Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters Chapter 700 700 487 Christmas Aftermath3

Chapter 700: Chapter 487: Christmas Aftermath_3 Chapter 700: Chapter 487: Christmas Aftermath_3 After this incident, the Wizards’ All-Star guard Tony Parker requested a trade.

The tabloids in D.C. reported that the Frenchman wanted to be traded because he had an affair with a teammate’s wife and feared retaliation.

The Wizards’ owner Abe Pollin might be turning in his grave, but the Wizards had beco the center of an NBA scandal.

What did Stern think?

His league hadn’t had a scandal for two years.

All thanks to Yu Fei, who had brought the SuperSonics and the league back on the right track. Now, everyone’s focus was on competition, shoe wars, and the rivalry between 44 and 23 and 24. What were you doing, D.C.? Waving guns in the locker room?

Arenas tried to play the “I’m a fool” card like Shaquille O’Neal did when he made racist remarks in the past.

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On Twitter, he stated, “I understand this is serious… but if you know , you know I don’t do serious things, I’m a codian, too bad today’s story doesn’t sound funny.”

“This is unprecedented in sports history,” Billy Hunter, the executive director of the NBA players’ union, told The Washington Post. “I’ve never heard of players pulling guns on each other in a locker room.”

Following that, the Wizards released a statent, claiming Arenas had stored unloaded firearms in the locker room, and the NBA was investigating. Arenas explained that he brought guns to the Verizon Center because his child had just been born and he didn’t want to leave the guns at ho. He said he later handed the guns over to team security, who then passed them to the police.

Just like that, not only Arenas’ Wizards career ended, but also his NBA career.

Stern was furious. He would not allow anyone to spoil the good state of affairs.

The league office announced a one-year suspension for Arenas and Crittenton—equivalent to the maximum punishnt given to Sprewell when he attacked a fan in Auburn Hills.

Although Arenas and Crittenton cried foul, swearing to take the league to court, Stern’s resolve was unshaken.

Besides, Tony Parker’s trade request was not withdrawn.

The news about him having an affair with a teammate’s wife also spread widely.

Abe Pollin could never have imagined, that this team, which he was quite satisfied with, fell apart less than a month after his death.

The Wizards had a new owner, who did not want to see any remnants of the Pollin era.

Parker’s trade request would usher the Wizards seamlessly into tanking mode.

An Eastern Conference team that looked fairly capable had once again beco the bottom feeders.

Steve Wyche, a reporter for The Washington Post wrote following the gun incident: “If a Wizards fan missed the past two days because he got drunk at a party, once he sobers up, he’ll find his team has suddenly exploded. It’s not a hard landing, nor a soft one. It’s like igniting a barrel of gasoline—an awful mid-air disintegration. Arenas ssed up everything, turning a team that seed decent into the league’s disgrace and a laughingstock. Don’t worry, we’ve been through all this, it’s just a repeat of the Michael Jordan era. Only one question remains, can we keep a tight hold on Frye in the next cycle?”

Yu Fei did not hear D.C.’s call, as he vented his frustrations about not being able to play the second half of the last ga which led to a loss by scoring 50 points in mphis’ court.

When Yu Fei scored 40 points in three quarters, MVP chants erupted in the ho court of the Grizzlies.

After the ga, Joakim Noah, center for the Grizzlies, said frankly, “Those fans don’t deserve to watch the ga. We’re working hard playing basketball, and they’re cheering for the opponent!”

To Noah’s dissatisfaction, Yu Fei responded with a smile, “Joakim is overreacting a bit. Is there a possibility that they are actually my fans?”

Then, the SuperSonics went on to Denver for the last ga of 2009.

Lately, things have been turbulent with the Nuggets. A few years ago, Carlo Anthony signed a five-year contract extension, only to find that, with the way things are going, he might end up with nothing.

Although he’s a great scorer, what’s the point in a less comrcial city?

Ever heard of Alex English? It’s quite normal if you haven’t. Though he scored over 26,000 points in his career, his pri was spent playing with the Nuggets, and he didn’t achieve much in the playoffs nor did he leave behind any sensational stories, hence it’s quite natural that he’s been forgotten.

This was a warning to Anthony.

He saw Yu Fei’s success in Seattle, and he witnessed Jas’ grand “Decision.” As one of the noteworthy duos of 2003, he, too, wanted to be the protagonist of a great narrative. Therefore, he wanted to leave the Nuggets.

But, he was trapped by his own contract.

If he had signed a shorter contract like so of his peers, he could leave this sumr. As it stands, he could only slowly build up resentnt, waiting for the day of a full-on eruption.

Tonight, disregarding the comradeship of the Night High Alliance, Yu Fei scored 46 points leading the SuperSonics to a 36-point victory over the Nuggets in an away ga.

However, the SuperSonics were not happy.

Because Roy returned to the ga tonight but sprained his knee during the match, deepening people’s concerns about the team’s accumulated fatigue over the years.

Anthony scored 36 points, ironically, the sa number of points they lost by.

He walked up to Yu Fei helplessly and asked, “Frye, do you think my team can be saved?”

Yu Fei, preoccupied with thoughts of Roy’s injury, absentmindedly replied, “No saving it, just run!”

“You think so too?” Anthony took so solace feeling that great minds think alike.

Yu Fei, looking irritated as if to say “Don’t bother with this crap,” shrugged, turned, and walked away.