Chapter 286: The Tide of Public Opinion
- I keep reminding myself not to always keep my eyes behind me...... But after all these years, I'm still a guy who is used to dwelling on the past......
Addison, who woke up in the morning, stared at the ceiling for a moment with his eyes open, but his mind recalled this sentence that he could not deny. Since last night's game, he's been thinking back to his mistakes over and over again, asking himself over and over if he had succeeded in that attack or if he had managed to chase down his opponent's counterattack, they would have been able to take another victory at the Quick Loan Center.
Rubbing his cheeks, Addison sat up from the bed, took the phone that had been turned off all night on the bedside table, and turned it on. Sure enough, a large number of text messages and call reminders on Twitter and INS rushed in, and Addison couldn't help but grin, unable to say whether he liked this kind of thing or not.
Most of them were comforting messages from friends and relatives. Granger's grinning tone, Jabari. Parker's teasing tone of concern was in a caring tone. Wade's big brother and the words of the passer-by, and Joe's brief two or three sentences, which never seemed to change, said that he knew a good private surgeon in San Francisco, and asked if Addison needed a private treatment appointment for his injured ankle last night......
"My dad always feels so comfortable with the way he does things, and to be honest, I may have influenced a lot of the way men communicate with each other." Addison smiled and shrugged his shoulders and messaged his adoptive father back, telling him that his injuries were not serious and that he would recover after a day of ice rest.
But the next message he received gave him a bit of a headache how to deal with it, and the dozen or so messages from the penguin were obviously from one person, and he showed Addison what it meant to be "emotionally intense" sentence by sentence. From the kind words and comfort at the beginning, to the dissatisfaction and panic later, to the anger, and finally even the threat......
"It's been a good fight, isn't it just the last mistake, even Lin Yanmo said that you have done your best."
"If you lose a game, you can win it back, don't be frustrated...... Anyway, your ankle is okay, right? ”
"Hey, why don't you reply to my message??"
"Addison, hurry up and reply to the message!!"
"Shut down?! Why is it shutting down?! ”
“…… You're dead, do you know?! ”
……
- Anyway, isn't this girl about to take the college entrance examination now? Why is the spirit still so big? Seeing it like this, it was obvious that I got up early to watch the live broadcast of the game...... Well, for the sake of this girl's good relationship with me, I won't give her sister a small report with a locomotive character......
Addison brushed his teeth while sending a message back to Lin Xiaoxiao, and before he could finish brushing his teeth, the call from the other party couldn't wait to come in. Startled, Addison choked on a mouthful of water, coughed and picked up his phone.
"Ahem, ahem...... Sorry for the number you dialed... Ahem...... Not in the service area......"
Lin Xiaoxiao: "...... It's the first time I've heard such a down-to-earth human service voice...... And why did I call the U.S. federal number, but I only heard Chinese artificial voice......"
"The amount of knowledge has increased, Mr. Lin." Edison, who wiped his mouth, walked out of the bathroom and went to the kitchen to open the fresh food cabinet and take out skim milk, "So China's quality education is indeed a good thing, at least it can be hard to change many people in order to gain recognition." This is actually difficult to see in the American education community, where the proclaimed freedom actually delays the motivation of many people. ”
The other end of the phone was blank for two seconds, and then the girl's breathing became a little rough, and a slightly confused voice came: "This girl is kind enough to call you, and you want to talk to me about education?" ”
Addison poured himself a glass of milk noncommittally, and was amused by Lin Xiaoxiao's dissatisfied tone on the phone: "Otherwise? Do you want to talk about my game yesterday? My bizarre mistake that is now estimated to have made headlines in major sports forums? ”
"Hmm... That's not it...... I just wanted to see if you have... Are you discouraged or something......" Lin Xiaoxiao responded a little evasively and embarrassed, "It was reported on the news that you were in a bad state when you attended the post-match press conference yesterday, so I ...... You can't really be discouraged, right? It's not like you, eh! ”
"Perhaps, one of the great characteristics of us humans is that we don't act like ourselves at some point, and I can't get out of the category of 'human', can I?" Addison sat on the kitchen counter with his cup in his hand, his expression was very brisk, "Tell me, I think there should be a lot of people who have made a gif of me making a mistake and falling down after a mistake, and it has spread on major forums, right?" ”
"You know it so clearly...... Lin Xiaoxiao sighed in surprise, "You don't usually like to do this, do you?" Make a video of a player you don't like to look at as a GIF or something......"
