Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 199 A complete breakup
Suwan also saw Shaquille O'Neal shouting at LeBron.

To be honest, this was one of the rare times that Su Wan looked at him with favor since the two of them had a falling out.

The next day, when reporters asked Suwan what he thought of the Cavaliers' "4-game winning streak", he did not forget to add: "To be honest, I am not surprised. This is LeBron James. Do you know how he can win the championship? That is to join a team that can still win the championship without him!"

These words became the headlines of many media the next day.

Barkley only had two words to comment on Suwan's words:
too harsh!

The New York Times believes that LeBron has once again reached a crossroads in his career.

LeBron finally couldn't bear it anymore and he realized clearly that he had gone too far.

He must come back as soon as possible!
Mike Brown received the news that LeBron announced his comeback and announced it in front of the Cavaliers players as soon as possible.

Except for Vallejo, everyone else looked at each other in bewilderment.

They are playing pretty well now.

Whether it's Gibson, Channing Frye or Quentin Richardson, they all got more shooting opportunities.

Who doesn’t want to take more shots and have better statistics?
If LeBron comes back, their shooting priority will definitely be lowered.

Hence their ambiguous attitude.

Shaquille O'Neal looked at Mike Brown with suspicion: "Are you sure LeBron is really well? Don't tell me that he chose to force a comeback just because we played so well and there were so many doubts about him?"

Mike Brown didn't respond to his words at all, but just said: "LeBron's comeback is good for the entire Cavaliers team!"

But what he got was a sneer from Shaquille O'Neal.

He noticed everyone's reactions. Except for the "running dog" Varejao, the attitudes of others were unclear, indicating that they did not welcome LeBron back either.

Obviously, during the recent "four-game winning streak", everyone has been the "protagonist" for once and had a great time. But they feel a little uncomfortable going back to the days when they accompanied LeBron to run tactics all day long.

interesting!
Shaquille O'Neal thought he could try to stir up the emotions of the entire team again, and at the same time let LeBron see what the consequences of his forced comeback would be.

Ok……

Although Mike Brown denied that LeBron James forced his comeback, Shaquille O'Neal, who had imagined a big drama in his mind, already thought so.

After this fight, he believed that the entire Cavaliers team would belong to him!

Of course, by then it will be a life-and-death battle between him and LeBron.

There is a high probability that he was sent away.

However, Shaquille O'Neal has always been aware of this.

But even if he is sent away at that time, public opinion will be on his side.

He was the absolute core who led the Cavaliers to a "4-game winning streak" without LeBron. This proves that he still has the ability and still has a market. He still has hope of joining a championship team in the future.

It's better than always setting screens for LeBron, and then being used as a scapegoat by the Cavaliers and thrown out of Cleveland after a "big defeat", right?

If he had won the championship with the Heat and won the championship before Kobe, he would definitely not be so radical.

but now……

He must not fall into such a result, he must ensure that he remains competitive in the market.

LeBron, you forced me to do this!
The next morning, LeBron appeared in the locker room. Shaquille O'Neal looked him up and down and said in a mocking tone, "You don't have to rush back, LeBron. I told you, we can fill your vacancy!"

LeBron didn't look at him coldly like before, but smiled and said, "I'm fully recovered, Shaq, thank you for your hard work recently. You are worthy of being the first player after Michael to lead a team to three consecutive championships. This is your dominance, and this will not change no matter how time passes!"

When LeBron said this, not only Shaquille O'Neal, but everyone else in the locker room looked surprised, as if they didn't know LeBron. Some even scratched their ears, suspecting that they had heard it wrong.

Shaquille O'Neal, who was originally on the verge of a fight, snorted coldly and stopped arguing with him.

LeBron's "abnormality" did not end there. In the next media interview, he also praised Shaquille O'Neal: "This is Shaq, this is his dominance. No one can underestimate this Cavaliers team. Even without me, there is Shaq. With him, the Cavaliers are a strong team!"

The reporter brought this up to Shaquille O'Neal.

The "Great Shark" was a little overwhelmed by his flattery.

Instead, a familiar reporter asked him, "Do you find LeBron's current attitude familiar?"

Shaq: “What?”

"Does it look like you just came to the Cavaliers and mentioned him?"

"!!!"

Shaquille O'Neal reacted immediately.

It really is!
In the past, he always praised LeBron to the sky in the media.

Now LeBron is praising him to the skies in the media.

Is this an active attempt to show my affection?

There was a hint of thought in Shaq's eyes.

If LeBron continues to send signals of surrender to the outside world, it will be difficult for him to continue to attack him in the media.

In that case, LeBron will have an additional image of a "weak player".

