Kevin Leewston, a well-known basketball commentator, said in an interview with ABC Sports:

"The SuperSonics showed a sense of rustiness after the start, from Rodman to Schramf, Sam Perkins, Hawkins, and even the Iron Fist King, all in average form.

As we all know, the Iron Fist King didn't train all the offseason, and he spent his time at the Olympics, his two weddings, and the World Champion Defense, and his commitment to the NBA has decreased dramatically, and I think that's a big reason for his decline.

As for the others, I think it was also influenced by the Iron Fist King, and the team leaders didn't do the extra training, so they didn't, which is a natural thing.

As the first man on active duty, Iron Fist did not become a good role model, he even became a bad role model for others. ”

Leewstone's interview was reprinted and adopted by many media on the same day, Zhou Quan also noticed it, Philip also noticed it, and came over to chat with him in the afternoon.

There was no training in the afternoon, because in the evening there were back-to-back battles with the warriors, and Zhou Quan rested on the dock at home and basked in the sun.

The sun is a little weak in November, but there is no wind in the glass house, and it is a little warm in the sun.

"Zhou, how are you doing now?"

Without waiting for Zhou Quan to make a move, Philip poured himself a cup of coffee and asked.

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "It is still recovering, in addition to shooting training, at the same time, we must also carry out weight gain training, and we must also carry out physical reserve training, which affects the shooting feel and the body is also a little tired." ”

Philip nodded and said, "Did you see the interview with Liverstone?" ”

"Yes."

"This guy should be coming at you, no matter what the intention, it's not good for you. A lot of the media is responding to his words, and it is likely that public opinion will be formed. ”

"I'm going to win three times in a row, and I can't have problems with the internal and external environment, but now everyone's condition is really not good, and it takes time to adjust and recover, so at this time, the external environment is very important. Rogge, I'll take care of these things. ”

"Of course."

"Personally, I need at least two to three months before I can get back in shape after the All-Star break." Zhou Quan said.

At this time, some media reporters rushed to Zhou Quan's villa, hoping that he would be interviewed, and he agreed, and came from the dock to the iron gate of the villa for an interview.

"Iron Fist, the media thinks you're distracted by cross-border and other things, do you agree with that?" A reporter asked.

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Nonsense, my personal data is still the best, and the supersonic start is not bad, some people are exaggerating, it's just a target for me." I even think it's racist. ”

"Iron Fist, there are people in the media who think that you have become a bad example in the team, in the league, do you think?" A reporter asked.

Zhou Quan smiled: "Ridiculous remarks! As long as another bad role model is like me, and can achieve similar results to me in two major projects at the same time, I agree with this statement, otherwise this statement is creating public opinion against me, it is an ulterior motive statement, and this is a conspiracy against me. ”

In the days that followed, Roger Phillip used a lot of connections to fight back against Lywston.

However, if the supersonic and Zhou Quan want to ascend to the throne of the dynasty, they will inevitably become the public enemies of the alliance, and the American media are naturally willing to manipulate public opinion and make profits from it, so they have little effect.

Whether it is SuperSonics or Zhou Quan, from the management to the players, they have begun to bear the pressure from the American media, and the most pressure is of course Zhou Quan, who bears the brunt.

Zhou Quan's other black spots are almost non-existent, and the negative point of the media's concentration is his cross-border.

The media believes that his crossover distracted his energy from the NBA, causing his form to decline, his teammates did not have the heart to train, and in the end, the team's record was not as good as last season, and his personal performance was not as good as last season.

The media even thought he was a bad example, a bad example for the SuperSonics, in the NBA league, and even in the sports world as a whole.

Even the media thinks that he is only crossing the border for fame and fortune, and he is a man of fame and fortune.

In just half a month, a wave of public opinion quite unfavorable to Zhou Quan has been formed in the United States, all of which are criticizing him.

On the 14th, the Magic hosted the Hornets, and Anfernee Hardaway injured his left knee.

Originally, the Orlanders thought it was just a minor injury, but the results of the examination told them that it was too good, and that it was a serious injury that required knee surgery.

Three days later, Penny Hardaway underwent surgery and went into injury, and the Magic's record began to plummet.

At this time, Orlandos began to miss the big shark O'Neal, if it was before, Penny was injured, there was also a big shark who could carry this team, now there is none.

