Capítulo 1380: Chapter 433: He Is Already in Another Realm
“Mike, I don’t know what Roger said to LBJ, but judging from the mouth movents, he seems to have ntioned Scottie Pippen more than once.”
Listening to Jeff Van Gundy’s words on TV, Pippen, who was watching the live broadcast of the ga, smiled and shook his head.
That’s right, that’s Roger.
He is that kind of bastard.
Scottie Pippen never would have thought that years after his retirent, he could still beco a weapon for Roger.
LeBron Jas’s emotions are now completely toyed with by Roger, and all of this is thanks to the na Scottie Pippen.
Pippen knows very well that if Roger used his na to taunt Jas, the impact would be imasurable.
It’s well known that Scottie Pippen, before his ti in Atlanta, always had a “big dream.”
The 93-94 season was his best opportunity to realize this dream, with Michael Jordan retired, the Chicago Bulls without a leader, he was about to gain the highest discursive power and tactical position.
As a result, he t his “Mr. Right.”
In the 93-94 season, Scottie Pippen lost in a series of competitions to Roger, becoming the second-in-command beside this rookie.
In the sumr of 1994, Roger left, but Michael Jordan returned, and Scottie Pippen could only continue to play second fiddle.
Finally, in the sumr of 1997, Scottie Pippen went to another team without a leader, the Atlanta Hawks.
He will always rember that hot afternoon, discussing the future of the Hawks with Steve Smith. Most importantly, planning how to take down Roger.
At that mont, Hawks’ general manager Pete Babcock entered the room excitedly: “Listen, gentlen, I have so good news about the future of the team to share with you! We will complete a trade with the Magic in the coming days, bringing in Roger! Right now, the owner is talking with Roger’s people! How about it, guys? Cheer up!”
The silence at that mont, and the awkward expression on Pete Babcock’s face as he cheered alone, Scottie Pippen would never forget.
It seems he can never escape the shadows of Jordan and Roger in his lifeti.
That was the end of his big dream, and after experiencing so much, Scottie Pippen had accepted a fact: he would always be the damn second-in-command.
After fully accepting his identity, he actually had fewer worries. He and Roger established the Atlanta Dynasty, and with Michael Jordan in Atlanta, they wrote a beautiful fairy tale of the old boys. Finally, he retired as the greatest second-in-command in history.
Scottie Pippen can certainly be regarded as one of the greatest players in history, but the most distinctive label on him is not “the greatest,” but “the second man.”
His na is almost synonymous with “the second man.”
Just like ntioning the tallest mountain in the history of the Mavericks, people will always think of just one na.
Pippen learned to accept this positioning, but what about Jas?
It’s not hard to imagine that when Jas is equated with Pippen, he must feel insulted.
He hates the identity of “second man,” he hates being seen as Kobe’s helper.
Being told “you play like Scottie Pippen” is practically a filthy insult to Jas.
Even worse, this ti Kobe didn’t comfort him, not at all.
Ever since Jas beca a Laker, Kobe has always supported him, always had his back.
He would tell the reporters pressing Jas with sharp questions to shut up.
He would protect Jas’s dignity in front of others.
He would voluntarily emphasize: I am equal to LeBron.
In Kobe’s career, you have never seen him defend soone like this.
But this ti, when Roger was verbally taunting Jas on the court, Kobe just chose to turn and walk away.
And when leaving the court, he accidentally or intentionally bumped into Jas’s shoulder.
The Los Angeles fans saw this scene, which made them feel terrified.
Although Kobe didn’t yell at Jas, or exhibit any overly dramatic behavior, bumping into Jas’s shoulder could have just been an accident.
But this still fueled endless conjecture, just like in the original tiline when LBJ bumped into Spo’s shoulder.
This was only Kobe and Jas’s first official ga together, but it seed the most worrying issues had already surfaced between them.
Mike Breen joked: “The Los Angeles Lakers really haven’t let us down; fans can see everything they hoped for in this team.”
Jas, looking at Kobe’s back, also dejectedly walked off the court.
Of course, when he sat on the bench, behind him, countless Bay Area fans were yelling.
“Cowardly traitor!”
“Co on, you’ll be a better Scottie Pippen.”
“Good thing you didn’t co to hug Roger’s thigh, or your incompetence would have dragged Roger down!”
LeBron Jas felt like he was in purgatory, as if his shortcut-seeking actions were punished by God.
It is foreseeable that similar voices will not only appear in Oracle Arena, but also in Madison Square Garden, at the ATT Center… For this entire season, Jas will have to deal with similar pressure.
Facing such pressure, Jas started… biting his nails.
Kobe clenched his fists, seemingly trying to suppress his anger.
He was of course angry, Jas’s performance in those last few rounds was not even as good as Brandon Roy’s, far from it.
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