Public opinion tends to favor the "weak".

Is this his way of shutting me up?
Ok……

Shaquille O'Neal doesn't think that just a week of injury can change LeBron's attitude. If he is fooled by LeBron's little trick, then all his years in the NBA will be in vain.

There aren't so many "grudges forgotten with a smile" in this alliance!

Most of them are just for fun.

Since LeBron wants to act, then just play with him.

Shaquille O'Neal is also prepared to adopt a "circumvention" tactic. When asked by reporters, "Will LeBron's return affect the chemistry of the Cavaliers during their four-game winning streak?" he said very "generously," "LeBron is no longer the rookie he was back then. I believe he can integrate into the entire team, and our winning streak will not stop."

Ok……

He also started to praise it!

When the interview reports of the two of them leaked, Cleveland fans were naturally delighted.

They really didn't expect that after LeBron returned from his injury this time, the relationship between him and Shaquille O'Neal would be so harmonious!
What can stop the Cavaliers now?

But they soon found that they were too happy too soon.

In LeBron's first game back, the Cavaliers faced the San Antonio Spurs at home.

Under the Spurs' defense, Channing Frye and "Ah Q" made only 7 of 1 shots from beyond the three-point line, and Gibson's breakthrough was also restricted, failing to achieve the same outstanding results as during the "four-game winning streak".

Shaquille O'Neal was double-teamed and had no temper at all.

As for LeBron James, he was the point released by Popovich tonight and scored 28 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 turnovers.

In the end, the Cavaliers lost to the Spurs by 89 points, 99 to 10.

And this was just the beginning. The Cavaliers then lost to the Golden State Warriors and the Miami Heat in succession, and even lost the second game against the Nuggets.

A wave of "four consecutive losses" befell the Cavaliers.

The most embarrassed person is naturally LeBron James.

After all, from "four consecutive wins" to "four consecutive losses", the biggest change for the Cavaliers is his return...

And after his comeback, it was obvious that he was incompatible with the Cavaliers' current style of play.

"He still needs some time, but I believe he will adjust quickly!"

Even though Shaquille O'Neal has been speaking for LeBron recently, he still spoke for LeBron after the team suffered a four-game losing streak, which really surprised the reporters.

Is there something wrong with the atmosphere in the Cavaliers' locker room?
Are Shaq and LeBron really reconciled?
What they didn't know was that Shaq saw LeBron's attitude of trying to integrate into the Cavaliers' system during this wave of "four consecutive losses". He did not seize power as soon as he came back, but tried to integrate into the Cavaliers' current style of play.

This was beyond Shaq's expectations, and it greatly changed his impression of LeBron. He thought that he was really starting to change, so he spoke up for him.

This time it was not a "show" in front of the camera, but his true thoughts.

This is how Shaq is. As a teammate, he will still speak up for his teammates as long as they are not forced into a desperate situation.

There is no problem with the feeling of "Big Shark". LeBron has indeed been trying to integrate into the playing style of the Cavaliers during the "four-game winning streak" during this period.

It wasn't his idea, it was Bill Duffy's.

Including LeBron's attitude towards Shaq on the first day he returned to the locker room, and his compliments to Shaq in front of the media, all were advised by Bill Duffy.

Originally, LeBron would definitely not listen to Bill Duffy like this, but after following Rich Paul's bad advice without authorization and putting himself in a more passive situation, he now listens to Bill Duffy and does everything he is told.

But he wants to integrate into the Cavaliers' current style of play, but...

He really doesn't know what he should do when he doesn't have the ball.

What is positioning?
I do not know!
What are tactics?
I haven’t learned it!
Since his freshman year in high school, he has always been the one holding the ball and directing his teammates. How could he know how to cooperate with his teammates?
Therefore, he struggled in these four games.

Except for the first game when Popovich let him go, in the other games, he averaged only 21.3 points, 6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, and his shooting percentage also declined compared to the usual 48.1%.

This makes him more cautious when taking action.

If Su Wan watched his playing style in these games, he would definitely exclaim, isn’t this the playing style of a “93-year-old man”?
But there was no way, he really didn't have many means without the ball, and just one cut had already exhausted all his "primordial power".

Su Wan also saw Shaquille O'Neal defending LeBron, which surprised him a little. Could it be that the two of them really resolved their differences and reconciled?

Think about Shaq, this is really possible.

Su Wan really doesn't like this kind of "lovey-dovey" plot.

Just when he was not planning to continue paying attention to the Cavaliers, the "clown" Bill Simmons, who had not been seen for a long time, suddenly jumped out and, as usual, took a different approach, believing that the Cavaliers suffered a "four-game losing streak" because Shaquille O'Neal was not as motivated during this period as during the "four-game winning streak".

