Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 103 Decision
This date is slightly different from what Han Sen knew.

There are two key messages here.

First, there is a "freezing period" in NBA free agent signings, during which players can negotiate freely with the team, but the formal signing must be done after the freezing period. This period was originally one month, and after several changes, it was 2004 days starting from the 2005-13 season.

Second, Han Sen was very familiar with "Decision One". Because it was so sensational, he remembered almost all the details. One of the key information was the date. He clearly remembered that it happened on July 7.

So now, James has postponed Decision 9 from the 13th to the th, which is the last day of the freeze period.

Is this to make the decision more exciting?

Or in other words, what different changes have occurred?

Han Sen didn't know.

But he went on social media to see the fans' reactions.

Well, how should I put it, his eyes were glowing with envy.

Because James has already started to be criticized.

"You f*cking think you're Michael Jordan, make your decision, I'm a Kobe fan, your decision is none of my business!"

"Don't insult Jordan. Jordan has always respected the fans. Only LeBron, a media darling, would treat the fans like monkeys!"

"I really can't hold it anymore. I just lost contact after being beaten in the Eastern Conference Finals. Now I have to make a decision. What to decide? Escape?!"

"I don't know what you're talking about. LeBron himself came out to perform a monkey trick for you, and you don't even know how to be grateful!"

"LeBron: Stop arguing, I declare that I will take my talents to the WNBA!"

……

Indeed, there are still James fans who speak out for James, but there are too many people criticizing him, and they are directly drowned out by the spit.

This scene was somewhat beyond Han Sen's expectations.

Because in his impression, James was badly criticized by the outside world only after he made the decision.

But if you think about it carefully, this kind of unprecedented and outrageous operation is definitely not something a normal person can come up with.

At the end of the day, no matter how the media praises you, you are just an athlete at heart.

If someone likes you, that is their right to choose freely.

But now, James and his team are depriving fans of their freedom in this way and forcing them to focus their attention on him.

This is not because of his own influence, but because some of his choices can indeed change the league's landscape.

Of course he's not the only one who could have that effect; Wade and Nowitzki could both be free agents this year.

For example, Wade announced that he would join the Lakers, Nowitzki announced that he would join the Magic, and so on.

But James was the only one who chose to do so.

This reminded Han Sen of the real origin of the "Who is your daddy" meme.

Why do the Nuggets have such a strong grudge against the Lakers after winning the championship?
Have they become too proud of themselves?
The answer is no, because after the Nuggets won the championship, James almost used a similar "I will consider retiring" to force the fans' attention.

You know, the league was promoting Kobe's two consecutive championships this summer, but as soon as this news came out, no one paid attention to that anymore.

Fortunately, Kobe Bryant was not as serious as the Nuggets, otherwise he would have said "where are you, my brother" to imply that James could not make it to the finals, which would have been another famous meme.

The more Han Sen looked, the more envious he felt.

If we could really lease the system to James now, it would really take off!
Ok?
At this moment, the "flash of inspiration" that Han Sen had always wanted suddenly appeared in his mind.

If the date change doesn't change anything in the end, James will end up going to the Heat to form a Big Three as he knows.

At that time, James would also be blacklisted by the entire Internet as he knew.

It can be predicted that the remarks he has seen now will definitely become insignificant by then.

Of course he can't rent the system to James. After all, the system doesn't have this function. But what if he speaks for James at that time?

This is a reverse logic, but it is foreseeable that he will be badly criticized.

However, isn't this what he wants, something that will make the entire Internet, or at least most basketball fans, blacken him?

Thinking of this, Han Sen began to get excited.

Because the black fan value he can obtain from this may exceed the black fan value required to exchange for [Iron Bones]!
He suppressed his excitement and began to think.

If he wants to achieve that goal, the only thing he has to do now is to ensure that there will be no changes in James' "Decision".

If the change of this date ultimately results in James insisting on staying with the Cavaliers, then all his dreams will be in vain.

However, he and James are now at odds with each other, so how could James listen to his advice?
In fact, let alone giving James any advice, given their current relationship, James will definitely hang up the phone as soon as he hears his voice.

So is there any way to make James hear what he says even if he doesn't want to?
Han Sen looked at the social media on his phone and entered editing mode.

After stroking his fingers on the phone keyboard for a while, he typed out the following sentence:

"LeBron, don't let loyalty get you killed."

If Hansen was still in the Cavaliers, he would never have said this.

But now, he was traded by the Cavaliers, and it was not the kind of trade he requested after the Christmas game, but he was traded after his outstanding performance in the playoffs. This is definitely the role of a "victim".

It's not very appropriate for him to post this now.

Not long after he posted it, people started to agree with him.

The first to be dissed was the Cavaliers management, who had not found a "real All-Star" level teammate for James in all these years.

Then the city of Cleveland was dissed. No star was willing to go there. If James was selected by a big city, he would have won the championship long ago.

In the end, the Celtics were dissed for sticking together. If it weren't for the Celtics' Big Three, the Cavaliers would have won the championship long ago.

The composition of these people is very clear.

In other words, these James fans actually know that there is a high probability that James will leave the Cavaliers.

After all, last season's lineup couldn't have been better.

Indeed, the Cavaliers traded for Mayo and Thabeet, and it seems that the lineup depth is better, but is that improvement comparable to the previous trade for Jamison?
"James can't win the championship with the Cavaliers," James fans know this better than anyone else.

It’s just that if James leaves after failing to win the championship, it will cause James’s personality to collapse, so they didn’t dare to say it.

Now, Han Sen found the best "reason" for them.

How could they not welcome the association of James's escape after failure with loyalty?

Seeing so many James fans supporting him, Han Sen knew that these words would most likely reach James' ears.

At this time, the hostile relationship between him and James actually became a help.

