This is inseparable from the high proportion of black residents in mphis’s city structure.
Currently, the proportion of black players in the NBA reaches seventy to eighty percent, and basketball has beco one of the ways for black people to change their fate, so it’s also very popular among them.
However, this type of city makeup has its downsides too, such as the shooting incident that occurred a few blocks away from the championship parade, which caused multiple injuries and riots.
It was so mphis, but fortunately, the riots were quickly quelled and didn’t affect the parade.
When we arrived at the FedEx Forum’s stage, Joerger, as the event’s host, delivered the championship speech.
It was basically about the difficulties the team had faced last season and the contributions of each mber.
This kind of thing was second nature to Joerger.
Hansen and Guy sat on the bar stools at the side of the stage, swinging their plastered right leg, occasionally interacting with Joerger.
This must be their most comfortable mont since winning the championship, very happy yet calm.
After Joerger’s speech ended ca the fan Q&A session.
The first person to be asked was Jas Johnson.
Johnson knocked out Jas with one punch, which was broadcasted live because it happened so fast. That clip was even edited and spread by netizens.
Human nature is all about repetition and spectating; such videos were not only loved by fans but are now viral across social dia.
Including his martial arts family background and sweeping martial arts championships since he was six, all were dug out.
It truly was: Ten years of basketball went unnoticed, but a knockout punch made him world-famous.
Naturally, the fans’ questions were about that video.
Johnson hadn’t appeared at the press conference, so this was probably the first ti the outside world would hear his thoughts.
Johnson took the microphone, and before he could even speak, a cheer erupted from the crowd.
"When I was little, my father told , no matter what the arena, when your opponent doesn’t play by the rules, you must make him pay the price, otherwise, he’ll just beco more overbearing. Of course, I know I was on the court, not in the ring; I held back a bit."
This was probably the longest speech Johnson had given since arriving at mphis, very sincere, and since he was already suspended, he didn’t have much to worry about.
Before he even finished talking, the venue erupted into another deafening cheer.
What does holding back a bit an? A full punch might turn Jas into the second Tomjanovich?!
After Johnson, the fans continued to ask questions, and soon it was Hansen’s turn.
Hansen had already given the championship speech and the FMVP speech, and had been interviewed at press conferences; questions related to him had been asked many tis, but one question, the one the fans were asking now, concerned many.
"How many championships are you planning to bring to mphis?"
This question had been asked by a reporter on the championship night, to which Hansen had deferred until the championship celebration.
Now the ti had co for his response.
Generally, the most common response at such tis is "Let’s do it again."
Given the Grizzlies’ complete roster, this was very possible.
"My goal is to establish a dynasty for the team and achieve a three-peat."
This was what Hansen had wanted to say when he first arrived in mphis, but Wallace had asked him to keep it low-key, so he changed his statent to bringing a championship to mphis.
When Hansen’s statent ca out, the cheer from the crowd was thunderous, definitely more explosive than "bringing a championship to the Grizzlies" that Hansen had initially said.
You have to understand, aside from the ancient tis, there have only been two teams that have achieved a three-peat: one is the Bulls, with Jordan leading the Bulls twice; the other is the Lakers during the OK era.
They were both absolute powerhouses of their tis.
As for the Grizzlies, they had nearly been eliminated by the Lakers and mostly won against the Heat due to a favorable matchup.
It all sounded utterly unrealistic.
But these were Hansen’s own words, and since he could fulfill one "big talk," why not a second one?
mphis fans were cheering, but viewers watching the live broadcast were blowing up.
"Typical big talker, won a championship and now he’s thinking of a three-peat, does he not realize even Duncan never achieved that?"
"A third-year player gets a lucky championship and now he’s aiming for the sky? Even Jordan wasn’t this boastful, nor Bird this pretentious!"
"The Grizzlies will soon have salary cap issues, he probably hasn’t thought about that stuff, right? Just daydreaming!"
"Don’t worry, if the Grizzlies really do pull off a defense, the League will co up with rules against them, he has no idea how hard it is to build a dynasty!"
"I bet the Grizzlies will lose to the Lakers next season, this kind of lofty attitude is destined to end in failure!"
...
Watching his black fan value soar in the system, Hansen suddenly felt comfortable.
The LeBron fans had not yet updated their iteration to contribute to the black fan value, which was limited; after his championship, his reputation at East University was also impeccable. Truly, to draw haters, it had to be done like this.
He even pulled out his phone to see how the haters were dissing him.
Yep, it was pretty much all expected.
Of course, he knew a dynasty wasn’t easy; when facing the Lakers, he had felt the issues a dynasty encounters.
But he was there for the black fan value, after all.
And frankly, although building a dynasty was hard, it was more feasible than "not seven," obviously.
Even if he truly didn’t achieve it in the end, what mattered more than the result was the effort put into the process.
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