On the 16th, Zeng Lixi returned to China, stayed in China for more than ten days, and returned to the United States on the 28th.

It just so happened that on this day, the SuperSonics ended their 6-game streak of away games, and Zhou Quan also returned to Seattle.

"Husband, I got together with Roberts in Los Angeles this morning, and she said that you haven't been doing well lately." As soon as they met, Zeng Li said.

"It's nothing, it's just a big tree." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Nothing will be a problem, will it?"

"The media, with the support of some capital, tried to arouse public opinion against me, but it was just some media follow-up, and my fans were not fooled, and my jersey and sneaker sales in North America have surpassed Jordan, and the hype of those media has not achieved its goal." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"That's good."

Zeng Lifu also breathed a sigh of relief.

The sales of jerseys and sneakers are the best proof of popularity, and she knows it.

There is one more game in November, with 11 wins and 5 losses in the first 16 games, and then lost to the Kings, Knicks, and Hornets.

In the West, Mosaic is 13-1 and Jazz is 10-2, ranking first and second respectively, and the SuperSonics are still third.

The Lakers are 10-6 and have lost a bit too much, falling behind the SuperSonics.

The Bulls are first in the East, winning all 14 games, and they are also the first in the league.

Zhou Quan has played 32 minutes so far, which has improved, averaging 26.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 4.1 steals, 2 blocks, 3.2 turnovers and 1.8 fouls per game, shooting 50.2% from the field.

Statistically, he's still the best guy in the league, and no one is more well-rounded, even if there are people who are more efficient offensively than him, but just some centers.

There are only a lot of mistakes, this is because there are four newcomers, there are still some problems in coordination, not tacit enough, there will be some passing and receiving mistakes.

After half a month, supersonic began to adapt to the current media environment, and it was very stressful at the beginning, but now it is much better. The locker room was under Zhou Quan's control, and there were no major problems.

As the schedule progressed, the players' form began to recover, which is why Zhou Quan did not improve his playing time and shots, and he still focused part of his energy on training and weight gain.

With the strengthening of the bench lineup, the playing time of several main players has decreased, and the statistics of last season's main players have of course declined.

On the 29th, the SuperSonics played the last game of the month and defeated the Suns at home, achieving a 12-5 record.

After a month and a half of weight gain, Zhou Quan's weight has reached 95.5 kilograms, and there is still a weight gain target of 1.5 kilograms, and his strength has reached level 89, which has been improved by one level. The ability to resist injuries and illnesses is still level 95, and it has not decreased.

No. 1, the NBA league announced the Player of the Month, and Jordan won the honor by virtue of his first record in the league.

At the same time, the official MVP ranking was also updated, Jordan was also first, Olajuwon was second, and Zhou Quan was third, and there was no change.

That night, the SuperSonics defeated the Jazz for the second time to achieve a 13-5 record.

Zhou Quan played 35 minutes for the first time this season, and scored 44 points, 16 assists, 6 steals and 4 blocks.

In the fifth minute of the final quarter, he crashed into Stockton in a breakaway, and Stockton flew at least a little more than a meter in the air, then fell to the floor and slipped five or six meters backwards, crashing directly into the media box. Upon examination, at least three ribs were broken.

After injuring Stockton, the SuperSonics were already leading by 23 points at the time, and he was off.

But this time he injured Stockton, and the media found another reason to attack him.

In an interview with NBC the next day, Lywston, who led the attack on him last time, said: "Obviously, Iron Fist has gained weight, his strength, his impact is stronger, more terrifying. But I don't understand very much, what reason does he have to gain weight?

He is a point guard, and his original tonnage is enough for him to sweep the league's No. 1 position, and even the No. 2 and No. 3 positions are rarely stronger than him, and there are hardly any small forwards with a higher muscle ratio than him, and his tonnage and strength can even allow him to sweep the entire league's perimeter.

Why did he gain weight? There is only one reason, because of boxing. He's going to increase his tonnage and strengthen his strength in the ring.

However, when a person's weight increases, his athletic qualities must decrease, which is inevitable and there is no way to avoid this.

So I want to congratulate the players in the league, the first active player in the NBA, the great crossover Iron Fist, who is leaving the NBA in order to make a lot of money.