"He just wanted to see LeBron in distress, and wanted to prove that he is the real core of the Cavaliers. This is Shaquille O'Neal!"

When LeBron saw his analysis, he said it made sense, but at the same time, he felt a nameless anger rising in his heart.

What he didn't know was that Shaquille O'Neal was also furious when he saw the news and smashed his phone: "LeBron, I was so angry that I said something good for you! I didn't expect that you would push me out to take the blame at this time!"

The "Big Shark" believes that Bill Simmons' intention in writing this article is obvious, just to make him "take the blame". And who is the ultimate beneficiary of this, Shaquille O'Neal can guess with his toes that have undergone surgery:

Of course it’s LeBron James!
The next morning, these two extremely angry men met in the locker room.

Shaquille O'Neal watched him sit down in front of his locker and immediately asked, "LeBron, the team is experiencing a 4-game losing streak, shouldn't you say something?"

LeBron frowned: "What?"

He didn't understand why a lazy player on the court could be so confident. If you want to know why LeBron believed Bill Simmons' analysis so easily, just look at Shaquille O'Neal's performance in these four games. His highest score was only 18 points, and his lowest was only 12 points. It's a far cry from the 40 points he scored against the Mavericks.

In addition to the current loss, LeBron James will definitely face greater doubts.

The more he read Bill Simmons' article, the more he felt it made sense.

When Shaquille O'Neal saw that LeBron was about to challenge him, he couldn't hold back his anger. He stood up and pointed at LeBron and said, "Because of your comeback, we went from a four-game winning streak to a four-game losing streak. Don't you think you should say something in front of the media? Whether as a player of this team or a leader of this team, you destroyed the original team chemistry. Shouldn't you say something?"

The fox's tail has finally been revealed, right?

LeBron was even more certain now. He snorted, "You know what you did, Shaq!"

After saying that, he prepared to leave the locker room.

Ok……

"King" never stood under a dangerous wall. Even when facing a woman, he always mocked her secretly in the name of congratulations. Now the atmosphere in the locker room was so bad, Shaq had pushed him before, and he naturally had to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible after saying that.

But Shaquille O'Neal blocked him with a speed he had never seen before. His face, which usually had a greasy smile, was completely stern at this moment: "LeBron, please tell me clearly, what do you mean by this?"

"I've said everything I need to say, get out of the way, Shaq!" LeBron ignored him.

Shaq laughed, "You are a wimp, LeBron. As a leader, you dare not take responsibility and only want to enjoy the spotlight. How can you be the 'chosen one'? I don't know how much money your team gave to Sports Illustrated!"

LeBron was completely annoyed: "You should know what respect is, Shaq!"

"Respect you? Why should I respect you?" Shaq asked back, "Without you, the Cavaliers won 4 games in a row. Now with you, the Cavaliers have suffered 4 consecutive losses. I asked you to take the responsibility you should take in front of the media, but you don't even have this little courage, and you want me to respect you? You will never be as good as Suwan, LeBron. Giving up Suwan for you is the stupidest thing the Cavaliers have ever done!"

LeBron's chest was heaving violently, and every word Shaq said was like a knife stabbing his chest.

His fists had already been clenched, but he...didn't dare to move!

The two men just stood there in a stalemate, and the door of the locker room was suddenly pushed open, and Danny Ferry appeared. He looked at Shaq, then at LeBron, and finally said, "LeBron, come here!"

After saying that, he went out.

Shaq didn't stop LeBron this time.

No matter what, once the locker room door is open, you can't act recklessly. Shaquille O'Neal knows this rule.

But after this confrontation, he has confirmed that only one of him and LeBron James can survive.

"Danny, tell me, what should I do to make you trade Shaq, or..." LeBron paused, but when he made eye contact with Danny Ferry, he couldn't say the words after the "or".

There are some words that should never be spoken.

Danny Ferry's heart skipped a beat when he heard LeBron say "or", but when he saw LeBron pause and fall silent, his expression gradually eased up: "The door to the free market is closed, so you are destined to be teammates this season. I can assure you that you will only work together for this season, but if you want to have better teammates, then you must make Shaq valuable."

"in addition……"

"You have to be prepared. After Shaq is traded, you will inevitably be criticized. LeBron, you know that even with the outside world's public opinion now, Cleveland will still firmly regard you as the future of this team, but you have to think carefully about how to get along with your teammates in the future!"

Danny Ferry said this and suddenly sighed.

Now he feels a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he should not have traded Ricky Davis in such a hurry.

