Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 271 Han Sen's Explosive Temper
The next day, after the team practice, Hansen tossed a rubber bracelet to JR.

JR took the bracelet with a puzzled look on his face, but when he picked it up at Han Sen's signal and saw the words printed on the bracelet, his expression was stunned.

Because that one has Andre Bell's name on it.

Han Sen had not heard of JR's story, because JR was just a small figure in the long history of NBA.

But he had heard another story about Westbrook.

Westbrook always likes to wear a rubber bracelet with KB3 printed on it when he plays.

KB does not represent Kobe, but his close friend Casey Buss.

Unlike JR who killed his friend by committing suicide, Bass died of a sudden heart attack during the game.

Buss was a high school student at the time, and was as famous as Durant and Gerald Green. He was destined to enter the NBA in the future, but an accident found him before tomorrow.

Westbrook has worn that bracelet ever since, living his life with his best friend.

This is also the reason why Han Sen spoke to Lu like that before.

If this can't awaken JR's fighting spirit, then JR should probably be thrown into the trash.

JR put on the bracelet and the two of them started their extra training soon.

Han Sen could clearly feel that JR had changed.

His defense hasn't changed much, and those bad defensive habits can't be changed all at once, but he is definitely becoming more active.

It seems that this trick is still useful.

After all, Bell's death happened seven years ago. Maybe, as Hansen said, JR probably doesn't pay much attention to the tattoo on his neck anymore.

But Han Sen awakened his memory in this way, and in a way that reminded him all the time.

A week later, it was late January.

On this day, Hansen called Malone and Griffin and had a one-on-one match with JR in front of them.

JR still couldn't defend Hansen, but Malone was surprised.

Because JR's defense has improved significantly, which is something we haven't seen all season.

He finally understood why Han Sen had specifically asked him to come.

By the time the duel was over, Malone had agreed to let JR participate in team training.

Griffin then said that he could lift JR's suspension, of course there were conditions, that is, if JR did anything that hurt the team on the court again, the Cavaliers would directly cut him.

Just as the Cavaliers lifted JR's suspension, the voting results for the NBA All-Star Game were released.
Hansen was elected the Eastern Conference top vote-getter, but lost to Curry by 10 votes.

The Warriors have had a very good season, so it's not surprising that Curry's votes surpassed those of Nike stars such as James, Kobe, Durant, Harden, etc.

But what's strange is that Han Sen would lose this top ticket.

You have to know that in the past few years when he won the most votes, the number of votes was overwhelming.

Because he moved to Cleveland, the Eastern Conference fans stopped voting for him?

how can that be!

Even when the men's basketball team lost its qualification for the World Cup last year and Han Sen was the most criticized in the country, he still received more than one million more votes than the second place.

And it wasn't just Hansen's votes that were abnormal. Irving also lagged behind Wall and Wade in votes and missed out on the Eastern Conference starting lineup.

You know, in order to give Irving more opportunities this year, Han Sen reported the position as forward.

Subsequently, a series of questions posted by Dongda fans on social media revealed the answer.

Their votes were ignored in this All-Star voting.

Even if you go to the official voting, it will be automatically counted as invalid after the IP is identified.

This has caused a strong response in the country of Tokyo, but there has been little coverage in the United States.

Obviously, after years of protests from American fans and players, the league finally made changes to the All-Star voting mechanism.

In other words, this is an inevitable result after the league president changed from Stern to Silva.

Stern supports Nike more because of Jordan, and also pays more attention to the international market.

Silva is all about money and competition, and he also pays more attention to the domestic US market.

Therefore, due to the rise of Hansen in recent years, the results of the All-Star voting have been almost dominated by Eastern fans. In addition, Curry's rise this year was too sudden, and the Cavaliers also thrived in the East under the leadership of Hansen. The UA system obviously overwhelmed the Nike system, and his checks and balances will further prompt him to make this decision.

Hansen then raised questions on social media:

"The East has a lot of fans and a big market, but this has become the original sin that invalidated the All-Star voting?"

He understands the logic, but isn't it Tokyo that contributes the most to the All-Star Game ratings?
You, Silva, don't want to think about how to expand the market of Dongda, but instead you are discriminating against others?

