I am Really an Insider

Chapter 686 683: Du Xiaoshuai’s Independence Day (5.6K votes requested)

"Cleveland, this is for you!"

In the Quicken Loans Center Arena, LeBron James shouted into the microphone during an interview.

Later, the all-powerful No. 23 fell to his knees, covered his face and cried bitterly.

This championship is too important, both for Cleveland and for James personally.

His emotions were even more agitated than in the original history.

You know, James in Wayne's previous life had already won two consecutive championships in Miami before returning to Cleveland.

He has had some success.

But at this time, James won the first championship in his career!

In 2003, he debuted as The Chosen One. It took him 12 years to finally win his first championship trophy.

In 12 years, the once little emperor has become an old man in his thirties.

Wayne: 12 years? Shouldn't this thing be given out first when it comes in?

Monkey King: Yes, yes, why bother?

This championship saved James' career. This championship broke the curse of Cleveland not having a professional sports league championship for half a century.

This championship also deepened the bond between James and Cleveland.

Coming full circle, LeBron finally has to take the throne in Cleveland.

It is not difficult to understand that James is so emotional.

In the 14-15 season, James returned to his hometown and perfectly performed the script of the road to redemption.

Stern, who was about to go on stage to present the award, was all smiles. This season is perfect.

In the Western Conference Finals, the tiebreaker between Paul and Curry was so exciting.

In the finals, the two teams fought very fiercely.

The most important thing is that James did not have any accidents this time, met everyone's expectations, and performed this perfect "Road to Redemption" script to the end.

Stars and stories, this is what Stern is best at.

With the blessing of exciting games and perfect scripts, the ratings of this season have rebounded a lot compared to the previous failed season.

Now is undoubtedly the best time to negotiate a new broadcast contract with the TV station!

but.

Stern is still in no hurry.

There was one last thing he needed to try.

If it doesn't work out, it's not too late to talk.

But if it happens, then they will be a pair of kings!

Wayne watched James on TV lifting the championship trophy for Cleveland a year ahead of schedule, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Sure enough, as he predicted, no matter who enters the finals between the Warriors and Trail Blazers and meets the Cavaliers with a complete lineup, they will most likely be given away.

If the current Blazers and Warriors can combine with each other and transform into the ultimate warrior, then maybe they can have a fight with Lao Zhan.

But if these two teams are taken alone, it is difficult for them to bring a real threat to James.

You know, in the 15 years of Wayne's previous life, James led the Seven Jedi without Irving and Love, and they only fought six games with the Warriors.

If Irving and Love had not been injured that year, it remains to be seen whether the still immature Warriors could have won the championship.

But now, the Cavaliers have a neat lineup and their opponents have been weakened by one level. There is no doubt that James will win.

James' victory this time finally broke the Western Conference's complete dominance of the league.

After the Heat won the championship in 2006, nine years later, the Eastern Conference team once again reached the top!

What James saved was not only his career, but also the balance of the league.

Teams in the Western Conference: Pull them down! We will not take this blame!

The Western Conference teams have indeed won the championship for eight consecutive years, but the Blazers have won five of them!

The Trail Blazers and Lakers combined account for seven. Do you think this is a personnel matter?

It's all caused by these two hooligans, Wayne and Kobe. Our other teams are not the same as the Eastern Conference teams, they only get beaten!

Nagging: Any questions? Who are Wayne and I? We are hooligans! A gangster should do gangster things!

Idiot: Got it, I don't even deserve a name.

Wayne: Brother is just a legend.

James' championship has given countless small teams hope of revival.

What is the most important thing to succeed? It can be licked!

As long as you can lick the superstar, your team still has hope.

Although James deserves to win this championship, Wayne feels pity when he thinks of the elementary school students who worked hard and took painkillers but failed to send the team to the championship.

Don't tell me, there are still people who can hack Wayne.

Some people say that Wayne is not worthy to be compared with Jordan.

Because with him or without him, the Blazers are not much different.

Two years since Wayne retired, one year has passed since the Trail Blazers made the Western Conference semifinals and one year has passed since the Western Conference Finals. This year, they are just one point away from reaching the Finals.

So, what’s the use of Wayne?

If Wayne leaves and the Blazers immediately become weaklings, that will prove Wayne's greatness.

