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Nate's words truly stunned the fans both at the stadium and watching on television.

It wasn't part of the plan? It wasn't something we discussed beforehand?

Moreover, not only did he not discuss it with Howard, but even Nate himself was unaware that Lin Tian had prepared a surprise.

How can all of this be explained?

Lin Tian predicted that Howard would transform into Superman, so he prepared Kryptonite in advance?

That's too outrageous!
Who can predict what tricks their opponent will pull in the dunk contest?!

Moreover, isn't he afraid that his prediction will fail and all his preparations will be in vain?
Lin Tian: I was scared, so I hid the stuff very well at first, not revealing a single thing. If Howard doesn't play Superman this year, I definitely won't take out my stuff.

If I don't show it, no one will know I've prepared it. If no one knows, then I haven't prepared it at all!

Regardless of whether the public believes Lin Tian was truly a prophet who successfully predicted Howard's prediction, and regardless of whether everyone agrees with Nate's words, in short, everyone felt that this night was well worth the price! Everyone felt that coming to the event was not a waste of time or a waste of their time.

Meanwhile, the Knicks also won all four individual competition titles tonight!

They were absolutely dominant tonight! For one team to have four players compete in four different events and win them all is undoubtedly a first in NBA history!
Although this record doesn't have much practical significance or count as a major honor, seeing a neat row of Knicks players makes New York fans feel good and happy!
Happiness is that simple and easy!
After all the matches that night ended, the reporters naturally dispersed.

It's a good time to interview players and ask them questions to gather material for tomorrow's All-Star Game.

Regardless of the time, reporters' main targets are always the truly top-tier stars and the most popular players.

Lin Tian, ​​of course, was the first to be targeted.

Fortunately, this guy didn't intend to run away. Instead, he appeared outside the stadium openly and accepted interviews from reporters.

"Lin, did you really not discuss or even consult with Howard about this Krypton idea? Isn't this just a pre-planned plot device for the sake of the show?"

"Of course not, I don't even have Howard's number."

"Then why did you prepare this whole set of equipment? After all, if Howard doesn't use this Superman move, then your equipment is meaningless."

"But I just feel like Howard will use this trick." Lin Tian answered while rolling his eyes inwardly. If it's meaningless, then it's meaningless. I just won't use it, right?
Why do all these reporters seem to think: "If Howard doesn't produce Superman, I'll have to bring this thing out myself"?
Can't I just put the things back the way I brought them?
Reporter: No way!

For the next 20 minutes or so, the reporters kept pestering Lin Tian. They just couldn't believe that Lin Tian could predict the future. Some even said that the Celtics team was actually full of Lin Tian's people, all undercover agents!
Howard even got his Superman cape from Lin Tian!
Anyway, Lin Tian felt that these people's thought processes were really messed up.

If I had a mole in the Celtics, and several of them, who the hell would use them for something so useless? They'd definitely be the ones stealing the Celtics' playbook.

Well, the Celtics' head coach is Rivers, so there doesn't seem to be anything to steal.

The tactics book might be filled with things like "wooden house," "wooden house," "mangy dog," "mangy dog," "come on," and "come on."

It's all useless nonsense.

It's not worth stealing.

What would I be doing with an undercover agent in the Celtics? Stealing their dozen or so championship trophies? Lin Da Guanren doesn't need those things!
What should I steal then...?

Oops, something's not right!

Lin Tian suddenly realized what was going on.

Why steal things? Why use these non-existent undercover agents?
Damn it, I got dragged inside by these reporters!

As the reporters persisted in pressing the issue, Lin Tian quickly lost his patience.

"One last question! I will only answer one last question!" Lin Tian stretched out his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and issued his final ultimatum.

The reporters at the scene immediately fell silent. Most of them were seasoned veterans who knew Lin Tian all too well. If he asked a question, there would only be one left to answer, and he would not say a word more than necessary about the second one.

If it were Karami, who had just been selected for the All-Star team, saying this, the reporters would definitely ignore him completely.

But since Lin Tian said those words, everyone still had to listen.

That's the status they have!
"What are your thoughts on tomorrow night's All-Star game, Lin? Will you give it your all, or will your main goal be to experience the All-Star atmosphere one last time?"

"I will give it my all." Lin Tian shrugged and said casually, "We won four trophies tonight. We dominated the individual events. Now that we've already achieved a grand slam in the individual events, why not win an All-Star MVP and make it a grand slam?"

Are you implying that Walsh and the Knicks as a whole are bad at drafting?

Are you accusing the Knicks' scouting staff of failing to provide the team with the right draft strategy and targets?

"Is this the real reason you're retiring this year?"

"We heard that you and Walsh had a falling out a long time ago, and that you two had publicly hurled insults at each other on several occasions. Is that true?"

