Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 183 Barkley's Avenue of Stars
When Han Sen woke up from the hotel the next day, he found that he had gained tens of thousands of black fans overnight.

When he opened the social media, he found that his comment section had been flooded.

When he took a closer look, he was so angry that he almost laughed.

Durant stayed up late at night and used his trumpet to criticize him crazily.

If you have that much time, wouldn't it be nice to find some girls and have a party?

However, these black fans of his do not come from Durant, because the system only divides the objects. No matter how many small accounts Durant opens, he can only contribute to the black fans of one person.

Even if he is a celebrity, at most he is just 1.5 plus.

Most of his black fans come from Kobe fans.

"Did you know that you ruined Kobe's chance to surpass Jordan?"

Arrived late.

If the Lakers lost in the Western Conference Finals, Kobe fans could barely accept it, after all, Paul either failed or was on the verge of failing at critical moments.

But now the Super Lakers were defeated in the divisional semifinals, which is really unacceptable for them.

"Only complaining about the penalty", "relying on teammates at critical moments", "if Paul wasn't injured"...

Han Sen found that these people only had the same things over and over again, which was really far behind Durant.

Scarlett woke up at this time and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Han Sen was still looking when he heard a knock on the glass.

Then, he looked up and saw Scarlett leaning against the glass door, her eyes drawn, and she smiled charmingly and invited him: "Want to join us?"

Han Sen was not unfamiliar with taking a shower together, but unlike Swift, in Scarlett's case it was the woman who took the initiative.

Hansen looked at Durant's comment, looked at Scarlett, and then looked at the bathroom.

Hmm, it feels a bit weird.

He finally put his phone down and stood up.

The early bird catches the worm.

Just one day after the Grizzlies and Lakers played Game 7, the ratings for TNT's latest show reached an all-time high.

Compared to kissing a donkey's butt or something like that, the effect of a show like running naked is much more explosive.

Fans have been looking forward to this series for more than a week.

And fans all want to know whether Barkley will really fulfill the bet in the end, after all, it was a naked run.

After the show started, O'Neal first gave Barkley a way out. As long as Barkley was willing to stand and let him dunk once during the live broadcast, he would allow Barkley to change the location of the naked run from the Walk of Fame to the beach.

However, Barkley showed his stubborn side and refused to give in to O'Neal.

The end result is that he will go to Hollywood tomorrow to fulfill his bet.

I have to say that Barkley is a real commentary genius. He turned a bet into a TV series.

At the end of the show, they immediately started a new round of predictions.

At this time, the matchups for the Eastern and Western Finals have been determined. In the West, it's the Thunder versus the Grizzlies, and in the East, it's the Heat versus the Celtics.

There is no suspense in the Eastern Conference. The Heat have been crushing the team all the way in the absence of Bosh, and now Bosh is about to make a comeback. In contrast, the Celtics and 76ers both had to play 7 games before they won the victory with great difficulty. In theory, if the Heat fails to resolve the battle within 6 games, they will lose.

On the other hand, in the Western Conference, the Grizzlies and the Thunder played to a Game 7 last year. Although the Grizzlies have an additional Gay this year, Harden of the Thunder has obviously improved in strength compared to last season (the best sixth man of the season), so it is hard to say who will win or lose.

But a funny scene also appeared at the end.

This time, both Barkley and O'Neal firmly chose to support the Grizzlies and would not change their mind no matter what.

In the end, the new bet didn't go through, so they could only start guessing the score.

The scores guessed by the two people were quite entertaining.

Barkley guessed 4 to 1, but O'Neal was more thorough and guessed 4 to 0 directly.

It seems that the two of them think that the Thunder are no match for the Grizzlies.

Regardless of whether their predictions were right or wrong, the show’s effects had already been created in advance.

While the TNT Big Three were creating eye-catching programs, the league also announced the winners of the last batch of awards for the season.
Unexpectedly, in addition to being selected for the second defensive team, Hansen was also selected for the best first team!
The reason why I say "surprisingly" is not because Han Sen is not worthy of it this year. After all, he ranked fourth in the MVP voting.

It’s because Hansen does not belong to the Nike camp, so this position should theoretically be given to Paul.

However, we have to mention the "timeliness" of media selection.

Theoretically, this best team selection is a regular season award, but the votes are cast in the playoffs, and it is difficult not to be affected by the playoff performance.

If Paul hadn't pulled the ball that time at the critical moment, this position would have been his.

And he and Hansen are in the same series. The comparison is like putting a plate of shit and a plate of chocolate in front of you. You can't bring yourself to touch it even if you cover your nose.

After seeing the results, Hansen posted a social media status.

This time it’s not about getting any haters to pay off, but about speaking up for Gasol Jr.

