His dazzling average of 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists per game, at this moment in their eyes, no longer seemed so full of promise.
They began to agree with what Su Wan had said:
"This is still a high schooler who needs to grow, just wearing a self-made data crown that made them mistakenly believe ’the true king has come.’
In the TNT studio, Barkley’s smile was full of irony.
In the ’90s, such a scenario was rare. When the game entered garbage time and the opponent courteously pulled their main players, they too must quickly substitute all their main players, especially the Absolute Core, to prevent the other side from getting tough and bringing back the main players to create an even uglier score.
That was the rule of the world.
He didn’t know why Su Wan hadn’t done that; given his temper, he should have.
If he had the chance to ask Su Wan now, Su Wan would tell him, "Why do that?"
Watching LeBron continue to play on the court, performing "miraculously," was no different to him than watching a gorilla in a circus riding a unicycle.
LeBron is not Michael Jordan, and no media would try to gloss over his performance tonight.
Even the Nike-affiliated media would all be silent tomorrow, waiting for LeBron to perform well in the future, and then they’ll crazily hype it up again.
As for tomorrow...
"All channels, set up coverage for Su Wan, the youngest player to score 50 points!"
That was the directive from the highest level at Nike.
Su Wan was accepting an interview from a sideline reporter.
The reporter asked him, "What do you think was the most exciting thing tonight?"
Su Wan turned to indicate the stands behind him. Before the game, they were packed, but now they were empty, with only a few scattered people: "This, I’ve made nearly 20,000 Clevelanders go into shutdown!"
Post-game interview:
"I’m not surprised at all by his display; if you knew how hard he works, you would feel the same." — Artest on Su Wan’s 50 points in three quarters.
"He has been preparing for this game for a long time, and he won’t let go of anyone who has humiliated him, the Cavaliers included." — Young O’Neal on Su Wan’s performance.
"We all know it’s not that we’re just a little short of the playoffs, it’s that we lost Su Wan!" — Brandon Malone on the most regrettable thing for the Cavaliers this season.
"They had a stronger desire to win, were in better shape, Su Wan got 50 points, unbelievable, but what’s not to be overlooked is their team play, Jermaine dominated our inside, we couldn’t control their outside shooting, Stephen Jackson is the best shooter; that’s the reason we lost." — LeBron on tonight’s crushing defeat for the Cavaliers.
That was the only question he answered tonight, after which he left the court directly.
Most reporters were gathered around Su Wan; he was the absolute focus of the night.
Some reporters wanted him to talk about tonight’s "50 points," others wanted him to talk about the feeling of "slaying his former team," but only Erin knew clearly what he wanted to hear:
"LeBron’s performance tonight was lackluster, finishing with just 7 points after three quarters, Su, as his former teammate, once thought to become the Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan duo with him, what do you think is the reason for this?"
Su Wan laughed and said, "The reason is simple, he’s an overprotected high schooler, as a former teammate, I just gave him a lesson at the right time, and the name of this lesson is... ’People with fragile minds should never let themselves be trapped in a do-or-die battle.’"
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