Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 32 Unity is strength
However, Malone's answer shocked everyone again.

“Even LeBron is the same.”

"Then I'll shut up." Han Sen was also very straightforward.

Malone's energy had worn off and he no longer had the heart to yell at Cunningham.

The game continues.

"Thank you." Before going on stage, Cunningham took Hansen aside to express his gratitude.

"Should I make up for my earlier thanks to you?"

The two looked at each other and then laughed.

Sometimes the relationship between men is just that simple.

The Cavaliers eventually lost to the Grizzlies and missed the next round.

Han Sen also ended his summer league journey.

5场比赛下来，他场均上场29分钟，贡献17分4.2板1.6助攻3.4抢断2盖帽2失误2.6犯规，投篮命中率44.2%，三分命中率40.5%，罚球命中率80.5%。

The night the summer league ended, the players entered their real offseason.

Hansen and Cunningham will stay in Las Vegas for one more day and then return to Cleveland with the coaching staff. They have not yet signed a formal contract with the Cavaliers.

Han Sen did not hang out like before, he knocked on Malone's door.

Malone opened the door and looked at him in confusion.

"Coach, I'm here to apologize." Han Sen smiled and held a fruit basket in his hand.

Ma Long didn't know what he was up to, but he let him into the room anyway.

"Tell me, what exactly are you doing here?" Ma Long asked directly after Han Sen entered the room and sat down.

"I really am here to apologize. I am still too young. Even if I have an opinion, I should not challenge your authority in person." Han Sen said as he put the fruit basket on the table.

Ma Long looked at Han Sen without saying anything. He just felt that he could no longer understand Han Sen.

Han Sen was now behaving extremely maturely, just as he had done on the plane.

But if Han Sen was really that mature, he wouldn't have spoken like that in the press conference, and he certainly wouldn't have contradicted him like that on the field.

"Are you Zhan Hei?"

Ma Long's next words almost made Han Sen collapse.

Aren’t you so down-to-earth?

"Well, I'm not." Han Sen shook his head.

There is no LeBron hater who would say that he is a LeBron hater. Besides, what he posted on social media is not negative, it is just stating the facts.

"Then why did you take the initiative to mention LeBron at that time?"

Malone Cave is like watching a fire!
"Coach, I'm just a little worried." Han Sen stopped pretending.

"Worry?"

"You know, I didn't try out for the Cavaliers. Part of it was because the Cavaliers were a championship contender, and part of it was LeBron..."

Han Sen kept an eye on Ma Long's facial expressions while he was speaking, and even paused when he said this.

"Go on," Malone said, getting up to make coffee.

"They all say that LeBron is the 'emperor' of Cleveland, where no one can go against his will. From the management to the coaching staff to the players, they are all his supporters. They are all LeBron's 'friends'. Even if LeBron does something wrong, no one will say anything."

"So what are you worried about?" Ma Long stopped what he was doing and turned back. He really knew how to grasp the key points.

"I'm worried that when I get there, I'll be forced to become one of them, but that's not what I want. I'm trying to get into the NBA not to be anyone's friend, not to be anyone's fan. I want to beat my opponents and prove my worth."

Han Sen said as he subconsciously stood up.

"What you want to do doesn't seem to be directly related to what you are worried about." Malone motioned for him to sit down.

"That's why I took the initiative to mention LeBron." Han Sen did not sit down.

Ma Long fell into deep thought. Han Sen wanted to know if he was one of those fans.

"I can't decide what other people think, I can only tell you mine."

He took the brewed coffee, handed a cup to Han Sen, and sat down again with his own cup.
"I never tried to be LeBron's friend, nor did I flatter him. I was a coach, and if he didn't do his job, I had to treat him like any other player."

After drinking coffee in Malone's room, Han Sen walked out with a smile.

In fact, the moment he learned that he was selected by the Cavaliers because of James, he faced a choice.

Is to stand on James' side or against him.

There is no middle ground, because rejecting James's kindness is equivalent to standing against him.

Hansen made this choice decisively, but he needed to be prepared for it, otherwise he would lose his chance with the Cavaliers.

What he must do is to improve his own strength and make himself indispensable to the Cavaliers.

But apart from that, what he also needs to do is to unite all the forces that can be united.

This is what the great man emphasized and is also the most important link in the line of struggle.

The power of an individual is always small, but when a group is formed, it will make the enemy feel fearful.

When Han Sen saw Ma Long on the plane, he was surprised, which also gave rise to that question.

And tonight, he knew the answer to that question.

It's not that Malone defected, nor that the relationship between Malone and James was not good, but that Malone is a principled man.

Moreover, Malone had the guts to say "LeBron is the same" in front of so many rookies, which shows that he is not the kind of person who says one thing and does another.

In other words, Malone is someone he can unite with.

After returning to Cleveland, Hansen and Cunningham signed contracts one after another.

The contracts of NBA first-round picks are fixed and tied to the salary cap.

Hansen's contract is for 4 years and $794 million, fully guaranteed, but with team options for the third and fourth years.

The first year's pre-tax income was 159 million, and the post-tax income was about 80.

Including the money he made from gambling, he is now a millionaire.

Han Sen filmed the signing scene, posted it on social media, and wrote a caption.

“The beginning of the legendary journey of No. 77.”

As soon as this status was posted, it was immediately ridiculed by black fans.

"You can lie to others, but don't lie to yourself!"

"Remember not to delete it, or you'll look back in two years and realize how ridiculous this is."

"Is this your reason for refusing to join the national men's basketball team? All you care about is money, and you have no patriotism at all!"

……

The news that Han Sen refused to participate in the national team training had been reported by domestic media, and the title was very suggestive.

"Han Sen refuses national team call-up, national team training affected."

So now it's not just the haters, but some fans who are unaware of the situation have also started to follow suit and criticize.

Han Sen was in a good mood after the summer league and thought that it might not be too late to rush back now, after all, opportunities at home were rare.

As a result of the media's uproar, he was completely at a loss.

Because of the domestic environment, it is impossible for the media to report it this way unless the Basketball Association makes a statement.

This routine is almost exactly the same as what Wang Zhizhi used back then.

Instead of returning to China, Hansen went to Miami to keep his appointment. He had previously agreed with Wade to train together this summer.

In order to achieve his goal of becoming an indispensable player for the Cavaliers, he must improve his Star Catcher to the bottleneck before the start of the season.

(End of this chapter)