Why do I say that? Because he can make $100 million or more in a boxing match, and how much can he make in a season in the NBA? Why is he gaining weight? So it's obvious, he's preparing to leave the NBA.

But I think that's a good thing, our league is going to be a little bit purer, and the NBA is going to be a place for people who love basketball to play.

I think Iron Fist has polluted this league, his cross-border behavior is full of unseriousness and love for the league and basketball, I hope he leaves this league as soon as possible and goes to make a lot of money, in the NBA league, the rest will be people who really love basketball. ”

This is a live TV interview, there has been a lot of publicity before, and Zhou Quan also watched it, and his mobile phone was blown up before the interview ended.

He picked a reporter he knew and gave a telephone interview.

In the interview, he admitted that he was indeed gaining weight, and that the purpose of the weight gain was indeed to increase competitiveness in boxing matches.

"But Mr. Leewiston's statement was intensely subjective, and intensely racist, and I didn't have the idea of leaving the NBA.

My goal and the team this season are three in a row, a dynasty, and if possible, we would even like to win four or five in a row, so his statement is extremely ridiculous and extremely unbelievable. ”

At that moment, his other cell phone rang, and it was Philip.

"Zhou, this guy is very troublesome, I have people investigate him, he belongs to the white supremacy group, and he rejects you from the bottom of his bones. Behind him, there must be a group of forces to support him. ”

"It's okay, you can handle it. If there is no way to stop the formation of public opinion, then it doesn't matter, it can't affect me. I'll try to control the dressing room and we won't have any big problems. Zhou Quan said calmly.

As a Chinese and not even an American citizen, the higher his status and the greater his achievements in a racially discriminatory country like the United States, the greater the difficulties he will encounter.

This time last year, he won the World Champion title, and he thought that his influence could transcend racial boundaries, but now it seems that he doesn't. Or rather, it doesn't completely transcend the boundaries of race.

"Okay, I've informed all your sponsors that they have to contribute, otherwise you will fall, and they will also lose the best quality spokesperson, and ultimately lose their own interests." Philip said.

"Rogge, we have to be prepared that not all sponsors are willing to stand with us right now."

"Understood." Philip was silent for a moment before saying.

On the 2nd, the SuperSonics arrived in Los Angeles and will challenge the Lakers on the 3rd.

That morning, some media exposed the news that Lywston was a member of a white supremacy group, believing that the public opinion was a conspiracy against Zhou Quan.

Some media outlets have begun to express some support for Zhou Quan, believing that Zhou Quan's achievements in the NBA over the past five seasons do not need to be blamed in any way.

Then the topic of the media began to disperse, and the media began to oppose each other, and it was no longer one-sided.

In the evening, at the appointed time, O'Neill came to the hotel to pick him up and invite him to dinner.

While driving, O'Neill said: "Iron Fist, you've been in trouble since the new season!" The media across the United States that year, after two consecutive championships, didn't seem to be on the scale of the current one.

A lot of media think you should leave the NBA, and even accuse your sponsor of choosing you, is there a sponsor who wants to leave you? ”

"Not at the moment." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"But something has changed today, and some of the media have started to support you." O'Neill said.

"In this world, the interests are not the same, there is only one piece of meat, and if you eat more, someone must eat less, so there are always fights around." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Did you really gain weight?" O'Neill smiled and asked again.

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "I am indeed gaining weight, and Livingston is right about one thing, I did gain weight because of boxing." ”

"Are you really leaving the NBA?" O'Neill asked.

Zhou Quan smiled and said, "Do you believe the words of the media?" When they hack you one day, it's never too late for you to believe it. ”

O'Neill laughed, then asked, "How many pounds are you going to gain?" ”

"97 kilograms. Probably 214 pounds. Zhou Quan said.

"Can you still run?" O'Neill asked curiously.

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "I also have 95.5 kilograms now, do you think my speed is slow?" ”

O'Neill was startled, looked at Zhou Quan in horror, and shouted, "Are you serious? You're almost 25 years old, aren't you? ”

"Shark, do you think you're the only one with talent?" Zhou Quan asked with a smile.

O'Neal laughed and said proudly, "Of course, I'm 300 pounds now, and I'm not much slower than you." ”

(End of chapter)