LeBron should be allowed to learn on his own in the locker room, so that he would have known how to get along with his teammates a long time ago.

Instead of having conflicts with teammates like now.

But to be honest, LeBron is indeed unlucky.

Since joining the Cavaliers, he has not met any good people.

From Boozer to Suwan, and then to Zhu Fangyu and Shaquille O'Neal...

Each of them is a person who doesn't like to humble himself.

Well, to be precise, Zhu Fangyu should not belong to these three categories. He was willing to be LeBron's assistant, but in the end he was forced to turn against LeBron.

When he recruits people in the future, he must be careful and pass those players who are ambitious and have experience as a boss, so as to ensure that LeBron's position as the boss is stable.

Of course, LeBron himself also needs to pay attention to getting along with his teammates to ensure that similar things don't happen again.

LeBron calmed down a lot when he heard Danny Ferry agreed to trade Shaquille O'Neal after the season.

As for the following words, he automatically ignored them.

As long as Shaquille O'Neal is traded, he will still be the "absolute core" of the Cavaliers, and this will also prevent other people who covet his position as the boss from acting rashly.

He believed that since both Suwan and Shaquille O'Neal had been traded, no one would dare to challenge him anymore.

"By the way, Danny, I have one more thing..."

"what?"

"I want to take my bodyguard into the locker room!"

Thinking about what Shaquille O'Neal had just done, LeBron was so scared that he had to have bodyguards follow him.

"What!!!" Danny Ferry looked incredulous. He really wanted to ask LeBron, do you know what you are talking about?
The NBA locker room is a special place. Except for players and team staff, outsiders are generally not allowed to enter the locker room. Even reporters can only enter during the hours when the locker room is open.

It is even more impossible to let bodyguards follow the players into the locker room.

When LeBron saw that Danny Ferry was about to reject him, he immediately said, "Michael Jordan can bring Tim Grover into the locker room. Don't I have the same right?"

Then you should just win a championship trophy first!

Danny Ferry roared in his heart, but he had to force a smile on his face: "LeBron, this is not a matter of whether I agree or not. If you bring bodyguards, I believe Shaq will definitely bring a large group of people into the locker room the next day. By then, it will be really chaotic. What you have to do now is to get along with him peacefully, let him perform well, and you can achieve good results together, and finally make him more valuable..."

Seeing that he was rejected, LeBron turned around and left without saying anything else.

Danny Ferry looked at his back and shook his head helplessly.

Fortunately, LeBron should have listened to his words. In the following period, although LeBron and Shaq returned to the cold war state, there was no quarrel. The Cavaliers slowly recovered from the "4-game losing streak", and March passed quickly.

The Cavaliers' winning rate during this period barely maintained 50%.

As a result, their win difference with the Pacers widened to more than 14 games.

What does "leaving the rest of the crowd far behind" mean?

The Indiana Pacers' record in March remained strong, and they eventually achieved a record of 3 wins and 12 losses. Not to mention in the Eastern Conference, even in the Western Conference, they were still "a far cry from the rest." Even the Mavericks had a gap of 3 wins over them.

However, including the three games lost in March, the Pacers have lost nine games this season.

This means that they must not lose a single game in April to make history, otherwise they can only tie with the Chicago Bulls at best.

This became the most concerned issue in the media at the end of the season.

Oh, and one more thing to keep in mind is...

The competition between Suwan and Dwyane Wade for the "scoring champion" has also reached a fever pitch.

Currently, Dwyane Wade averages 31.6 points per game, while Suwan averages 31.4 points, a difference of only 0.2 points.

In the past, the "scoring champions" rarely remained undecided at this stage...

The last time the battle for the "scoring champion" was so intense was the battle between "Admiral" Robinson and Shaquille O'Neal.

The two people finally staged a "score battle".

This is how Robinson scored 71 points in a single game, and he became the ultimate winner with 71 points in a single game.

But it is also for this reason that Robinson became Shaquille O'Neal's most hated person.

Actually, this is just a result of losing quickly.

Because he has every chance to regain the title of "Scoring Champion".

The Spurs' last game of the season ended first, and the Magic's last game was played after them. Before the Spurs' last game, Shaq was also ready to defend his "scoring champion" trophy, but in the end the Spurs team worked hard for David Robinson, who scored 71 points.

If it was Su Wan, he would not have the last name Su if he did not directly score 81 points, take back the title of "Scoring King", and then ask "Is scoring useful?"

Shaq was still a coward, knowing that he couldn't win, or worried that he would lose even if he tried, so he could only angrily scold Robinson for "being unsportsmanlike."

