The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

"For example, there's Dwight Howard and LeBron James!"

Barkley was quick to mock the two of them: "Basketball is indeed a five-man sport, but more often than not, it tests the leader. When a team needs someone to score, when a team needs someone to step up on defense, when the score is tight, can that person stand up, help the team, lead the team? Role players are role players because many times they fall short in ability!"

"The Dream Team is powerful because each one of them is a leader!"

LeBron snorted when he heard that.

No wonder Barkley never got a championship!

The performance of core players is consistent.

If role players can't deliver "Super Star" level performances, then who becomes the "x-factor" on the court?

Are my stats always worse than Su Wan's?

Not by much... if at all!

Which time did my teammate not get outplayed by that guy?

Otherwise, why would I be so dissatisfied?

Minnesota looked at the two of them united against a common adversary and felt somewhat relieved.

Ever since LeBron arrived, the Minnesota media had a concern they couldn't openly discuss. But the outside world was constantly talking about it.

They were all waiting to see LeBron and Howard clash, eventually escalating into irreconcilable locker room conflicts.

It's not surprising that these media folks are just looking for amusement, especially given LeBron's history in such matters.

But for now, these "two partners" singing in harmony seemed to show a close relationship, which eased their concerns a bit.

However, thinking carefully, it seems that LeBron always gets along well with new teammates at first. But a month or two later, or after losing a significant game, the locker room tensions suddenly escalate.

This was particularly evident in Cleveland.

So they were somewhat reassured, but not completely.

They still needed to keep observing.

October 16th arrived.

NBA preseason games also kicked off.

The New York Knicks' first preseason game of the new season was played at home.

Megan Fox appeared on the sidelines, with Scarlett sitting next to her.

As soon as they appeared, they prompted cheers throughout the venue.

"This Is Streetball" had reached its 5th episode, with fans all over the country supporting and voting for the eliminated contestants in full swing.

Judging by the voting frenzy, "This Is Streetball" is practically a phenomenon-level variety show... because voting codes could only be obtained through the products sponsoring the show. Recently, these products have been flying off the shelves.

As a result, the stock prices of these companies have been continuously rising...

Of course, this "frenzy" also triggered some negative news.

Just like how, later on, domestic fans, in order to support and vote, bought milk and poured it down the drain because they couldn't consume it, similar phenomena were occurring in the United States during this period.

No surprise, this sparked some ridicule and criticism.

The United States, a place seemingly with freedom of speech, actually has critical voices lurking behind any free expression.

Especially for public figures...

If you say you prefer slimmer girls, a "female fist" will suddenly appear to accuse you of objectifying women; if you say you like to eat meat, animal rights activists will jump out and question, "Bunnies are so cute, why eat them?"; for example...

In short, freedom of speech is relative.

While you're freely expressing your views, others will freely express their opinions against you.

This atmosphere has reached a fever pitch.

This is why later on, games like LOL dare not design female characters to be fair-skinned and beautiful, and Western major AAA game characters often look bizarre.

When free speech reaches this level, isn't it essentially a lack of freedom of speech?

The number of people boycotting the show began to grow.

However, compared to the scale of attention, more people were still interested in the show.

With ESPN backing it, the show wasn't cancelled.

Instead, it rode the wave of popularity, attracting even more attention.

As of now, "This Is Streetball" has an average of over 50 million views per episode!

This is based on statistics from all over the United States, and it would be even more if it were a global count.

Scarlett and Megan Fox, with their sizzling figures on the variety show, once again took the United States by storm, becoming the "Sexy Goddesses" in the hearts of American men. Nowadays, when you do street interviews, besides "Catwoman" Halle Berry, the names mentioned most for the "Sexy Goddesses" in America are theirs.

For Fox, who rose to fame through "trophy roles," she is quite happy to deepen this image in the eyes of the public.

As for Scarlett...

At her age, her character image is already set.

She doesn't really care either.

Su Wan chatted with them for a while and then saw Ivanka arrive. She just happened to see Su Wan joking around with the two women. Su Wan immediately noticed her.

She wasn't petty about it; she smiled softly and greeted Scarlett and Fox and then sat in her seat without coming over.

Su Wan didn't continue chatting with the two women but returned to the bench.

Soon another big celebrity arrived in the audience:

"Kanye!"

When Su Wan made eye contact with him, he immediately reached out, wanting to chat. As Su Wan walked over, he said, "Hey, buddy, did you get the message I sent you?"