You see, as soon as James left, the Heat went from a championship team to one that couldn't even make the playoffs.

This is called Liu Bip.

James is number one in the world!

This comment really made Wayne laugh. According to this statement, Jordan is nothing special.

After all, when he first retired, the Bulls didn't lose until the tiebreaker in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Bulls without Jordan almost made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, Jordan is rubbish!

Not only that, but other discussions about Wayne have slowly increased in recent times.

But most of them are dumbfounding.

Wayne was actually a little angry. How many years have I retired? Have you forgotten the fear of being dominated by me?

for example:

“Let’s talk about it, who is better, Wayne or Karl Malone?”

"Watching the game late, is Wayne a blue-collar guy?"

"Lao Yun fans, let me tell you, Wayne's victory all depended on Curry's touch. If Curry's touch was good, Wayne would kill. If Curry's touch was bad, Wayne would lose. Is he the only one competing with Jordan?"

"Who is better, Peak Wei or Peak Bosh?"

Well, I have only retired for two years, and I will be on the same level as Bosh.

This is not just Wayne's predicament. When he was a fan in his previous life, Naochi and others started to be belittled in various ways within two years of their retirement.

Who has a higher historical status, Garnett or Bosh?

Is it not difficult for Kobe to score 81 points? After all, someone like Booker can score 70 points in a single game.

All kinds of problems came up.

There is no way, people are forgetful.

You may have been great before, but as time goes by and other stars emerge, the shock you brought will slowly dissipate.

After all, Jordan didn't live in the social media era, otherwise do you think he could be let go by netizens?

Not to mention anything else, just being eliminated by Shaq and Hardaway's magic when he came back in 1995 was enough to make the anti-fans angry for a long time in the era of social media.

Looking at these remarks, Wayne sometimes thinks.

If I really come back, wouldn't you be embarrassed?

return.

Ever since he went to the Rose Garden to watch the Western Conference Finals tiebreaker some time ago, Wayne has been thinking about returning.

He has so many reasons to come back now.

In addition to what was mentioned before, Wayne is now watching the team lose, watching what is said about him on the Internet, and he himself is eager to pursue another victory.

One more reason.

He also discussed the matter with his agent Schwartz.

Schwartz is now the most lucrative agent in the United States, with 12 All-Star players under his management.

If Wayne can come back, it will undoubtedly be beneficial to Schwartz.

Wayne's commercial value is so high that as long as he says he wants to come back, the whole world will support him.

But as an agent with a reasonable conscience and a good personal relationship with Wayne, Schwartz reminded Wayne: "You know, if you come back, it means you can only succeed, not fail. To put it bluntly Point, if you don’t win the championship, you’re a failure.”

As the former No. 1 active player, Wayne's career could be said to have come to a perfect end when he retired.

For such a perfect person, fans naturally have different requirements for him.

Just like James, people always laugh at him for winning so many runner-ups.

But in fact, if another person could lead the team to the finals for so many years, it would not be a shame, but an honor.

For example, if so many runners-up are placed on Tracy McGrady, Anthony and others, their historical status may have to rise a lot.

But just because James is the chosen one, people are not satisfied even if he is the runner-up. Leading the team to the finals consecutively has become a shame.

The same goes for Wayne. How can a veteran in his 30s be considered successful?

If you put it on someone else, it would be a success if he can still adapt to the game and put up good statistics.

But here in Wayne, success is only considered a championship.

If he experiences failure after his comeback, all the halo surrounding Wayne will disappear.

People will find that Wayne is no different from other stars.

This is the price of becoming a historical giant.

Sometimes when you stand up, you can't fall down again.

The dilemma faced by Wayne is the same as when Jordan came back with the Wizards - he may pull himself down from the altar.

When Jordan fans talk about his great legend, they always leave out the Wizards part.

Just like when people talk about Magic, they will erase the unsuccessful comeback in 1996.

In this regard, Wayne's comeback is very dangerous.

But everything has two sides. If Wayne can succeed after his comeback, then he will really become a god.

After all these years, there is still no one in the league who can beat me.

If Wayne can achieve this effect, his already high historical status will continue to skyrocket.

Ultimately, Schwartz’s advice is: “The key to whether you should come back or not is whether you have the confidence to succeed!”