"Whether it's China or the United States, the jealous and the mean can do the same thing." Addison smiled and said, "But I'm different, first of all I don't need to be jealous or mean to that extent; And for players I don't like, I'm more inclined to force them out on the field rather than cut the image afterwards. ”
The girl on the other end of the call wrinkled her nose proudly: "It's really Addison's style...... It doesn't look like you're overly depressed, you're still the guy who splits the day and the night. Bai is worried, Bai is worried, I'm going to review. ”
"It won't be what you said last time, what is that...... "Five-Year College Entrance Examination Three-Year Simulation", right?"
"Don't worry, Addison, I have a lot more review materials than a copy of "Five-Three...... It's going crazy to think about it. So thank me reverently, I have taken time out of my busy schedule to comfort you! Do you feel this great humanitarianism and dedication?! ”
“…… You are Florence. Nightingale (if you don't know this, you can Baidu yourself, but don't read the fgo entry)? Addison complained speechlessly with a black line, "The one with the lantern is humanitarian, you ...... Just let me say thank you to you, and the rest will forget it. ”
There was silence for a few more seconds, and then Lin Xiaoxiao's confused voice came: "...... Addison, were you just confessing to me? ”
“…… Why did you come to such a conclusion?! ”
***
Just as the Heat, who won two games in a row, was highly sought after by the media, the Cavaliers, who have now won the battle of Tianwang Mountain, have once again become the darlings of the public. And Kyrie, who had 37 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. Irving and LeBron, who had 34 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. Naturally, James has also received a lot of praise from the media, and one of the most used words by the media during this period is 'dominance', referring to the duo as a playoff-level front-line combination.
"LeBron and Kyrie are telling the world how superstars should play in the playoffs, they're not like some guys who are overblown and can't do anything without pick-and-roll, and they don't make hilarious stupid mistakes in the final moments of the game." This point-of-fire and snarky commentary comes from the Cleveland Reporter, and Addison's calm performance in the post-game press conference saved him from embarrassment or conflict, but it did not erase the Clevelands' deep hostility towards him. Since he is an enemy, it is naturally the most refreshing thing for him to fall into the well and step on the ground when he is on the cusp of the storm, and few people will not come to join in the excitement.
Now Addison is indeed on the cusp of being bombarded by the outside world, and countless do-gooders are playing videos of him falling to the ground after being stolen over and over again, and making various special effects comparison pictures of James's overlord step after a violent dunk and Addison's embarrassment. There are so many people on Twitter who have sarcastically and vitriolously abused Addison, even Taylor, who openly claims to be an Addison fan. Hill and other public figures have been affected, mocked for being an idiot point guard who will be soft on his feet at a critical moment.
"In my eyes, Addison is the best in the league, no matter how many people abuse me, I will not change this opinion, I firmly believe that Addison will shut up all those who sarcastically mock him in the next game!" Taylor, who has always been straightforward in his words and actions. Hill hit back directly on Twitter, not caring how many people would come to fight him. And as Addison's friend, Jersey. Granger did the same, untactfully squirting with a large number of Ai Hei you and me on Twitter, which really attracted a lot of firepower for Addison......
But after all, only those who stand on their feet are so firmly supportive of Chinese point guards, and most of the do-gooders still devote themselves to public opinion with the mentality of watching the excitement. Although Addison also scored 31 points, 11 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals in the battle of Tianwang Mountain, leading the team to fight with the in-form Cleveland Cavaliers until the last minute, these were selectively ignored by people under his fatal mistakes. A loser is a loser, and no matter how it is proven, it is nothing more than a useless justification in the eyes of others.
"Nobody cares how good a stat he gets, so what's the point of that Chinese guy scoring 30 points and 10 assists? He's a loser, a typical loser! The team he led lost the most crucial game, and it was also a loss due to his direct mistakes! He doesn't have anything to defend himself with, and that's what he is – the facts have proven that his team is in LeBron. James & Carey. Irving is vulnerable in the face of great strength, and he simply has no ability to hold up the big scene in the critical moments of the playoffs! "The famous 'Aihei' Nick. Wesley in Bill. Simmons trumpets his bashing and sarcasm of Addison on the talk show, and his excited expression makes it feel as if he has won the biggest lottery ticket of all time.
"They're all looking down on you...... It's not so much to look down on you, it's more to make fun of you. The Heat team doctor said while administering ice therapy to Addison, and the Chinese point guard was watching Nick with an iPad. Wesley's 'brilliant speech' foaming at the mouth. He was banned from team training today, but he was to use the time to recuperate his ankle and get it healthy before the game.
"Bluffers are nothing more than afraid of reality, so even if the facts are in front of them, they will choose to turn a blind eye." Addison smiled disappreciatively, unconcerned about Wesley's harsh words on the show, "Trust me, though, he won't be able to laugh for long." ”