Chapter 194: Long Steps

The Bucks' draft representative was assistant coach Ron Adams.

When he heard that Yu Fei also came to the scene, he only felt that the other party was joking.

Frye just had a great season, and now it's time for a vacation, will he be in the draft?

He then saw Yu Fei dressed up like a Hollywood superstar and was interviewed by TNT.

Charles Barkley said to Fly, "Hey, Fry, you know Michael is my good brother, right?" For all the things you did to him, I should have beaten you!" ”

Yu Fei used Barkley's inequality very skillfully: "A person who doesn't have a champion is not qualified to beat me." ”

The so-called Barkley inequality is actually very easy to understand: if you are a champion, when you agree with Barkley, what he says is valuable, and if you disagree with him, it is what the uncrowned CJB is called, kiss your ass and go!

Kenny Smith burst out laughing.

"You're a great fit for our show!"

Yu Fei smiled: "When I retire, I will consider joining you." ”

"So, why are you here today? It stands to reason that you're already on vacation, aren't you? ”

"Today is for a reason, I am here to support my little brother."

"Who is your little brother?"

"LeBron James, of course."

Whether Yu Fei did it on purpose or not, this is the 55th time he has called James his little brother in public video materials.

Although James has the No. 1 marketing momentum in history, Yu Fei, as the most successful high school player since Moses Malone (won MVP and FMVP in the second year), he does not feel inappropriate to call James a little brother, but feels that James has a promising future, and he has a great big brother before he enters the NBA.

For the next ten minutes, TNT's program revolves around the story of Yu Fei and James.

Yu Fei told a lot of stories about him and James on the show.

When TNT host Ernie Johnson asked, "Although you and LeBron are both high school players, your skin color, background and even upbringing seem to be very different, how did you find common ground with each other?" ”

"We have one obvious thing in common." Yu Fei laughed at himself, "We have all lost our fathers since we can remember. ”

Yu Fei's appearance really shocked the draft scene, originally the rookie was the protagonist of tonight, but now, the media are moving closer to him.

There are countless questions about Yu Fei in the media.

Then, tonight's theoretical protagonist, the quasi-champion LeBron James, appeared.

Dressed in a white suit, white shirt and white silk tie, James sat at the number one table on the podium, and despite having seen a lot of big scenes, tonight's battle still made him nervous.

Yu Fei walked over.

β€œMVP! MVP! MVP! ”

New Yorkers unexpectedly like flying.

This may have something to do with Yu Fei making Jordan almost discredited.

And Yu Fei just waved at these good Yankees and walked up to James and asked with a smile: "Do you think you will be selected in the first round or the second round?" ”

James quipped: "Maybe a second round, you listen"

In addition to shouting Yu Fei's MVP, there was also a group of people who shouted very neatly: "Over-over-over-estimate!" Over-over-over-estimated! β€οΌˆO-VER-RA-TEDοΌ‰

Yu Fei smiled, and he turned to James's mother, Gloria, to say hello: "Madam, how do you feel as the mother of the most high-profile rookie ever?" ”

"Hahaha~~~!!" Gloria is very in line with the image of the heroine in Yu Fei's impression, very unrestrained and cheerful, "It's okay!" ”

Yu Fei joked: "If the first person to be called later is not you, we will blow up the Gunde Stadium (the home of the Cavaliers)." ”

"You're a little too extreme, man." James knew that Yu Fei was joking, and he was indeed amused.

"See you later."

Yu Fei walked to the team's representative area, and a strong "MVP" call sounded on the scene.

At that moment, James felt that Yu Fei was the focus of attention of the audience.

The loss may have only been produced for a second, and James was immediately relieved, and rightfully so, Frye is the youngest two-time MVP winner ever.

Yu Fei went to say hello to the representatives of the Bucks.

"I can't believe you and LeBron have such a good relationship." Adams said.

"Of course." Yu Fei is a repeater, "LeBron is my little brother." ”

Adams nodded, "You can see, Fry, are you going to sit in the front row as a representative in the draft later?" ”

"Are you saying that as a representative of the team, we used the 29th pick in the first round to select Zaza Pachuria? I'm not interested in it at all, and I hope you don't mention me in interviews. Yu Fei said, "You know, the decision to choose Zaza was the decision of the entire organization, not me alone. ”

Adams thinks that Yu Fei doesn't want to be held responsible, but that's normal.

"No problem."

Then, Yu Fei returned to his seat.