And this is Shaq, the man who is praised for his high emotional intelligence.

As for the fact that he belittled Howard for no reason just because of the title of "Superman", Su Wan would not say anything about it.

In this black-dominated league, some so-called high-EQ players, such as LeBron James, are just boasters. Once they are pissed off or don't get what they want, they tend to do something that lowers their intelligence.

For example, LeBron James was praised by Perkins all day long, but just because Perkins told him not to ride on Irving's popularity, he directly stopped following Perkins.

Also, at Wade's Hall of Fame induction ceremony, he said he was worried about his son's absence due to heart disease, but he immediately interacted with a car dealer.

If you tell Su Wan that he is a social expert who can take care of his teammates, Su Wan really doesn't believe it. Not to mention that he has been with LeBron for a while and knows very well that under his friendly appearance, there is a self-righteous "royalism" mentality.

He really thinks of himself as a king.

And how could the king really be your friend?

The media are looking forward to how Suwan and Wade will end the battle for the "scoring champion".

The result is……

Wade is injured!
In the game against the Spurs on April 4, he limped away from the scene after colliding with Battier.

Battier quickly explained after the game: "I didn't mean to do that. I really didn't mean to do that!"

The referee report after the game did not add "flagrant foul" to his record, which was a disguised explanation for him.

The Heat quickly updated Wade's injury status:

In order not to affect the Heat's playoff campaign, Wade will miss the remaining six games of this season.

The initiative to grab the title of "scoring champion" is in Su Wan's hands.

Su Wan performed as usual, continuing his strong form in March...

3月份他每场比赛可以砍下33.2分，而4月份8场比赛打完，他场均可以拿到32.5分。

In the end, he defeated Wade by less than 0.2 points per game and won the "scoring champion" of the 06-07 season.

The original "scoring champion" this season should have been Kobe Bryant.

However, Yao Ming's joining has transformed him from a "lone wolf" to a "cooperative wolf". This season, his average points per game is only 28.6 points, ranking fourth in the league.

Before him were Suwan, Wade, and Carmelo Anthony.

But this is obviously not a big deal for Kobe.

Just a "scoring champion", can it be better than a champion?

这个赛季湖人队最终拿到了62胜20负的战绩，比他们高的只有两支球队，分别是72胜10负的印第安纳步行者队，以及65胜17负的小牛队。

The Lakers' records against them were 1 win and 1 loss and 2 wins and 1 loss respectively.

Either a tie or an advantage.

Not only him, many media believe that the Lakers this season have a good chance of becoming the final champion.

In Kobe's eyes, the only thing left was the O'Brien Trophy.

Everything else is just clouds!

It was the Los Angeles media's repeated emphasis on this matter that made Shaquille O'Neal so anxious.

He absolutely could not accept that Kobe won the championship before him.

This not only proves that he won the championship with Kobe, but also proves that the Lakers made the right decision in trading him.

How could the "Great Shark" tolerate such ridicule?

Therefore, these two days, his face looked like he had his period, especially the look in his eyes when he looked at LeBron, he looked so unhappy.

Why on earth would you suggest that the team trade me to Cleveland when you're like that?

Isn't this just wasting my prime time?

The Cavaliers finished second in the Eastern Conference.

But their record is only 54 wins and 28 losses.

16 wins behind the Pacers, who are first in the Eastern Conference.

This gap is even larger than the gap between 2nd and 8th in the Eastern Conference.

Plus the Pacers' natural restraint on the Cavaliers.

Cleveland's future this season is not as bright as Los Angeles'.

Suwan was interviewed by the media after the game on April 4.

When everything was settled, he won the "scoring title", but the team did not ultimately set a new "regular season best record". The reporter asked him if he felt any regrets.

Su Wan said: "As long as we want, we can win 73 or 74 games, not to mention 75. But this is the most comfortable winning rhythm for us, so 72 wins is the best result for the Pacers. The historical record can be broken at any time, but there is only one championship trophy this year!"

The O'Brien Cup always stands above all other records.

Again:
When a career ends, the most direct way for stars to compete for their historical status is to reach out and let others see the championship rings on their hands.

As for what Su Wan said, "As long as we want, let alone 73 wins, we can even get 74 or 75 wins", when it was spread to the outside world, it did not cause much ridicule.

This is Su Wan’s current status in the world.

In the third season of his career, after leading his team to tie the best regular season record in NBA history set by Michael Jordan with the Bulls, he is now qualified to say something similar.

On April 4, the league announced the "Best Rookie" of this season. The one who finally won the "Best Rookie" trophy in this weak draft year was the future "Yellow Mamba" Brandon Roy.

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