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Chapter 160 "Passing on the Torch"!
Before the reporters could discover the "truth," let's rewind time a bit.
Inside the training gym, watching Su Feng get more and more excited, Jordan's "fatigue" was no longer an act at this moment.
"That's enough, right..."
After already winning 22 consecutive games, Jordan put a hand on his waist and wiped sweat, saying to Su Feng.
Su Feng shook his head, picked up the basketball on the ground, and threw it to Jordan, saying, "No, Michael, you promised me, the winner can't refuse the loser's challenge!"
Jordan: "......"
Still playing?
Are you trying to kill me?
The All-Star game is tonight; if they keep playing, how can 34-year-old Jordan's kidneys withstand Su Feng's torment?
Seeing Jordan wanting to go back on his word, Ewing and the others couldn't stand it anymore.
You are Michael Jordan, how can you go back on your word to a rookie?
Don't you have any shame?
"Michael, you promised Su! As a man, how can you be untrustworthy?"
"Michael, if you do this, when I'm interviewed later, I'll tell everyone that you're afraid to duel with Su..."
Jordan: "......"
You bunch of bastards, why don't you come up here and play with this kid for a day?
You even dare to threaten me?
In fact, it wasn't that Jordan couldn't play anymore, but as a kind senior, he felt he couldn't keep taking Su Feng's money.
"Kid, you're still a rookie, making money isn't easy. Consider this 200,000+ US dollars your tuition fee. I'll play with you again if I have the chance." Jordan spread his hands.
In Jordan's mind, he had deliberately emphasized his tone. Even if this kid has good stamina, he should feel the pain in his wallet, right?
"No, Michael, in my opinion, this isn't about money!
Although I don't earn much, I'm willing to admit defeat. Please don't worry about me not being able to afford the bet!" Su Feng looked at Jordan solemnly.
Jordan: "......"
That's right, this kid just signed a long-term contract with Nike, and I heard he has additional agreements with McDonald's. It seems he doesn't lack money...
Jordan gave up. He said weakly to Su Feng, "How about someone else play with you? What do you think of Scottie?"
Pippen, hearing his boss mention his name, almost blurted out "Okay, okay."
Although Pippen, as the house, had won a lot tonight, winning 10,000 US dollars in one game... how many bets would he have to take to earn that much?
However, before Pippen could jump up, Su Feng said to Jordan, "Michael, I'm your most loyal fan, and this is your bet with me!"
Jordan had no choice but to adjust his condition and go up to beat Su Feng again.
In Jordan's mind, this should be the last time...
Right?
"Let's continue, Michael!"
After losing to Jordan 23 times in a row, Su Feng looked at Jordan without changing his expression.
Jordan was desperate.
He had a premonition that if he kept winning, this kid might drag him until the All-Star game started.
With his waist getting more and more sore, Jordan had made up his mind. He decided to give Su Feng a victory.
To end this endless Makgeolli!
The reason why Jordan of the latter three-peat was a "rogue" was because he was shameless enough.
In Jordan's view, there was nothing shameful about the score of 23 to 1 being spread out. No matter how you look at it, he had completely crushed this kid, Su Feng.
The biggest difference between Jordan and Kobe was here. For the more important All-Star game tonight, Jordan could "sacrifice" a duel.
He couldn't play anymore. If he kept playing, Jordan couldn't possibly lie on the bench with an ice pack during the All-Star game tonight, right?
Of course, before deciding to "throw the game," Jordan also gave Pippen a special eye signal.
Scottie, stop taking bets!
"I understand!"
Looking at the look from the "old rogue," Pippen felt that Ewing and the other simpletons were really simpletons.
The information isn't even the same, and you still dare to bet with me?
That's how Pippen was tricked by Jordan for a season back then. Now Pippen was using what he had learned, and a sense of intellectual superiority suddenly arose.
"Hey, Patrick, Dikembe, do you still dare to bet?"
Pippen, who had received Jordan's 'signal,' decided to increase the stakes.
Ewing and Mutombo, who were originally hesitating whether to bet 100 or 200 US dollars, were unhappy when they heard this.
What's wrong?
Do you think we all only earn 2 million a year like you?
"This round, I bet 2,000 US dollars!" The generous Ewing said to Pippen.
"I bet 1,000 US dollars!" The equally generous Mutombo said to Pippen.
"Okay, okay..."
3,000 US dollars! Awesome!
Pippen was smiling like a monkey who had just stolen a peach.
Sigh...
Who can understand this feeling of being able to make money while lying down?
On the court, unfortunately, after giving Pippen a hint, Jordan's attention was all focused on how to "throw the game" to Su Feng.
After all, Jordan didn't want to lose too obviously, because that would damage his lofty image.
In Jordan's view, he had to create a situation where he lost because of his carelessness.
This way of losing was reasonable, because even a god can't guarantee that you can win in every duel.
Therefore, Jordan didn't notice that Pippen not only didn't listen to him but instead increased the stakes...
……
On the court, the last round of the PK between Su Feng and Jordan began.