"Did Dolan ever say anything to you like, 'If only one of you and Walsh can stay, he'll never fire Walsh anyway'?"

"If the Knicks fire Walsh, would you be willing to continue playing for New York?"

"There are rumors that Stern has already made a move and will force Dolan to sell the team this year in exchange for your change of heart and staying in the league. Is that true, Lin?"

……

These reporters are really something.

Lin Tian completely ignored the rather absurd and highly divergent questions that followed, turned around and left quickly, walking out of the reporters' encirclement to go home and sleep.

Of course, these reporters didn't dare to just block Lin Tian from leaving in the street. He had cooperated as required and answered all the questions he needed to answer. He wasn't just going to leave as he pleased. They had given him plenty of face. If they kept pestering him, then the reporters would be being unreasonable.

However, the reporters still got enough material tonight.

Furthermore, we obtained materials and titles from various schools of thought, styles, and types.

More reliable and steady reporters would have given this evening nothing more than headlines like "Knicks Rally, Knicks Win Four Championships," "A Night of Domination! The Knicks Achieve a Grand Slam in One Night," and "All-Around Representatives! All Four Knicks Players Scored!"

Reporters who are good at creating sensational headlines will inevitably produce headlines that are somewhat clickbait-like.

Superman narrowly loses in the Kryptonian civil war!

General Zod's ambush was in place, but Superman inadvertently fell into the trap!

"Lin Tian's two three-point contest rounds yielded identical results, seemingly from a replay!"

The NBA hoax has finally been exposed! A director's error in playing shooting footage has led to allegations of pre-recorded broadcasting for the NBA!

If you're going to be even less ethical, then there are those media outlets that trick people into clicking on their articles to get more clicks, relying on shameless, nonsensical, and speculative writing to come up with all sorts of bizarre headlines!

Reaching peak form too early might not be a good thing! Lin Tian expressed his concerns about the team's future after the game!

The Knicks' four trophies in one night are nothing to celebrate; bigger challenges await them!

Four-peat! The Knicks defend their title tonight!

Shocking! The real reason for Lin Tian's retirement is actually this!

Internal strife confirmed! Lin Tian and Walsh are now locked in a life-or-death struggle; the ultimate question remains: which side will Dolan choose?

Carmelo Anthony or Amar'e Stoudemire? Or both? Rumors circulate that the Knicks are already plotting a 'coup'!

To be honest, these reporters who write nonsense are more entertaining than those who report seriously. Even Lin Tian, ​​the person involved, couldn't help but click into those articles to take a look. On the other hand, Lin Tian said he had absolutely no interest in those serious news reports.

I don't want to watch it at all. Tsk tsk, no wonder! No wonder everyone has to make a living by being shameless and chasing traffic.

He is definitely more eye-catching than someone who writes good articles!
Just how outrageous did these reports and articles ultimately become?
So absurdly, the very next morning, when Walsh arrived in Indiana hoping to join in the excitement of the All-Star Game, he was immediately surrounded by a huge group of reporters!
Poor Walsh, even when he successfully signed Lin Tian back then, he never received this much attention or had to deal with so many reporters at the same time.

His first thought was: Something must have happened to the team while I was on the plane! Either Dolan did something toxic and ended up in the morgue, or Stoudemire and Anthony killed someone at a nightclub in Indiana and got arrested.

Nothing else is worth attracting so many reporters to attack him.

"I heard you're going to get rid of Lin?"

"Dolan didn't come to the All-Star Game today. Does that mean he chose you over Lin?"

"Will Dolan support your purge, sweeping out Lin and his cronies, and starting the rebuild?"

"I heard that the conflict between Lin and Dolan started from the first day he joined the Knicks. Is it true that Dolan has been a racist from the beginning?"

"I heard that just last month, Lin smashed Dolan's head in the gym with a baseball bat?"

"Did Dolan repeatedly invite Knicks players to use illegal drugs, but Lin Tian repeatedly stopped him and verbally abused him, leading to an irreparable breakdown in their relationship?"

Walsh has completely broken down.

It's completely broken.

What? Is there infighting within our team?
Is it me and Lin who have a conflict, or Dolan and Lin who have a conflict?

This shouldn't be happening! Before they set off, they were all drinking together, arms around each other's necks, promising to stay in touch after retirement and make a fortune together. How did things fall apart like this?
Walsh was bewildered; he couldn't understand it.

But he has the professional qualities that a general manager should have.

That is to remain silent when faced with things you don't know or understand.

"No comment. I have nothing to say about anything you've said."

"None of the problems you mentioned exist. We, the Knicks, are a loving family."

“There is no problem! There is no problem between the three of us, no! There is no problem between all of us.”