Lawson smiled and asked, "I really want to know, who is your best friend Brandon or LeBron." ”

Yu Fei was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Who is Brandon?" ”

"Tell me you're kidding!"

Yu Fei suddenly laughed: "Of course I'm joking. ”

"Brandon is of course my best friend, and as for LeBron, I feel like I have a kind of fate with him, we met at ABCD training camp and then we played side by side at Adidas, and I really feel like we're going to be friends for life."

Lawson said, "If your goal is to become the GOAT, then LeBron is more likely to be your lifelong enemy." ”

"Superficial." Yu Fei sneered, "Do you think anyone has to beat their contemporaries to a championship like that old thing in order to become a GOAT?" ”

"Or else?"

"Trust me, the GOAT depends on how many GOAT candidate brothers you have."

Yu Fei's words made Lawson dizzy, and he still couldn't understand it.

But Yu Fei didn't need him to understand, and after a few minutes, the 2003 NBA Draft began.

As in previous years, Stern would stand in front of the stage and take the trouble to tell the words that everyone was tired of hearing.

Stern then gave the Cavaliers five minutes to decide who they wanted to pick with the No. 1 pick.

Although the Cavaliers' owners joked that they hadn't decided who they would pick after the pick, the top pick for this year's draft was decided a year ago.

From the moment the Cavaliers won the pick, the front desk phone in the team's office building was busy for three consecutive weeks. Fans of the lowest-attendance team at home were suddenly filled with enthusiasm, and in less than a month, tens of thousands of season tickets were sold.

James hasn't played a game for the Cavaliers yet, but he's become the team's savior.

As Stern returned to the stage, he opened the envelope β€” it wasn't necessary, he could just name the Cavaliers' choice.

Because there is never a second option.

"In the 2003 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected them with the first pick in the first round. LeBron James, from St. Mary's High School! ”

From this moment on, it was only natural for Cleveland to put a seemingly overly heavy mission on James: to break the city's 39-year championship drought.

No Cleveland Athletic team has won a championship since the Cleveland Browns won the NFL championship in 1964. Since then, the city has experienced a long period of drought that included some of the most devastating defeats in the history of modern sport.

In 1987, the Browns nearly won the AFC championship and entered the Super Bowl, only for the Broncos quarterback John Elway to dribble for 98 yards in 15 attacks to tie the score with seconds left in the game, and the Browns lost the game in overtime and Cleveland was dejected. A year later, an even bigger disaster struck when the team's top running back dropped the ball in front of the goal line in the final minute of the AFC championship game for the Browns, resulting in a key offensive failure. Once again, the Browns lost their chance to make it to the Super Bowl. In 1989, when the Cleveland Cavaliers came within a second of finishing the Bulls in a series, Michael Jordan scored the only series winner in NBA history with his trademark "the shot."

This is not only a history of blood and tears in urban sports, but also about how many times a city can be injured by sports.

For 39 years, sport has brought no satisfaction to the city.

Thus, the words appeared in American sports: God hates Cleveland.

Yu Fei heard about Cleveland's crucifixion from the narrator's mouth, and couldn't help but magnify the gold content of James's championship in 2016 several times in his previous life. Don't mention off-court issues, don't mention those messy things, in this context, such a championship has indeed opened James' way to the vice-dog.

It sounds like a fairy tale.

So, what if it breaks it completely?

Yu Fei watched James walk up to the stage from afar, and actually had such an idea in his heart?

After a few seconds, he couldn't help but pat his face.

How can you do such a thing to your little brother?

James walked up to the stage for an interview.

In addition to the question about Cleveland, the most special question is related to Yu Fei.

"Does Frye's success inspire you to be the hottest NBA player out there?"

"Of course! That's for sure! James laughs, "You know, no matter who needs a benchmark, Frye is the benchmark on my career path." Not only did he have a great rookie season, but he also had a great sophomore season, and all I had to do was follow his trajectory and I'm sure we could get to the finish line together! ”

It won't take long for James to understand that there is no such thing as a common destination in the world of sports, and that even brothers who support each other can have different intentions, which does not mean that their friendship is fake, which can only mean one thing.

This matter starts with Bill Russell having a bad relationship with Chamberlain because he retired from the game due to injury in the ultimate battle with him, and then to how Jordan stuck a knife in his good buddy in order to rule the 90s to prove that he wants to cross the ladder of God? Then you have to give up something, you know, victory is not everything, victory is the only thing.

(End of chapter)