After shutting down the social media, Hansen called Wade again.

Thomas went to Miami yesterday, and Wade and Bosh are there too.

Just like what they said during the All-Star Game, Wade and Bosh have decided to play together. Of course, they are now in Miami does not mean that they have decided to play in the Heat. The Knicks and Nets are all options.

Han Sen called and went to train with Wade.

After all, no matter how good their relationship is, Xia Tian would not tell him such an important matter as whether he would stay or go, and they could only talk about it accidentally during training.

Wade is still organizing training in Miami, and the players are still the same.

Although he has announced that he has opted out of his contract and become a free agent, he doesn't seem to pay too much attention to those things.

However, after Hansen arrived in Miami, he could clearly feel that Wade was very excited.

Basketball is not a one-person sport. After reaching the peak of his career, leading his team to first-round elimination for two consecutive years was indeed very depressing for Wade, who won the championship and received the FMVP in the third year of his career.

But now, he can play with Bosh, no matter where, he can finally launch another charge towards the championship.

"Han, if you stay in Cleveland, Chris and I will also consider it as one of our next destinations." After the training, Wade happily "accidentally" talked to Han Sen about the free market.

"Unfortunately, I don't have the power to decide." Han Sen showed a regretful expression.

Of course, he also knew that Wade's words were just a polite remark.

In other words, he doesn't think Wade will leave the Heat because Wade is an old-school player, and old-school players have the obsession of "one man, one city" in their bones.

Just like when Kobe said he wanted to leave the Lakers in 2007, he essentially just wanted to strengthen the team.

Now that Bosh has decided to leave the Raptors and join the Heat, Wade's wish has been met.

"DW, have you heard about LeBron's 'The Decision'?" Hansen said this while looking at Wade.

Wade nodded, but his eyes were evasive.

Han Sen was certain of one thing after seeing this, James should have already talked to Wade and the others about joining forces.

"I remember Barkley also joined the Rockets with Olajuwon and Drexler."

Han Sen then spoke, and Wade and Bosh turned to look at him curiously.

"If LeBron finally chooses to join you, you are definitely better than them. You are younger and not only have a chance to win the championship, but also a chance to impact a dynasty." Han Sen was telling the truth, and it might even be a little conservative.

Because when the Heat's Big Three formed the team, it was considered to have directly ended the league's future for the next ten years.

"Don't you want the championship?" Wade looked at Han Sen. Han Sen's words just now did not consider him at all.

"Think about it, who doesn't want a championship? I'm still young, and I'm in the West now, that place..." Han Sen said and shook his head.

Wade and Bosh both laughed. They didn't need to be involved in the horror that the West had seen in recent years.

"LeBron has contacted us." Wade told the truth.

"But we all hesitated because we knew that if we did that, we would be criticized a lot and there would be no way back."

After all, it was not their intention to form a group, just like what happened in the All-Star Game locker room before, James joined them later.

After hearing what Wade said, Han Sen had a rough idea in his mind that James decided to delay the date just to make the show more effective.

“This is really a choice with no way out, depending on whether you want more championships or what status you want to win the championship with.”

Han Sen's purpose of coming this time was to find out the reason why James postponed the date so that his plan could have a chance to be implemented.

But Wade had helped him before he entered the league, and as a good friend, he couldn't help but give him some advice.

"Thank you, Han." Wade showed gratitude, because he could feel that Han Sen really cared about him.

……

Time flies, and July 7 is here.

On this day, the whole United States was paying attention to ESPN. According to real-time statistics, the number of viewers before the show started that day had reached 1000 million.

According to the curve prediction, at the climax of the show, this number will reach an unprecedented 3000 million.

This number far exceeds the size of basketball fans, and a large number of them are just spectators.

From a journalistic perspective, The Decision has been a huge success.

Hansen was still in Miami at this time, and Wade and the others did not receive any subsequent contact from James, so no one knew what James would choose.

So on this day, the three of them, like other viewers, sat in front of the TV at home, with food and drinks on their table, and watched the show quietly.

The three of them looked very nervous. After all, James' decision would have a huge impact on them.

The show finally started. James and ESPN reporters sat face to face on a seemingly makeshift stage. Below was a group of invited audiences, most of whom were children.

Of course, there were also some media people who came to witness this historic moment together.

There was also a star among them, Kanye West, who grabbed the microphone from Swift.

To be honest, this set is pretty makeshift.

This is not ESPN's fault. After all, no one has ever done this before and there is no experience at all.

This feeling became even stronger especially after the show started.

They first gave a buff to the show. First of all, all the proceeds from the show will be donated to a club called "Boys and Girls".

By the way, the club was also introduced as an organization that helps guide and educate young people in each country to ensure that every child graduates from high school with future plans, demonstrates good character and citizenship, and leads a healthy lifestyle.

Well, this organization is quite novel.

Those children should be from this institution.

Then, it was awkward chatting.

How it felt as a free agent, what were you thinking in the summer, how many people knew about your decision, when you made it, and even at the end, someone asked James if he still bit his nails.

Han Sen and the others were no longer watching and were just chatting among themselves.

In essence, the so-called "decision" is just a sentence.

But ESPN prepared for this sentence for an hour.

It feels like playing poker and preparing for the foreplay for an hour, but it’s already done.

In fact, not to mention those who were watching in front of the TV, even the host could feel the obvious awkwardness when talking to James.

Because they have to make up the hour no matter what.

Finally, when Han Sen was almost unable to sit still and wanted to go to the bathroom, the moment finally arrived.

"LeBron, what's your decision?"

James flashed his signature smile on TV:
"This fall, man, it's going to be tough, I'm taking my talents to South Beach and joining the Miami Heat."

"Miami Heat? Is that what you decided when you woke up this morning?"

"That's what I decided when I woke up this morning."

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