"I don't understand what you're talking about. All I know is that Lin and Dolan are as close as brothers!"

While quickly dealing with the reporters, Walsh gestured to his assistants to find out what had happened.

Soon, in less than 3 minutes, his assistant had sorted everything out and told Dolan what had happened the night before.

In short: nothing of the sort happened; it was all just reporters hyping themselves up and making things up out of thin air.

That makes things much easier!

Walsh dropped his timid and hesitant demeanor, swept his hair back with both hands, and transformed back into an adult.

"There is a fundamental logical flaw in your questions."

"That means if Lin and I really have an irreconcilable conflict, any owner in the world! I mean any owner in any sports league! would choose Lin without hesitation!"

"I don't think any sports team owner in the world would choose to antagonize a player of Lin's caliber because of an ordinary manager like me. In fact, if I were the owner, I would choose to hand over the team to someone else and stay away to avoid further escalating the conflict."

"Aren't there any exceptions?" one reporter persisted, pressing for an answer.

“Exceptions? There are.” Walsh shrugged. “Unless I’m the boss’s lover, and we’re in the honeymoon phase, and my boss is a love-struck idiot who only thinks about love, the kind who completely loses his rationality and logic once he falls in love, there’s no other possibility.”

Oh!
Understood!
Walsh's clever remark pleased the reporters greatly! They were extremely satisfied.

The group quickly let Walsh go and dispersed.

Time to get to work!

……

That evening, when Walsh arrived at his box early and saw Stern, Bird, the Simon brothers, and other executives from the league, the Pacers, and other teams sitting in the same box, he greeted them with a smile. After all, most of the people there were there to support Lin Tian.

At this moment, everyone is on our side.

“Donnie, I always thought you got to the top by being obedient and sensible, but I never expected you got it by something much purer. I apologize to you.” Bird suppressed a laugh, walked over and patted Walsh on the shoulder, saying, “The kind that comes from the heart.”

“Me too.” Stern also had a big smile on his face, and he rarely joked with Walsh. Stern was a man who, although he always had a smiling and kind face, rarely joked with people. He usually used his smile to keep people at a distance.

But today, even he couldn't help but joke.

"I misunderstood you before, Donnie, but I won't anymore. I'll treat you even better."

This is not the first time I've ever taken the initiative to joke with someone like this, but it's definitely an extremely rare occurrence.

“But you’d better stay away from us, I mean physically, mentally. You can unilaterally get closer to us, but only unilaterally.” Melvin Simon, unusually, forgot about the team’s rapidly declining profits and lackluster performance in recent years and took the initiative to make a joke.

Then several other team executives, league vice presidents, department heads, and other such people who came to the scene made similar jokes with Walsh, as if they would treat Walsh well in the future.

Walsh was anything but happy to see such a group of bigwigs expressing goodwill and apologies to him, and even joking around with smiles.

He knew this group of old, middle-aged, and young foxes all too well. If these people were harboring any good intentions, he would cut off his own head on the spot and give himself a performance of "The Sound of the Blue Sea Tide."

But no matter how vigilant, suspicious, and cautious Walsh was, he just couldn't find the problem or figure out what these bastards were up to.

The more he did this, the more uncomfortable he felt, like he was being scratched by a cat.

Finally, Stern, the only person who could barely be considered a good person at the scene, couldn't hold back any longer. He took out a laptop, opened it, and showed it to Walsh.

Shocking! Same-sex relationship revealed within the Knicks! Walsh and Dolan were longtime lovers!

"I'd rather let Lin retire than give up on you! This is probably the most beautiful love confession in the world!"

Still deeply in love after many years: A look back at Dolan and Walsh's sweet moments!

What the hell is this?
Even Walsh, a shrewd and experienced individual who had seen all sorts of big scenes and whose mind always worked incredibly fast, was stunned at this moment.

My boss and I suddenly found ourselves in a relationship that has lasted for over ten years?
Walsh felt like his heart was about to stop beating.

That feeling is indescribable.

how to say?

That's absolutely bullshit!
absurd!

Utterly absurd.

However, sometimes it is precisely this absurdity, this extreme absurdity, that makes onlookers happier.

If this thing weren't so absurd, Stern and Bird probably wouldn't have kept joking about it with Walsh.

They just find it absurd and funny, which is why they joke about this with Walsh.

Aside from lamenting the increasingly low standards of today's media, where even the most rotten potatoes and stinky birds can call themselves media people and publish all sorts of low-brow news, all the group of people wanted to do was to properly 'congratulate' Walsh on getting a girlfriend.

Because he's so much fun!
"Alright, that's enough for tonight," Stern said with a smile. "Let's begin!" (End of Chapter)