area51novel Chapter 206
Chapter 206
Of course, this was still the era when David Stern was in charge.
The league was still thriving, and the next ten years were also called the "Golden Decade of the League" by fans.
The flourishing of all kinds of things allowed the league to move towards the world, becoming the most successful basketball event and the basketball temple that countless young people yearn for.
Until Stern retired and died, Silver introduced gambling into the NBA, which was too ugly, and then the NBA began to go downhill.
But none of this had anything to do with Roy, who was still sleeping soundly in bed at this time.
In the largest city in America, New York City, known as the most prosperous city in the world,
Scott, a columnist for the New York Times, was writing furiously, with an ice pack on his swollen face in his other hand.
He gritted his teeth, cursing Roy while holding a cigarette butt in his mouth.
Scott didn't dare to make trouble for Roy in the law. Being in New York, he knew very well that in a capitalist country like America,
Facing Billionaire, his identity as a columnist is worthless,
If the other party wants, they can hire a team of lawyers to kill him,
But he can definitely criticize Roy and his Nets in his column,
This is no longer a dispute between fans, but a real personal grudge. He never mentions the matter,
Just describing the finals from his perspective, belittling and mocking the Nets and Roy,
What he has to do now is to criticize them with reason and evidence, and step on them tightly.
He has even thought of the title of the article, which is Roy's last words to him:
"The clown from New Jersey! The arrogant Chinese player Roy stated after the away loss that he would win the championship at the Spurs' home court!"
A big title, Scott is confident that this title will definitely stand out in today's news.
Sure enough, soon after his article was published, major websites reprinted this column.
Usually, Scott's reputation in the basketball circle is quite good, and some of his post-match comments are quite radical and sharp.
But at this time, he was already overwhelmed by hatred.
The Spring and Autumn style of writing was ignored, but it was praised by many ignorant people.
In any case, the Spurs have won two games, one of which was won at the Nets' home court.
The Spurs, with the home advantage, do look more likely to win the championship.
This also caters to the recognition of a large number of fans.
In the eyes of fans, the Nets, who have only entered the NBA for a few years, do not have any championship foundation at all.
Although Kidd is strong, he does not have much advantage over Nash, who has exploded this year.
Carter was the top vote-getter in the first two years, but now the newcomers are better than the old ones. After the serious injury, his popularity has dropped a lot.
Although this year is star-studded, these stars are still far from the league's top Kobe, McGrady, Duncan, Garnett and others.
The only unexpected Roy made many people feel very unhappy,
But they couldn't do anything about him. After all, both the Nets' record and Roy's data this year were too strong.
I thought it was just a formality in the playoffs, but I didn't expect that they would break out of the Eastern Conference under the heavy siege of the Pistons and the Heat.
All the way, they slapped the faces of those who didn't think highly of them.
After watching the playoffs this season, fans in the Eastern Conference absolutely covered their faces.
But this was not enough. He actually made it to the finals.
Fortunately, the Spurs are considered to be a championship contender for a reason. They gave the Nets a head start at home.
Easily won away from home and won the first game.
Even if the Nets defended their home court in the second game, they were still not recognized by those who understand basketball and the old-fashioned news media.
The two teams tied 1-1 in the first two games, and the media couldn't say anything, they could only say some words of flattery.
But it was unexpected that Roy would go against the wind after the away defeat, and even threatened to win the championship over the Spurs.
Faced with such an arrogant player, there are naturally many media outlets that criticize him.
Among these media people, Chinese Americans hate Roy the most.
The thing they can't stand about Roy the most is that he is not humble at all, and he doesn't show goodwill to the Chinese community in America.
The most important thing is that the white daddy and the black grandfather gave him face to play in the finals, but he still wanted to win. Don't they know that Chinese Americans can only keep their tails between their legs?
Not sensible at all!
The banana people attacked him in groups, and the most ruthless to their compatriots were these banana people.
They wished that Roy would be beaten to a mess and go back in disgrace before they would be happy.
The oppressed people have gone crazy. Fortunately, even if Roy knew their attitude, he would not care.
These people have no knees anymore. They are used to kneeling. They just have an oriental face.It's just a face, and it has nothing to do with him.
There was a lot of noise outside, but Roy still slept until the afternoon.
When McGinnis came to him with a pile of newspapers,
Roy realized that the outside world was so lively during his sleep.
After lunch with McGinnis, they read today's newspapers as if they were watching a joke.
Most of them supported the Spurs.
Parker with a flamboyant personality, Ginobili with a sharp edge, and Duncan with a restrained and steady mind seemed more like champions in their eyes.
On the contrary, the aging Kidd, the unstable Carter, and Roy, who averaged only 35 points per game in his first year, were considered inexperienced and weak.
The lucky buzzer-beater was just a wishful invalid ball.
The Spurs, who survived the disaster, had already won a clear victory, as if the championship was already in hand.
The Nets, who fought to the last minute and even hit the buzzer-beater, were no match at all.
This was a typical American double standard. I didn't expect that this traditional art was so popular in their country at this time. Roy couldn't help but sigh that developed countries were indeed developed.
Roy stayed at home all day and didn't go anywhere.
Both the real girlfriend and the substitute girlfriend have been missing recently.
After McGinnis finished lunch with him and chatted for a while, he slipped away for a date.
Roy realized belatedly that the boy didn't seem to be delivering newspapers, but came to his place for a free meal!
Early the next morning, Roy came to the stadium early.
There are many things that the Nets need to solve in the training match, and they need to do it step by step as soon as possible.
If they want to win the championship, they have already said it, and they can't do it without hard work.
The players are very conscious. The loss in the last game put pressure on everyone.
After all, the next game is still away. The atmosphere at the Spurs' SBC home court is a bit scary, and people will be visually afraid of three-pointers before they play.
This away game must be won, otherwise with a total score of 1 to 3,
the Nets will be extremely difficult.
Everyone chatted before the start, and without exception mentioned the story of Roy and the columnist.
It seems that the influence of this incident has indeed exceeded Roy's expectations.
The teammates also understand that the championship needs to be fought for by themselves. Problems that arise in the game must be properly solved in the training game. It is impossible to really let Roy become a clown!