"Mark should be on the All-Defensive Team."

Even if we put aside Gasol's playoff performance, he averaged 9.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game in the regular season, which deserves a spot both in terms of statistics and performance on the court.

But some of the results of this year's vote are inherently abstract.

Because Tyson Chandler, who had previously been announced as the best defensive player, was not selected for the defensive first team.

In contrast, this was another year that James was selected to the first team.

Because he had a training session that afternoon, Hansen flew back to Memphis at noon.

When he met Guy in the locker room, Guy handed him a card.

"Is this a membership card?" Han Sen flipped the exquisite card.

"This is a new nightclub that opened in Memphis not long ago. I've been there and the quality is great." Guy leaned over and said.

Han Sen looked at Guy. He didn't expect that Guy looked so innocent, especially since he had a girlfriend named Da Lei at home, and yet he had this thing.

It turns out that it is more difficult to get a black man to control his lower body than to kill him.

Han Sen accepted it.

After so many years in the United States, he knew that when dealing with black people, not accepting their gifts would be a lack of respect.

"Want to go together tonight?" Guy unexpectedly extended an invitation.

"Rudy, the Western Conference Finals are about to begin, so you need to focus on the game." Han Sen said earnestly, having just been drained of his energy by Scarlett.

Guy showed regret, but Hansen's reminder was right. They had finally eliminated the Lakers, so they couldn't take it lightly, otherwise they would be making things difficult for others.

The Grizzlies flew to Oklahoma the next day, game day.

Similar to last year’s deja vu, this round of the series will still start in Oklahoma City.

However, on this day, the outside world's attention was focused on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Barkley is a real man. He actually dares to run naked during the day instead of at night.

Moreover, he also adopted the live broadcast method, which made the Avenue of Stars packed.

But when the show started, everyone found that Barkley was indeed not wearing any clothes or pants, but he tied a grass skirt made of palm leaves around his waist, which covered his crotch very well.

Before he started, he explained that his outfit was inspired by Indians.

This was unexpected but also reasonable. After all, if you really let Barkley run naked on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, he would probably not have the face to work on TNT anymore.

But being able to do this was already pretty good, especially when he started running, he was so fat that his grass skirt was torn apart, and he could only run while holding on to it with both hands. The scene was quite funny.

Because it is on the Walk of Fame, where Hollywood stars gather, you can really become famous just by running.

Judging from the news media reports after the game, the traffic brought by Barkley's run reached a new high in his commentary career. As for whether he is popular or not, does he still care about that thing when he can kiss a donkey's ass in person?

Because of Barkley's sudden popularity, the views of TNT's last show increased sharply, and their previous predictions for the Grizzlies and Thunder were also on the top of the hot searches.

This naturally caused strong dissatisfaction among Thunder fans.

"Charles Barkley is a clown, a man who has never won a championship, but he talks like a successful person in the commentary booth every day."

"Does Barkley really understand basketball? Isn't the money TNT paid him because he dared to kiss a donkey's ass and run naked on the Avenue of Stars?"

"Does he dare to make a bet with me? If the Grizzlies really beat the Thunder 4-1, I will stand on my head and eat shit. If he doesn't eat it, does he dare?"

……

Then you will find something very interesting, that is, the Thunder fans are only criticizing Barkley. You know, O'Neal's prediction of a sweep was even more exaggerated.

This is the difference between having a championship or not.

Although Barkley always felt that O'Neal was bullying him by pressuring him to win the championship.

But the championship is to a star what money is to an ordinary person. The way others look at you is completely different with or without it.

Of course, it's not just the fans who are dissatisfied. The Thunder's two outside stars, Westbrook and Durant, both expressed their opinions during public training sessions.

"They all just wanted to be in the spotlight. They seemed to forget that we beat the Spurs to get to the Western Conference Finals."

However, unlike what many people imagine, although Westbrook is prone to impulsiveness on the court, he is not a person with low emotional intelligence off the court.

In comparison, Durant is much more direct.

"Their prediction was correct, but we were the ones who won the match in five games. They had no idea how strong we were this season."

He had fought all night just two days ago, but now he wanted to tear Han Sen to pieces on the field.

On May 5th, US time, the first game of the Western Conference Finals between the Grizzlies and the Thunder kicked off at the Ford Center, the home court of the Thunder.

The venue was packed with people, a sea of ​​blue.

This is also the first time that the Thunder has made it to the Western Conference Finals since moving to Oklahoma City, and the enthusiasm of the fans is only higher than last season.

During the pre-game warm-up, the photographer also took pictures of the Grizzlies.

In the camera, the Grizzlies players appeared calm and confident.

This situation seems familiar.

By the way, the Mavericks were in the same situation last year when they played against the Grizzlies.