Hansen's actions to speak up for the fans of the Eastern University won the support of the fans of the Eastern University, but his social media was also attacked by many American fans.

"You're taking advantage of me! The reason you've been the most popular vote-getter for so many years is because the voting system is unreasonable!"

"You blame the voting system for not being reasonable because you don't have enough popularity! Isn't it because the Cavaliers' record is not good?"

"That's great. We can finally watch our favorite players play in the All-Star Game. You can never get the highest votes again!"

"I'm tired of seeing you always get the highest votes. Don't get so mad when you lose the highest votes!"

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Han Sen received a lot of negative comments this time, but it was also true that he felt unhappy.

Because he doesn't care about the title of vote-getting king. After all, who would take the title of vote-getting king as an honor?
What he cares about is unfairness. Fans want to vote but find out they can't, and that's what dampens their enthusiasm the most.

"Because of the league's discriminatory treatment of Eastern Conference fans, I will not play in this year's All-Star Game."

Hansen then spoke through Khalil.

His violent temper is intolerable, and his tough attitude surprised not only the American fans but even Silva.

Silva then flew to Cleveland.

He was polite and showed him a coalition document that had not yet been officially released.

In this document, the league will make a major reform to the voting system next year. The voting will be divided into fan voting and player voting, each accounting for 50%.

This is already written in the document. Silva added that the league will not restrict the voting of the fans of the Eastern Conference on the official website next year.

Obviously, this supplement was added temporarily after Han Sen made his statement.

Silva certainly wants to provide checks and balances, but he can't afford the risk of losing Hansen in the All-Star Game.

You should know that after Han Sen confirmed his participation in this year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, the popularity of this year's Slam Dunk Contest was the highest since 2000.

Silva made his statement, but Hansen did not appreciate it because the results of this year's All-Star voting could not be changed.

This wave of losses to the alliance was huge, and Silva also gained a deeper understanding of Hansen.

Hansen did not change his decision not to play in this year's All-Star Game, which caused more trouble among American fans.

If Han Sen doesn't play, then those American fans who voted for Han Sen before would have voted in vain.

Not to mention that Han Sen's previous announcement that he would participate in the dunk contest had already whetted the appetite of fans, but in the end that also went to waste.

Han Sen's social media became a morning market, with all kinds of voices coming one after another. Then, the alliance saw a different Han Sen.

Two days after Hansen returned from New York, the Cavaliers traveled to Boston to challenge the Celtics.

Because of Howard's joining, the Nets did not reach a big deal with the Celtics to sell their future at a low price as in "history".

So the Celtics have entered rebuilding mode, having let go of Ray Allen and then Pierce last summer.

Of the original Big Three of the Celtics, only Garnett is still on the team.

Moreover, Garnett only plays the role of a rebuilding veteran, playing about 20 minutes in each game, and his status and shots have declined a lot.

Theoretically, there was no suspense in this game, but in this game, Hansen scored 58 points and led the team to win by 40+.

As a former well-known Boston illegal, his playing time made the NDTV Garden silent.

Garnett was so frustrated that he received technical fouls and was ejected from the game.

In fact, although Hansen has had a lot of ball possession this season, he has generally played a more organizational role.

This can be seen from his average assists per game this season.

But it was obvious that the comments from American fans had angered him a little.

And this was just the beginning. In the next two games against the Thunder and Raptors, he scored 54 points and 50 points respectively!
3 consecutive games with 50+ points!!
What’s more important than the data is that the Cavaliers have won three consecutive games.

You have to know that the Cavaliers' record in January was up and down, and among the opponents in these three games, except for the Celtics, the remaining two teams are not weak.

Hansen responded to those American fans with practical actions.

And right after Hansen put on such a performance, the league officials not only immediately posted a poster of him scoring 3+ points in three consecutive games, the second time in his career to achieve this achievement, and the second person in history after Chamberlain, but also released a highlight of Hansen's performance on social media with the caption: Competing for the best in history.

This was an official statement, and the fans shut up instantly.

Because obviously, you can't find another player in the league who can do this.

