The aftermath of the Bucks-Wizards game was gradual.

Jordan's absence from the post-game press conference attracted more attention from the media.

The next day, Jordan's agent David Falck came forward to clarify the rumor that "Jordan felt shameless to face reporters": "Many people don't know what Michael is going through, he is almost 40 years old and his body is overwhelmed. After last night's game, he didn't feel well, so we went to the hospital and the doctors pulled the fluid out of his knee. ”

This explanation has not been recognized and understood by the media.

They still want to hear Jordan's thoughts on the game.

Falke then conveyed his thoughts on last night's game for Jordan: "Everyone played badly, there was no excuse and Michael said it was the most vulnerable team he'd ever been to play. ”

Some things, it's okay not to say them, but when they are said, they are easy to cause a chain reaction.

The most vulnerable team?

So who made the Wizards the most vulnerable team? The answer, of course, is Yu Fei, who scored 56 points.

The question is, who traded Yu Fei to the Bucks so that he had the motivation to score 56 points when he met the Wizards?

Sooner or later, this account will have to be settled, and now is just the beginning.

The first is that the seemingly unrelated third-party media directly pointed the finger at Jordan.

Seattle Times: "I'm inefficient, I'm incompetent, I sent the best rookie player in Wizards history to Milwaukee and got blown up, what's the conclusion? This team is vulnerable. Is this how Michael Jordan is a leader? ”

The Los Angeles Times was clearly more perceptive, capturing one of the most special sights of last night: "Almost all of Yu's former teammates congratulated him after the game, which shows that he is very popular." This begs the question, why did Frye Yu bring the Wizards, who lost MJ and Rip, into the playoffs, and at the same time was quickly sent to Milwaukee with the support of his teammates? Who didn't want him to stay? ”

Naturally, the most firepower is the local media in Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee Sentinel wrote in the next day's paper: "Frye Yu, who scored 56 points against the Wizards, claimed that he was motivated by hating right. And, he made it clear that his hatred came from the man who didn't even dare to attend the post-match press conference. ”

The most comedic effect was when The Washington Post brought over last night's game with a "Fry Welcome Home" article. It's as exciting as Yu Fei's return and Gandalf's god in "The Lord of the Rings".

However, even the most incapable Wizards fans will ask the question: Why did Gandalf go to the other side?

The only headwind output was ESPN's well-known writer Bill Simmons.

After the 2002 draft, Simmons published his draft diary and belittled Yao Shu.

On the best night of his career, Simmons was able to find a spray spot.

His spray point is that Yu Fei missed the opportunity to score 60 or even 70 points.

Because Yu Fei refused to continue to appear in garbage time.

What are the "positive examples" he cited?

Larry Bird's 60th Night. Simmons said that on Bird's 60-point night, the most selfless superstar in history was not unselfish at all, and his teammates supported Bird's selfishness, and even his opponent (the Hawks) celebrated after Bird threw a 35-foot three-pointer from beyond range, as if he had seen a miracle.

"If you score 70 points last night, then fifty years from now, no one will care if you play in garbage time, people will just remember that you scored 70 points. Sports aren't just about wins and defeats, it's also about challenges along the way. If you miss this opportunity, you will miss it forever. As it turns out, Michael Jordan was right, Frye Yu was destined to be a 'could have been, but.' type of character, and what he did last night proved it all! ”

As the most popular writer in professional basketball today, Simmons' article has a siphon effect, and his feud with Yu Fei will also amplify the impact of this article.

There will really be reporters who come to Yu Fei with Simmons' point of view to ask questions.

Moreover, they will solemnly declare before asking questions that the views of the article do not represent his personal opinions.

When the Bucks returned home, outside the airport, it happened.

Yu Fei, who didn't plan to respond, decided to be "honest with each other".

"Every writer makes himself look like a smart person, but I have to be honest and say that the author of this article does not understand sports as much as he thinks, and there are not many sports events that stand up to consideration on the scale of 'forever' and '50 years.'" If Yu Fei only said this, his rebuttal sounded formal but not strong enough, "When I first entered the NBA, the league spent three days teaching us lessons to let us know what trouble we should avoid getting into ourselves. I learned that there was a guy named Len Baias who died after the draft, I knew that there was a guy named Reggie Lewis who died suddenly on the training ground because he didn't listen to the doctor, and I knew that Larry Bird ended his career prematurely because he didn't take care of his body. ”

Yu Fei looked at the reporter, and in his eyes, the other party was no longer the person who asked the question, but Bill Simmons's fly: "You know what, this is the best case of 'it could have been, but.'" If the author of this article can't even give basic examples, I'm still saying that his ideas are worthy of all the suffering that the Boston Celtics have suffered since 1986. ”

At the time of the draft, the Celtics broke the news against themselves in his fight with Eddie Griffin in order to suppress the flying pick. This made Yu Fei himself have no good impression of the Celtics, and then he saw Bill Simmons' "draft diary" full of prejudice against Yao Shu after the 2002 draft.

