Chapter 138 A Place Where Miracles Happen

Ever since that farewell in Toronto years ago, you could always find all sorts of "human puzzling behaviors" on Jordan's body.

Just like in his memory, this summer, after another retirement, Jordan had a conflict with Wizards owner Abe Pollin.

As for the cause of this matter, in Su Feng's previous life, although both sides had their own arguments, judging from the details mentioned by Abe Pollin's wife, Irene Pollin, in her memoirs afterward, it's not hard to see that Abe Pollin did make some verbal promises to Jordan when he invited him back then.

"After discussing with the team's management and lawyers, Abe decided to meet with Jordan.

He knew it would be a difficult meeting, and his staff advised him to tell Michael that the team was going in a different direction.

After re-examining Michael's performance, they had no choice. It wasn't a personal vendetta. They all liked and respected Michael, but that was business."

"But this was completely unexpected for Michael.

He was shocked, followed by heated discussions about what Abe had promised him. When Abe repeated that the team needed to go in a different direction, Michael became completely angry.

He started yelling and even spoke disrespectfully to Abe. Abe angrily walked out of the meeting room, and Michael left the meeting room shortly after."

In simple terms, after Jordan decided to retire from the Wizards, he thought he could further increase his authority in the team and gradually acquire Wizards' shares. He never expected that he himself was the real clown.

Su Feng wouldn't feel unfamiliar with Abe Pollin's "businessman" approach.

Because if Su Feng remembered correctly, during this negotiation, Jordan's main goal was to kick Unseld out of the Wizards' management and acquire 30% of the Wizards' shares.

However, in the past two years, because the Wizards' performance hadn't met Pollin's expectations, Pollin used this as an excuse to reject Jordan's proposal.

As a result, Jordan's anger exploded on the spot.

Because back when he chose to make his second comeback, if Pollin hadn't made those promises to him, how could he, the dignified God of Basketball, have chosen to come back to the broken Wizards team?

"This is deception! This is betrayal! That damned bastard will definitely go to hell after he dies, I guarantee it!"

In a local Chinese restaurant in Washington, looking at Su Feng, Jordan said furiously.

Hearing this, looking at this exasperated Jordan in front of him, what Su Feng really wanted to say was...

Michael, even if you guarantee it...

God may not necessarily send that bastard to hell.

Cough!

There was nothing he could do. Who told this Jordan to have been his second-in-command back then?

Plus, according to the previous plan with Riley, Su Feng was only supposed to play the first quarter in the Heat's preseason games...

Therefore, when Riley learned that Jordan wanted to meet with Su Feng...

Seeing that he had at least once loved this Jordan, Riley suggested to Su Feng that he could leave the arena early to comfort Jordan.

However, when Su Feng arrived at the place where Jordan had asked him to meet, in Su Feng's opinion, this "old rogue" didn't need anyone to comfort him at all.

This guy just wanted to find someone to vent his emotions!

In fact, Jordan wasn't stupid.

Because Abe Pollin's attack was fully prepared, Jordan couldn't beat Pollin legally based on his own testimony.

In Su Feng's previous life, Jordan's final choice after breaking up with Pollin was very adult-like.

That was:

Endure, keep enduring, even when you can't endure it anymore, you still have to endure.

"Su, I know you have the most tricks in this league. In your opinion, is there any way for me to turn the tables?" After venting his emotions like a "resentful woman" for a full two hours, looking at Su Feng, Jordan asked pitifully.

Su Feng: "..."

What do you mean I have the most tricks?

I'm the most honest player in this league!

But whatever...

Because in this life, his reputation was still temporarily tied to Jordan's, Su Feng felt that he still had to help this Jordan before his image completely collapsed.

So, after pondering for two seconds, Su Feng said to Jordan: "Abe's approach is indeed wrong. I suggest you express your anger to the fans through the internet."

"And then?"

"And then... it depends on how much support you can get." Su Feng said to Jordan with a smile.