Jordan deliberately left Su Feng room for jump shots on defense, and on offense, he tried to choose the most difficult way to finish.
So, the score on the field became 18 to 20...
When Su Feng got the match point, Pippen was anxious!
To be reasonable, Jordan's "throwing the game" was indeed not obvious.
Because in the eyes of the surrounding stars, Jordan was tired and couldn't play anymore. How could they see through the "old rogue's" acting skills?
And in this round of PK, Su Feng himself was also "depressed."
To be honest, the accuracy of a shooter is sometimes really mysterious.
Su Feng's accuracy was due to both Jordan's cooperation and his own feel.
On the court, Jordan was half-acting and half-playing. When Su Feng hit those unreasonable shots, the "old rogue" was also quite shocked in his heart.
At this moment, Jordan hoped that the 76ers could meet the Heat as the seventh seed in the East.
And at this moment, Pippen shouted indignantly at Jordan on the court, "Michael! Come on, don't let me lose money!"
Jordan: "???"
What the hell!
Didn't I just remind you not to take bets?
Did heaven send you here specifically to trick me?
On the court, seeing Su Feng holding the ball ready to shoot, Jordan rushed forward to protect Pippen's smile.
However, it was too late, because Su Feng had already completed his shot!
In order to better acquire iron-striking points, Su Feng certainly paid attention to his shot.
When dueling with Jordan today, his shooting speed was obviously faster, so Jordan couldn't block Su Feng's shot.
And just when Su Feng was happily preparing to harvest 50,000 iron-striking points...
The basketball, to his great disappointment, went into the net.
18 to 21!
Looking at his mind, the iron-striking points finally stopped at one Qiao, Su Feng felt that his touch was simply poisonous!
So far...
Is it over?
Su Feng knew that after winning this round of PK, the "old rogue" would definitely slip away.
In a trance, Su Feng really wanted Jordan to play for a few more years.
Because who knows how many years he would have to wait for the next opponent like Jordan after Jordan retires?
It looked like Su Feng lost more than 200,000 US dollars, but that was more than 30 million iron-striking points!
And those defensive potentials that each increased by two points, could these be bought with money?
In addition, these 20+ duels with the old rogue today allowed Su Feng to learn a lot of tricks and experience.
This was completely different from his gains after the game against the Bulls, because today, Su Feng had been facing Jordan head-on.
Just...
Thinking that this cheat was about to leave, Su Feng...
Was very sad!
Su Feng had made up his mind that while Jordan hadn't retired, if he had the opportunity in the summer, he would definitely have to find a way to play with Jordan for days and nights.
"Ding! The system will undergo a temporary update in 5 minutes.
During the update period, the host will not be able to access the system. If the host wants to change special skills, shooting actions, and badges, please hurry up!
Note: The update period does not affect the host's acquisition of iron-striking points."
Su Feng: "......"
Listening to the system's prompt, Su Feng suddenly had a very ominous premonition.
But forget it, anyway, these 30 million iron-striking points had already been obtained.
In Su Feng's view, he still had the All-Star game tonight to exploit, so it was time to relax and continue working hard!
……
On the court, after ending this endless duel with Su Feng, Jordan, who was finally relieved, went to the dispirited Pippen as soon as possible.
At this moment, Pippen no longer had any temper.
He slumped to the floor, his mind filled with the scene of Ewing and Mutombo asking him for money after Su Feng hit the game-winning shot.
"Scottie, how much did you lose?" Jordan kicked Pippen and said.
"Excluding... the winnings, about 280,000 US dollars?" Pippen replied blankly.
Jordan sighed.
After patting Pippen on the shoulder, in order to cheer Pippen up, he said to Pippen, "I'll cover the change for you, you figure out the rest of the round number yourself."
200,000 US dollars...
A full 200,000 US dollars!
Heaven knows how desperate Pippen was at this moment!
Ewing was happy.
Because in Ewing's view, 200,000 or not was not important at all. What was important was that Pippen had taken a big tumble today.
Relieving!
So relieving!
Although he had also been dunked on by Su Feng, Ewing, who was chatting and laughing with Mutombo as he walked out of the training gym, couldn't help but praise Su Feng a few times.
Things like internal betting among players can't be told to reporters.
So, after Ewing and Mutombo gave a brief explanation while avoiding the important points, the reporters couldn't bear it anymore.
After rushing into the training gym, the reporters went straight to the protagonists, Su Feng and Jordan.
"Michael, can you tell us why you and Su had to duel before the All-Star game?" the reporters asked curiously.
After thinking for a while, Jordan said, "Isn't it normal for juniors to ask seniors for advice in the NBA?"
"Can you tell us who won between you and Su?" the reporters asked relentlessly.
Jordan smiled and said, "Of course it was me. That kid wants to beat me. He needs to practice for a few more years."
While Jordan was fooling the media, Su Feng was also fooling another group of reporters.
"Su, can you tell us why you and Michael had to duel before the All-Star game?" the reporters asked.
After pondering for a while, Su Feng said, "Michael is the famous basketball god and Air Jordan.
I said before that my purpose in skipping college and entering the NBA was to be able to compete with Jordan.