At this time, any reason you have to question the so-called voting king is pale.

After Hansen's scoring performance, it was February and the Cavaliers were about to face the Heat for the first time this season.

The Heat were not highly regarded at the beginning of this season because they sent Bosh away.

It can be seen from Stan's list that they are the lowest ranked of the three Nike super teams.

However, up to now, they have performed the most stably among the three teams.

They are now only 2 wins away from the Warriors, and if they continue to play normally, 60+ wins will only be a minimum.

It can be said that the feeling of Heat fans this season is almost the same as that of Warriors fans: waking up to a big win.

They also used their own experience to illustrate one thing: the Big Three team-building model is unreasonable, and team depth is the key.

This can actually be seen from the Grizzlies' dynasty experience.

The Grizzlies' first two championships, especially the defending season, were won by using their lineup depth to defeat the seemingly unbeatable Heat.

And by the third season, they almost lost their dynasty due to lack of depth.

This game is also very crucial for the Cavaliers.

If they want to break out of the Eastern Conference or even win the championship, they can't avoid the Heat.

If they suffer a crushing defeat like the previous loss to the Rockets, the team's confidence and morale will be greatly affected.

But the challenges of this game are also great.

The Heat just won 9 games in a row. They are much stronger than the Thunder and Raptors.

The game was the Heat's home game and the Cavaliers arrived the day before the game.

After arriving in Miami, Hansen took Irving to the training hall.

This game is crucial, and they need to adjust their condition as much as possible before the game.

What they didn’t expect was that after practicing for a while, a familiar figure appeared in the training hall.

The person with sharp eyes, handsome face, and unparalleled temperament was none other than Durant.

It is not surprising that Durant, as the boss of the Heat, appeared in the training hall.

Irving knew Durant, and he wanted to say hello, but when he saw Hansen completely ignoring him, he could only look away.

Hansen completely ignored Durant and continued training with Irving.

However, they hadn't finished practicing yet, and unexpectedly Durant took the initiative to come over.

This surprised Han Sen a little.

Come to think of it, this should be the first time the two of them have met face to face in private since their one-on-one training in the summer of that year.

Most of the rest of the time, they each use their own secondary accounts to compete on social media.

"Tomorrow night, no, this season, I will beat you!" It turned out that Durant came here for a verbal battle.

But this is normal. After all, since Hansen joined the Grizzlies in the summer of 2010, he has not beaten Hansen in a single series in the past four years.

Now that the Heat are clearly much stronger than the Cavaliers, he finally has the chance to be proud of himself.

"Like when Shaq beat Michael in 1995?" Hansen said with a laugh.

Durant thought about it and nodded: "Yes, just like Shaq!"

Jordan retired after leading the Chicago Bulls to their first dynasty, and in his first year back he lost to the Magic led by O'Neal and Hardaway in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Han Sen’s example is very apt.

But these words confused Owen who was standing beside him. Why was Han Sen arguing with someone and speaking up for the other person?
But he soon understood, because Hansen's next words broke Durant's defense:
“Thank you for comparing me to Michael.”

Owen wiped the sweat off his forehead, fortunately Hansen was his teammate instead of his opponent.

Durant blushed and couldn't think of a response. Finally, he snorted coldly:
"The game is not won by words!"

After saying this, he didn't give Han Sen a chance to speak again. He turned around and quickly left the training hall.

"Are we sure we can win tomorrow night?" Irving couldn't help but ask after Durant left.

He knows Durant, and if they really lose, Durant will definitely be angry.

Han Sen shook his head and motioned for Owen to continue training.

Seeing that Owen was still stunned, he continued:

"Isn't that the fun part?"

-Dividing line-

①: Eastern Conference starting lineup: Wall, Wade, Hansen, Durant, Howard
Substitutes: Irving, Lowry, Jeff Teague, Jimmy Butler, Gasol, Millsap, Noah

Western Conference starting lineup: Curry, Kobe, James, Bosh, Anthony Davis

Substitutes: Paul, Westbrook, Harden, Klay Thompson, Aldridge, Duncan, Gasol

(End of this chapter)