"With my appeal in the league, I believe most players will stand up and speak for me." Listening to Su Feng's suggestion, Jordan quickly designed a speech in his mind.

Looking at Jordan's wise eyes...

Su Feng always felt that this Jordan's EQ and IQ had declined a lot compared to back then.

In Su Feng's previous life, even without him, Jordan would have used his connections to attack the Wizards.

As a result, although Abe Pollin successfully kicked Jordan out of the game this time, in the following ten years, American fans' perception of the Wizards was always very bad.

A person cannot stand without integrity.

Even if the "old rogue's" comeback didn't lead the Wizards to rise, didn't those season tickets that the Wizards sold in the past two years have anything to do with the "old rogue"?

That day, after talking with Jordan, Su Feng was even more determined in his heart to only be a hero of the rabbit country in the future, and never be a dog-shit city hero of the rice country.

Although compared to Jordan, the capitalists Su Feng had met so far in the league were relatively amiable.

But in the business of the NBA, once you foolishly entrust your life to these capitalists, then the ending that awaits you may not be what you want.

In this cruel and ruthless league, only by taking your destiny into your own hands is the true path!

……

The next day, after Jordan disclosed the details of his breakup with Abe Pollin through the internet and media, as Su Feng had expected, many legendary celebrities stood up to speak out for Jordan.

Abe Pollin's statement in an interview indirectly confirmed it himself.

Online, some Wizards fans also expressed their determination not to associate with Abe Pollin by returning their tickets.

In New York, when Stern learned about this, he couldn't wait to take a knife and chop Abe Pollin to pieces.

In Su Feng's original timeline, the Wizards had briefly risen under the leadership of Arenas in the next few years.

But what's interesting is...

Whenever this team made it to the playoffs, they were a rare team that played worse at home than on the road.

In 2009, after Abe Pollin passed away, Stern gave the Wizards the first overall pick the following year.

So...

If Jordan believed that Abe Pollin would definitely go to hell because he believed that Stern, the "fair God," would stand up to help him punish Abe Pollin...

Then in Su Feng's opinion, it did seem to make a little sense.

In Miami, after Riley learned more about the grievances between Jordan and the Wizards through his chat with Su Feng, Riley was extremely angry at the time.

Because in Riley's opinion, he had never used Jordan in his life!

But how come Jordan was either being puA-ed or being played and teased by others?

But whatever.

This season, ever since he had Su Feng, he didn't know why...

Riley always felt that he didn't like Jordan as much anymore.

Alas!

Maybe that's what men are like!

……

In October, after the incident of Jordan breaking up with the Wizards' owner dominated the headlines for a while, soon, the Heat, who had been losing all the way in the preseason, successfully snatched the headlines back.

In the team's seven preseason games of the new season, the Heat only won one game.

Online, many fans had already begun to pray for Su Feng.

Because in the fans' opinion, based on the Heat's current state, even if Su Feng's playing time would return to normal in the regular season, it would be difficult for him to lead these CBA teammates.

In the Heat's preseason games, the best-performing players were Haslem and Alston, who were freeloaded from the free market in the summer.

In contrast, the performance of the previously highly anticipated third overall pick, Milicic, was relatively poor.

In the Heat's seven preseason games, Milicic, who played an average of 25 minutes per game, only managed to get nine points and four rebounds.

His shooting percentage was only 35%.

In addition, Odom, who the Heat signed from the Clippers in the summer, also performed relatively mediocre, averaging seven points, five rebounds, and four assists per game.

"There are only a few days left before the start of the regular season...

I don't think the Heat can find the knack to win in a short period of time."

In the TNT television station's preseason review program, Smith, who had just transformed into a seventy-year Heat fan, expressed his pessimism about the Heat's current state.

Barkley also expressed his agreement with this.

"Although in my eyes, Su is the best player in the league right now...

But you can't expect him to lead fourteen late-career Charles, can you?" In the program, Barkley ridiculed the Heat's current situation in a self-deprecating way.