So today, when I asked Michael for advice, I was very happy that he didn't refuse me."
"Can you tell us who won between you and Michael?" the reporters asked.
"Of course it was Michael, but in today's duel, I learned a lot from Michael," Su Feng replied.
Hearing Su Feng's answer, Jordan felt much more pleasing to the eye when he looked at Su Feng.
Quite sensible, kid...
So, for the sake of US dollars, Jordan also praised Su Feng a few words, "The reason why I played with him for so long is because from him, I saw a DNA similar to mine. He will become a great player in the future."
"The reason why I played with Michael for so long is because Michael has been patiently guiding me. He pointed out many of my shortcomings and made me feel the care of basketball seniors for newcomers."
Emotional intelligence, what is emotional intelligence?
Su Feng and Jordan had reached a tacit py deal, that is, neither of them wanted to reveal the specific content of today's duel.
The reason why Jordan didn't want to tell the truth was because he couldn't possibly tell the media directly that he played with a rookie all day long in order to win his money, right?
The reason why Su Feng didn't want to tell the truth was because he couldn't possibly tell the media that he specially spent money to invite Jordan to beat him up, right?
In this way, invisibly, the two of them, you said one sentence and I said another, turned a "gathering to gamble" into a passing of the torch between seniors and newcomers!
The reporters were moved.
They didn't expect Michael Jordan to have such a side?
He didn't hesitate to expend his energy to guide a rookie who had taken Scottie Pippen's starting position before the All-Star game.
The great Michael Jordan must have recalled his past when he was targeted by the "Smiling Assassin" when he first participated in the All-Star game.
Therefore, he would treat a young rookie so considerately.
And Su Feng, as a junior, in the description of Mutombo and others, became a young player who had been losing but never gave up.
What is inheritance?
This is inheritance!
In the miraculous NBA, before the 50th anniversary ceremony, such a moving story actually happened!
In the reporters' view, they had to publish this story as quickly as possible!
……
At 5:30 pm, just as Stern was inspecting the All-Star game site for the last time...
Stern, who learned from Mark that the media were rushing to report the news of Jordan passing the torch to Su Feng, felt that he might be living in a dream?
Someone like Jordan wouldn't just beat up one rookie after another. Would he take a day to specially teach a rookie before the All-Star game started?
Stern looked at Mark with a "really? I don't believe it anyway" expression, while Mark said excitedly, "David, regardless of whether it's true or false, the media are reporting this. It's a gimmick!"
After calming down, Stern looked at Mark calmly and said, "It is indeed a gimmick. Are the media all reporting this?"
Mark nodded, "I've already had someone confirm it. The players on the East team all said that Su did play with Michael all day!"
Nice!
Stern was immediately happy and said, "Go arrange it. Adjust the order of appearance for the Eastern All-Star team tonight."
After arranging Mark, Stern thought to himself:
Could it be that Jordan understood his recent warning to the Bulls?
The theme of the 1997 All-Star Game was inheritance.
And now, after Su Feng and Jordan worked together, the image of the entire NBA All-Star Game was immediately different.
Because after the TV media took the lead in reporting the story of Su Feng and Jordan at the All-Star game, it was equivalent to further deepening the fans' concept of "inheritance."
……
At 8 pm on the 9th, as the players on the Eastern All-Star team entered the locker room one after another to change equipment, more and more reporters focused the topic on "inheritance."
Old players like Dumars and Ewing were all asked about the topic of successors.
Su Feng, who was chatting with Iverson, originally thought these were all arranged by the league...
He didn't even know that this topic was entirely due to him.
It is worth mentioning that Su Feng, who felt that Jordan was easier to talk to tonight, specially took out a pair of A-锥 1s that he had not worn before the game started.
"Michael, can you sign this pair of shoes for me?" Su Feng looked at Jordan and said. Huoshanwenxue
Jordan nodded, but just as Su Feng asked him to add a birthday blessing on these shoes, Jordan, who suddenly reacted to something, said to Su Feng, "Oh right, are you and Kobe high school classmates?"
Jordan remembered that after the game against the Lakers on the 5th, he also signed a pair of A-锥s for Kobe and left a birthday blessing.
In Jordan's view, Su Feng must want to give a return gift to his friend.
So, the "old rogue" asked, "What date should I write?"
Su Feng said, "December 30th."
For some reason, in a trance, Jordan always felt that Su Feng seemed to have said the wrong date, but in his view, he was only responsible for signing, and he couldn't be blamed if he signed the wrong date.
Okay...
In fact, Jordan didn't know that Su Feng didn't want to give this pair of shoes to Kobe.
Because December 30th is LeBron James' birthday.
As the senior of the Akron boys, Su Feng wanted to give little James a special gift.
As for Kobe?
Wake up. In Su Feng's view, even giving himself to Kobe was not enough to express his aircraft carrier friendship with Kobe.
Su Feng had already thought about it. In a few months, when his signature shoes came out, he would send a pair to Kobe as soon as possible.
And attached to it:
"The great All-Star player Su Feng, wish you a happy birthday!"
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