"You haven't played well for two years. No one knows whether you can continue to be as dominant as you were back then. You have to think about it carefully, because this time, there are only two outcomes, failure and success, and there is no middle term."

Schwartz's words made Wayne think about it for several days.

Can it be successful?

Who the hell knows?

Things in competitive sports are all played out, not predicted.

Wayne can now restore his attribute values ​​through training and adding points, but he doesn't know whether his attributes will decline faster and faster as he continues to grow older.

After all, Wayne will be 32 years old in a few days.

This is not young in professional sports.

Wayne is not sure if he can ever regain his former form.

After the finals, Wayne also discussed his comeback with more people.

Sharapova is supportive. After all, she is also a professional athlete. She knows very well an athlete's desire for the court and victory.

When she just gave birth to her child, Sharapova thought about simply retiring.

But after holding it in for several months, I still couldn’t help but feel itchy hands.

It’s okay not to come back, but I won a few more championships when I came back.

Therefore, Sharapova knows Wayne's current state very well.

Besides, the children have grown up a lot, and they don’t have to worry as much as before. Wayne can completely devote himself to basketball.

Then, when Mr. Thunderbolt became famous all over the world, an unusual visitor came to Wayne's house - David Stern!

"Wei, I know you didn't get along well with Lu Dan back then. But now, I'm back.

You know my attitude towards you, I promise to give you an environment to play well.

Let me tell you the truth, there is a lack of superstars in the league right now.

Your good friend Kobe may be retiring after next season.

Wade and Bosh, their strength has basically withdrawn from the ranks of super giants.

Young people such as Griffin and Rose, who had high hopes at the time, all fell due to injuries.

The league cannot live without superstars. If you can come back, it will definitely be a huge benefit to the league and the Trail Blazers! "

Wayne never expected that Sternmen would personally come out to invite him.

Why are you all so fat? They colluded to break my bottom line, right?

"Don't talk nonsense. What's wrong with CEO Luodan and I? Hahahaha. My elbow was absolutely, absolutely not intentional. I just wanted to save a ball!"

Wayne did not respond to the news about his comeback, but quickly distanced himself from the relationship with Lu Dan.

Stern was speechless. I didn't mention you elbowing him at all. Isn't this because there is no three hundred taels of silver in this place?

Forget it, Stern doesn't care about Wayne and Lu Dan's feud now anyway. Luodan is already out, so he doesn't want the alliance to pay for the mess left by Luodan.

"What about that? How is President Lu Dan doing now?" After Wayne explained, he asked cautiously.

"Well, let me tell you this, his lifestyle now is similar to that of Dr. Stephen Hawking. He cannot live without a wheelchair and cannot speak. Hey, he is such a pitiful man."

"Hahahaha, that's great. I mean, that's such a shame!"

Stern's mouth twitched as he looked at Wayne's expression that almost couldn't help laughing.

Why didn't I notice that you looked very sorry?

Wayne was so happy. He really wanted to see with his own eyes what the braised eggs looked like now.

I didn’t expect that my elbow would actually affect a person’s life.

"Stop talking about that poor guy, Wei, let's continue talking about your comeback.

I also know that Alan is in poor health recently.

So, if you can come back, he will be very happy.

Don't worry, according to the rules of the Bird Clause, although you have left for two years, the Trail Blazers still own your Bird rights.

This means that they can risk renewing your contract.

I know you only want to come back with the Trail Blazers. I just want to tell you that everything is in compliance.

Also, this alliance is no longer the same, or in other words, this alliance has returned to what you are familiar with.

Come back, you definitely still want to win, right? "

Seeing Wayne deep in thought, Stern smiled slightly and felt ecstatic inside.

He hesitated, he hesitated!

He knew that at least the probability of this incident was no longer zero percent!

Don’t forget, Boss Si is also a master at all things. Who do you think was the one who first released those comments questioning Wayne?

But Stern didn't expect that the fans would be led astray so easily, forgetting how terrifying Wayne was so quickly, and each one would bite the bullet, and everyone would discuss whether Wayne was that strong.

People like Wayne, Jordan and Kobe have an unquenchable desire to win.

This is their most primitive impulse.