It is worth mentioning that in ESPN's latest power rankings before the regular season, the Heat also dropped all the way from ninth to eighteenth.

"To be honest, if it weren't for Su...

Then I feel that the Heat's ranking should even be outside of twenty-fifth place to be reasonable." The famous American honey, Balbas, wrote in his personal column.

When CCTV did a preview program for the new season, Zhang Zhidao also questioned the Heat's performance in the preseason.

"Riley's use of people is too rigid... Haslem is playing so well, why doesn't he give Haslem more playing time?

And that Milicic, he keeps floating outside the line, not even entering the inside...

Can such an inside player really cause damage to the opponent?"

As the saying goes, when you lose, no matter how you play, you are wrong.

In fact...

Compared to the outside world's pessimism, after the Heat finished the preseason, Su Feng was instead full of confidence in leading this Heat back to the playoffs.

The main reason why Odom performed poorly in the preseason was because he had been following him for devil training recently.

But as the regular season approached, Su Feng had successfully "persuaded" Riley to give Odom a few days off before the start of the regular season.

And when that time came, the full-state Odom would definitely tell the world who was the emperor's second-in-command in Miami.

In addition, Milicic's performance was not as bad as the media said.

Because his current confrontation ability was limited, his style of play itself required him to guide himself on the court.

On the contrary, his attitude of daring to confront even with insufficient confrontation in recent games made Riley full of hope for his successful water injection.

As for Ginobili...

This妖刀 (literally "demon blade", meaning a player with unpredictable and dangerous abilities) wouldn't be allowed to easily take out his blade until the critical moment, whether it was Su Feng or Riley.

So, the preseason?

That was just a stage for the newcomers to train.

According to the schedule, the Heat would usher in the challenge of the Cavaliers at the American Airlines Arena on October 29.

As the first PK of the "two generations of kings," although the Heat's recent situation was not good, and the outside world needed more games to refer to the Cavaliers' strength...

But on this day of October 29, 2003, a large number of fans were still full of expectations for this game.

"This will be LeBron's first challenge to Su on the NBA stage.

When he was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers before, LeBron said in an interview that the reason why he chose to play basketball was because Su was his idol.

So now, in what way will he challenge Su's dominance of this league tonight?" TNT television station, Smith said while doing the pre-match preview.

On the court, after the players of the two teams finished warming up, the staff at the technical table soon ushered in an embarrassing scene.

Because after Su Feng sprinkled magnesium powder...

In order to pay tribute to Su Feng, James also ran to the technical table and made the exact same pre-match action as Su Feng.

"My King, your Akron boy is here to challenge you!"

After saying this to Su Feng, under the gaze of nearly 20,000 fans in the American Airlines Arena, James took a deep breath, and then jumped onto the Miami live technical table.

Then, after taking out a magazine from somewhere and rolling it into a microphone, James said to the entire North America with his impassioned and energetic voice:

"I'm going to defeat Su Feng————!!"

Su Feng: "..."

In front of the TV, in an instant, the chuunibyou (middle school syndrome, referring to someone who acts like a know-it-all and craves attention) souls of the American fans who were watching this live broadcast quickly burned up.

And as the person involved...

You might not believe it when I say it...

At this moment, Su Feng felt extremely embarrassed.

"Wow, this is how Su Feng challenged Michael Jordan back then!

It's also how Yao Ming challenged Su Feng in the playoffs!" CCTV, Zhang Zhidao said in an excited tone.

On the court, after James finally finished doing the thing he wanted to do most after entering the league, the live screen also gave the starting lineups of the two teams tonight.

Cavaliers: Big Z, Little Si, Ricky Davis, Kedrick Brown, James.

Heat: Milicic, Odom, Su Feng, Butler, Alston.

In the 03/04 season, in addition to the usual main title, there was also a new slogan for the league this year.

That was:

"A place where miracles happen."

And now...

It's time to witness the miracle!

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