Good guy, that's a Boston, too.

The disgust is directly super doubled.

Since people took the initiative to send their faces, Yu Fei naturally didn't mind giving the other party the slap he deserved.

After Yu Fei's remarks were exposed, Bill Simmons did not react, and the New England region (including several states in the state where Boston is located) exploded.

For Fei, this is nothing more than adding a bunch of black fans to Boston, but he has little influence and commercial value there in the first place.

Even if the scope is enlarged to the entire New England, it is only Celtics fans who Yu Fei really offends.

Most importantly, Bill Simmons was silent.

It can be seen that this remark does hit the sore spot.

After that, everyone still has to return to life, and the aftermath of the Bucks-Wizards game is still precipitating, and this is not the last time the two teams will meet this season.

Before they run into it again, people need new hotspots.

And this hot spot is still with the Wizards.

Two days later, the Wizards waited at home for the Detroit Pistons, Richard Hamilton's new team. From the beginning of the season, Jordan was saying things that upset Hamilton. He said the Wizards now finally have a tough man who can take on Kobe Bryant during the game. This person is, of course, Jerry Stackhouse.

In the match, Hamilton not only won the match, but also won the match. He had 22 points and Jordan had 17.

Doug Collins said disappointedly: "We were drowned by Detroit's defense. When they play like that, we can't respond. ”

Compared to Yu Fei two days ago, Hamilton was extremely excited, like winning a tie-break in the playoffs, he rushed into the locker room and cheered, and then was interviewed outside the locker room: "Oh, I'm happy. You know, unbeatably happy, it's not revenge, I'm just happy for the victory. ”

He said it wasn't revenge, but when a reporter asked him how else he felt about the Wizards, his revenge was completely embodied in his face: "Well, I know they must be heartbroken, I've been in that locker room before, but I'm glad I can be in the locker room now." ”

First Yu Fei, then Hamilton.

Why are these promising young people who have left Washington like this?

Who is crowding them out?

The answer to this question is clear at a glance.

The Bucks started a winning streak.

As one of the easiest teams in the early part of the season, they are determined to win all the games they deserve.

Yu Fei's 56 points against the Wizards were quickly left behind.

For Fly, the only change that 56 points brought about was to increase his scoring average from 25 to 26 points per game, and then slowly drop back to 25 points in the following games.

Although Yu Fei has the highest number of shots on the Bucks, he must control his shots in a team that has Ray Allen, Latriel Sprewell, and Michael Reed.

Otherwise, these teammates who also need to make shots will not be able to bring enough help. Negative emotions then appear, triggering infighting.

Yu Fei didn't want things like Kobe Bryant to fight for the right to make the sky angry and resentful to happen to him.

However, although the Bucks are firmly in first place in the East and have won consecutive games recently, there is still an undercurrent surging within the team.

December 11th

The Bucks' winning streak ended at the hands of the Pacers.

Jermaine O'Neal dominated the Bucks' restricted area with 35 points and 13 rebounds to lead the team to victory.

Yu Fei scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, but to no avail, because Sprewell retired from injury, Ray Allen scored a team-high 28 points on 8-of-21 shooting, but the inefficient offense hurt the team.

After the game, George Carr said angrily: "If Ray can't act like a leader, then he's not a leader, I suggested he sit on the sidelines a little longer, but he refused, that's how it turned out, he should be responsible for the loss!" ”

"Responsible?" Ray Allen dismissed the reporter's relay, "We lost one game, and that happens a lot because we can't win all the games. If I am responsible, how can I be responsible? ”

He sarcastically asked, "Trade me?" ”

Yu Fei really feels that if the Bucks were playing in an area with developed media, they would be the focus of the media like the OK Lakers.

Coaches like George Carr, who likes to go to the media and criticize their players, are too easy to take the tempo.

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"Fry, you should shut up George, you have to do it, just like you did." TYRO, from Brookfield, a small town in Milwaukee.

"I'm sorry, Taylor, I'm new to the city and I'm still learning about the situation."

"What a fucking bastard, I've always liked you so much, why would you say something like that? BS is an idiot, and you turn out to be an idiot worse than him! I don't like you anymore! —Phoenix, Boston.

"I really don't know why you reacted so violently, Len Baias and Reggie Lewis didn't say anything"

"Fry, I've always been a fan of yours, but I've recently noticed that I kind of like Michael Jordan, he's got a handsome mustache, do you think that's okay?" —Fredo, from Kent.

"Oh, no problem, it's your freedom, and by the way, your next favorite may be Adolf Hitler, who also has a mustache."

——Yu Fei's exclusive radio program: "Dialogue with the Chosen One"

(End of chapter)