The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

They probably still want to make one final sprint, hoping for a last miracle.

But the outside world has already lost faith in them.

Additionally, the Nuggets once again spread rumors in the summer that Carmelo Anthony wanted to leave, but no further information has been released...

The Western Conference has entered a wave of change, making the "giant" of the Timberwolves stand out.

As a newly formed team, they generally have a lot of drive.

Most importantly, on September 15th, the Timberwolves held a press conference, with Howard and LeBron appearing in front of the cameras together, inseparable, like they were one person. This made Minnesota's media believe even more that the combination of the "No.1 pick of '03" and the "No.1 pick of '04" would definitely work!

Thus, some media ranks them among the top three in the League, believing they will be one of the most formidable teams in the Western Conference.

However, most media haven't forgotten LeBron's past outcomes, forming a powerhouse with the Cavaliers and creating the "Three Giants" with the Heat Team.

Even in this tumultuous period, they still believe the Timberwolves are only at a second-round playoff level at best, therefore ranking them between 6th and 8th is the most common!

The day after LeBron and Howard's press conference, they saw these media predictions and were quite unhappy.

"LeBron, we must fiercely slap these guys in the face!"

"Absolutely, Dwight, when we win this season's championship, no one will dare to underestimate us anymore!"

LeBron and Howard have gathered a lot of momentum, and during the subsequent first team training game, they wanted to vent this pent-up frustration.

Dwight Howard successfully jumped for the ball, passed it to LeBron, and then shot him a "you know what's up, bro" look, quickly rushing towards the opponent's basket.

Initially, LeBron saw Howard nodding at him, and thought at the time:

All those nights at the club, those parties weren't in vain!

But when he saw him excitedly heading into the paint, threw off his matchup, waving for the ball, he immediately showed an "old man looking at a phone" expression.

No...

Shouldn't you be coming up for a pick now?

He thought Howard hadn't realized he was now paired with the "King," and smiled at Howard, saying: "Hey, bro, come on, come up here, give me a pick!"

Howard was thinking the same; he thought LeBron was just habitually playing as the "offensive core," and responded with a smile: "No, LeBron, hurry up and pass it to me, isn't this an opportunity to attack immediately with the ball?"

LeBron's expression froze for a moment; he could see Howard was serious...

To avoid the breakup of his carefully cultivated "friendship," LeBron passed the ball into Howard's hands.

After all, it's just a training game...

Let's pacify this "big kid" first!

Howard took the ball, smiling joyously.

In his eyes, this was LeBron's concession.

And he won the battle between the two!

In other words...

LeBron is already thinking about being his "number two."

"Bang!"

Howard took the ball and made a quick turn, successfully scoring amidst the confrontation.

"Nice!"

"LeBron!"

"That pass felt great!"

Hmm, Howard didn't forget to often encourage his "number two," ensuring better cooperation.

LeBron squeezed out a forced smile.

Howard's encouragement made him feel as miserable as eating shit.

The day's training ended.

Howard, who had fun playing various one-on-ones inside the paint, confirmed two things.

The first thing:

LeBron can do a good job as "number two."

The second thing:

LeBron's passing is indeed more comfortable than Little Nelson's!

"Come on, Raymond, this time it's on me, let's go have some fun!" He wanted to put his arm around LeBron.

LeBron discreetly dodged his shoulder, still smiling as he said:

"Nah, buddy, feeling a bit tired today, I want to go back and rest first, enjoy yourself!"

Howard looked concerned: "You alright, buddy?"

LeBron shook his head, but as soon as he got in the car, he immediately called Richie Paul: "Buddy, when do you think Philip Sanders might stand on my side?"

Philip Sanders was the coach who led the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals in 2004.

Later, he went to the Pistons.

This year, along with Kevin Garnett's return, he was also brought back by the Timberwolves management.

But LeBron didn't have much interaction with him.

During today's training game he was observing on the sidelines, so LeBron was unsure of this coach's thoughts.

But he absolutely won't allow himself to be Howard's "sidekick!"

Richie Paul was unusually calm, and said steadily: "LeBron, did you forget? The League is about to announce new rule changes!"

LeBron suddenly realized, yes, Adam Joke had called him before, saying something about the League enhancing "Cylinder protection" for ball handlers, a rule that further strengthens outside players!

A coach like Philis can't help but follow the version changes.

He wasn't anxious anymore.

In the following days, he followed Howard's requests, passing to him, being his "number two." Just when Howard thought he had him pretty much tamed, the event LeBron had been waiting for happened: