicating with the team doctor, he left the training facility.
Looks like it’s joy followed by sorrow.
It seems that the Cavaliers’ prospects for the second round are indeed shadowed.
That evening, Windhorst published another quick article on ESPN: "James suffers serious right elbow injury in the first round."
What makes a competent personal team, huh?
If they lose, it’s because of injury; if they win, why talk, line up next to Jordan again!
However, after reading the report, Hansen saw an opportunity.
Though he didn’t play in the first round, he sat courtside and watched the entire series.
James’ desire to control the ball in the playoffs is much greater than in the regular season.
Jamison was also in top form in the first round, scoring over 15 points in all five games, with three 20+ point performances, and scoring a team-high 24 points in the last game.
But in these five games, he only had one game with more than 15 shots.
Clearly, James wants both the championship and the stats.
Now with James injured, although not to the extent of missing play, he’ll likely reduce ball-handling, which is an opportunity for Hansen.
The early matchup between the Cavaliers and the Celtics is the most anticipated game of the playoffs’ second round—a perfect stage for enhancing personal abilities and influence.
The following day, Quicken Loans Arena was packed once again, with reports even suggesting that ticket prices had skyrocketed to several times their value—tickets were scarce.
It’s impossible not to mention the grudge between the two teams from two years ago. That season, the teams battled for seven games, with the Cavaliers narrowly defeated by five points in Game 7, leaving the fans inconsolable.
Now, two years later, as the teams face off again, the fans could only say: Two years, a full two years, do you know what I’ve been through?!
James’ right elbow was outfitted with a brace; during the pre-game warm-ups, he shot a few baskets and consistently missed.
This type of injury affects shooting touch the most.
After the warm-up, the arena moved on to the opening ceremony.
When Hansen was the first to appear, mimicking his iconic jersey-shaking move, Quicken Loans Arena erupted into frenzy.
Playing against an experienced team like the Celtics, strength is one aspect, and momentum is another.
Previously, the Cavaliers were not much weaker than the Celtics in terms of strength but always seemed to be suppressed in terms of momentum.
That classic photo from back then released by James Team, showing James fighting alone, surrounded by four Celtics—
The moment that picture was released, James’ reputation soared, but the morale of the entire Cavaliers plummeted to rock bottom.
But now, with Hansen’s arrival, the situation is completely overturned.