What the two teams have in common is that they both defeated the Lakers, who were considered the strongest team of the season.

Therefore, the Lakers have been the "strongest grindstone" in the past two seasons.

After passing the Lakers, the championship temperament seemed to come out all of a sudden.

On the other hand, the players on the Thunder team looked more serious.

They want to be looked down upon and give themselves a slap in the face tonight, but who can be sure of winning against the Grizzlies who eliminated the Lakers?

After the warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony and the starting lineups of both sides were announced one after another.

Grizzlies: Conley, Hansen, Gay, Randolph, Gasol

Thunder: Westbrook, Sefolosha, Durant, Ibaka, Perkins
Ibaka jumped to win the ball and the Thunder got the first attack opportunity.

Durant took position to receive the ball at the top of the arc, and after his teammates moved away on both sides, he directly held the ball and played one-on-one.

The Thunder and the Grizzlies are at two extremes. They are essentially teams that rely on stars to play one-on-one.

Gay also took a defensive stance at this time, and he was full of confidence after just finishing a competition with Kobe.

But Durant broke through him.

Speed ​​limits Gay's offensive and defensive capabilities.

Seeing this, Gasol in the interior moved outwards, and Hansen also moved in to assist in defense.

However, what was unexpected was that after seeing Hansen coming, Durant actually chose to pass the ball to Sefolosha.

Sefolosha was also very decisive after receiving the ball and made an easy three-pointer.

The scene was instantly filled with cheers from Oklahoma City fans.

The "Swiss Army Knife" shot 43.7% from three-point range this season, a career high.

The Thunder's improvement in record and strength this season is a bit like the Grizzlies, and they are also growing in every position.

Of course, the more important thing about this ball is that Durant actually knew how to pass it.

Durant did not develop his passing skills like Hansen did, he is still just a top finisher.

It seems that he is also trying to change in order to win tonight.

In the Grizzlies' offense, Gasol Jr. and Randolph played in the high and low posts. Ibaka habitually retreated inward on this ball, and Gasol Jr. saw this and went straight in with the ball.

However, Ibaka showed his top-notch inside movement speed. After returning to defense, he jumped up and interfered with Gasol's shot. The Grizzlies' first wave of offense failed to score.

Looking back, Westbrook held the ball and set a pick-and-roll with Ibaka. After getting the shooting space with his sudden first step, he directly pulled up for a mid-range shot.

This slightly stiff zombie jump shot went straight up and down, but the ball fell accurately into the basket.

Westbrook seemed very excited after scoring the goal and roared excitedly towards the sidelines.

The Thunder got off to a perfect start with a 5-0 lead.

"Defend! Defend!"

There were bursts of cheers at the scene. Tonight will be a wonderful night for them to slap the face of outside doubts!

The camera turned to the faces of the Grizzlies players, as if trying to find some panic expressions on their faces.

But they were disappointed in the end, as the Grizzlies players still looked calm.

Conley reached out to organize the play, Gasol Jr. gave Hansen an off-ball screen, and after Hansen received the ball, he was double-teamed by Sefolosha and Ibaka.

Hansen has averaged 29+ points per game in the playoffs so far and had a highlight performance against the Lakers. It is difficult for Brooks not to give him some preferential treatment.

Han Sen also accepted it with ease and made a ground pass to Gasol Jr. without even looking at him.

Gasol Jr. broke through with the ball again, and after seeing Perkins coming to defend, he directly chose to throw the ball into the air.

It was a high lob, and Randolph caught the ball and chased after Ibaka who was helping defend and scored.

Classic Grizzlies team basketball, the Grizzlies also broke the scoring drought.

And when the offense and defense switched, Hansen and Gay had a conversation, and Hansen switched to Durant.

The moment he saw Hansen, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Durant's eyes.

But then he retracted his gaze.

It's not just because Brooks talked to him for a long time before the game, but because every failure makes one wiser. After suffering so many losses at the hands of Hansen, even if he is a pig, he will have learned some lessons.

Seeing Durant being so rational, Han Sen couldn't help but speak up:

"Actually, Scarlett was planning to come."

After successfully attracting Durant's attention, he continued,

"But she was too tired last night, so I let her rest in the hotel."

Durant's eyes were instantly filled with murderous intent, and a death sickle appeared behind him.

Han thief, I swear to kill you!
-Dividing line-

① Best First Team: Kobe, Hansen, Durant, James, Howard
Second team: Parker, Paul, Love, Griffin, Nowitzki

Third team: Westbrook, Rondo, Wade, Anthony, Chandler
Defensive First Team: Paul, Kobe, James, Ibaka, Howard
Second team: Rondo, Hansen, Sefolosha, Garnett, Chandler
(End of this chapter)