The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

Time really flies!

Now even this kid has reached such a moment...

Kobe's expression was gloomy. As soon as he landed, he chased after the ball. Hearing the buzzer sound, he slowly came to a stop.

Fxxk...

He angrily tugged at his collar, lowered his head, and walked towards the players' tunnel.

He didn't say goodbye to Su Wan.

But Su Wan understood.

In such a critical moment, being defended like that, with Kobe's pride, he indeed needed some time to digest the incident.

The magnanimous Su Wan chose to forgive and then pulled aside a Los Angeles reporter, saying: "Pass a message to Kobe for me, at his age, there are indeed many things he could do before that he can't do now. Tell him not to be too upset, he'll get used to it in time!"

The Los Angeles reporter looked at Su Wan with an innocent face.

He didn't dare to provoke Kobe at such a time.

Additionally, Chris Paul also left the scene, cursing under his breath.

He was dissatisfied that he didn't touch the ball in the final moment.

As the point guard and brain of the team, he believed that in the key moments of the game, the ball should be in his hands because only he could make the right decision.

If truth be told...

The last time someone made a game-winning shot against the New York Knicks, it was him!

He felt it was necessary to have a serious talk with Kobe, but he was afraid Kobe would flaunt his rings.

Ultimately, he chose a middle-ground solution:

"Our choice in the final play was too rushed; that's the main reason we lost tonight!"

Facing the media, Chris Paul, in what he considered a necessarily tactful way, reminded Kobe. He believed that when Kobe read the news report, he would understand what he meant.

But the reporters directly asked him: "Chris, do you think there was something wrong with Kobe's choice in the final play?"

As they said this, the reporters' eyes were shining.

To be precise, from the moment Chris Paul mentioned that the Lakers' final play shouldn't have been executed that way, the reporters' eyes had already changed.

In their view, this was Chris Paul expressing dissatisfaction with Kobe!

This was a harbinger of the Lakers' backcourt falling apart!

Of course, the Los Angeles reporters didn't want to see the Lakers face "internal strife" under their current favorable circumstances. One reporter stood up and said: "Chris, you meant to say the coaching staff needs to plan more detailed tactics, right?"

At this moment, Chris Paul revealed his signature "fake smile." He also sensed something was off, like a woman mistakenly getting on a train meant for perverts, nodding like a pecking chicken:

"Yes, yes, that's exactly what I meant!"

But Chris Paul's words had already reached Kobe's ears.

Kobe didn't counter Chris Paul's complaints.

Or rather, at this moment, he hadn't yet recovered from the frustration of being blocked one-on-one by Su Wan.

Especially since in the previous play, Su Wan had just achieved a critical three-point shot, overtaking the score against him, making it even harder for him to accept his performance in the final play.

He decided to go to the training facility for extra practice as soon as the interview was over!

Meanwhile, Su Wan was also being interviewed.

Tonight he scored 46 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists, almost single-handedly helping his team defeat the Lakers.

Regarding his game-winning three-point shot reversing the score and then blocking Kobe face-to-face in the one-on-one scenario, Su Wan simply said: "I just blocked a 34-year-old veteran..."

"Same goes for the three-point shot!"

"So..."

"It's no big deal!"

Then reporters asked him about going toe-to-toe with the Lakers in the final moments once again: "Do you think the Lakers will be the biggest obstacle to the New York Knicks winning the championship this season? If you do meet the Lakers in the finals, what do you think is the Knicks' winning percentage after two games?"

Su Wan said: "The New York Knicks' biggest obstacle is ourselves. As for the Lakers, if they truly make it to the finals, I think it's all the better. As everyone knows, among the 7 Championship Trophies I've won, 3 of them came thanks to Kobe and the Lakers... They're the reason for my such success!"

"I'm very much looking forward to them helping me win my first three consecutive championships in New York!"

Hearing this, the on-site New York reporters almost burst out laughing.

It's just...

This mouth is really damaging!

New York reporters always thought they weren't very tactful. But comparing themselves to Su Wan, they suddenly felt they were quite decent.

At least they won't leave people feeling suffocated in the chest!

Look at how the Los Angeles media attacked Su Wan in their reports the next day and you'll know how upset his words made them!

No wonder, if it weren't for Su Wan, the Lakers could have won at least 2 more Championship Trophies in the late 2000s.

Kobe's total championship count wouldn't just be 4, but 6!

The chance for Kobe to stand shoulder to shoulder with Michael Jordan, and the Lakers' dream of surpassing the Celtics as the team with the most championships in the league, was shattered by Su Wan...

They really wanted to create a world without Su Wan...

But even though Su Wan's words frustrated the Los Angeles media, the winning New York Knicks were equally annoyed.