Stern remembered that Jerry West once said: Superstars are used to greatness, used to being crazy about winning, used to masochistic training and getting fun from it, used to competing with others every day, used to the audience's enthusiasm. cheer.

Therefore, if they retire early, they will generally become unbearable and lonely after a while.

They will think: This guy can win the championship, so I can do it too!

Stern used this mentality to stimulate Wayne, but he didn't know that in addition to this stimulation, Wayne had many other stimulations.

He doesn't know that he has already pushed Wayne to the alliance infinitely!

At night, Wayne thought about the current situation again.

The current situation is that the boss is about to die, and I hope to fulfill one more wish before passing away.

Then he also promised that if Wayne comes back, he will give him a share of the team's equity.

Wayne himself also felt a little itchy and missed the feeling of winning.

Stern supports Wayne's return to the Trail Blazers and will not do anything to hinder him.

And, to be honest, after Stern returned, the league's whistles did become less exaggerated.

The number of free throws made by big players such as Durant and Hajishi has dropped significantly this season.

What does the braised egg alliance look like?

In previous leagues, they tried to practice fadeaway jumpers and try to avoid defenders.

The Braised Egg Alliance is trying to find ways to lean forward and shoot the ball, trying to hit the defender as much as possible.

The previous league was about being pulled by the defender's arm when breaking through.

Lu Dan's alliance is to take the initiative to hold the defender's arm when breaking through.

In the past, the center would see someone making a layup and rush to fight and block the shot.

When the center of the Braised Egg Alliance saw the layup, he hurriedly stayed away to avoid being hit.

Tell me, how can Wayne survive in this kind of environment?

Now, the alliance environment has improved a lot.

Although the level of confrontation is definitely not comparable to that of the 1990s and early 21st century, although generally speaking, offense is still encouraged.

But at least the scale is relatively normal.

Stern also discovered that there is no future in scoring goals.

Giving some confrontation while ensuring exciting offense is what fans love to watch.

After thinking a lot, Wayne felt sleepy.

He returned to the room, opened the drawer of the bedside table and took out a photo.

Above is a group photo of several funny guys next to the championship trophy.

At the top of the photo, the words 2013 NBA Championship are written.

On the back of the photo, Wayne wrote a line himself: 2013 Portland Kindergarten Graduation Photo.

Wayne smiled and thought back to those prosperous years.

I really miss you

Indeed, if you make a comeback, you may fail and you may pull yourself down from the altar.

But if things are 100% successful, what else do I need to do?

As a superstar, he doesn’t even have the courage to challenge difficulties?

It would be ridiculous to spread the news.

This time, let everyone be convinced!

Two days later, Du Xiaoshuai was extremely sad when he saw the Cavaliers championship parade on the TV.

Next season, when I return next season, I will definitely lead the team to win the championship!

The Warriors and Trail Blazers are both in the Western Conference Finals. What level are they at? Can they compete?

If I were here, could the knight get this soft persimmon?

At this moment, the screens of all the major sports TV stations in the beautiful country were suddenly interrupted.

Looking at the dark screen, Du Xiaoshuai was confused.

What kind of plane?

Martians invaded?

Is Independence Day coming true?

After the signal was interrupted for a few seconds, a picture of Wayne sitting in the press conference hall suddenly appeared on the television.

Du Xiaoshuai was even more confused. He changed several channels, but found that every sports channel showed Wayne!

"Today, Mr. Wayne will announce a big news. So, let the press conference officially begin."

Aunt Jenny nodded to Wayne, the reporters held their breath, and nothing could be heard except the sound of the shutter.

As for Wayne, a confident smile appeared on his face.

He had prepared a lot of words, but when he came to speak, they felt very redundant.

So, he simply crumpled the manuscript paper in his hand into a ball.

Then, the former dynasty builder stepped up to the microphone and said just one thing that sent basketball fans around the world into a frenzy.

"I am back!"

"Clang!"

The water glass in Du Xiaoshuai's hand fell to the ground and he was stunned.

This news is more terrifying than the invasion of Earth by Martians.

For a moment, the ambitious Du Xiaoshuai remembered the horror of being dominated by Wayne.

What the hell. I am crazy.

Can't you afford it? ?

Well, it seems that whether Wayne comes back or retires, he has to sacrifice a water glass.

The first update is here, please beg for double monthly tickets~

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