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"Warrior—Warrior—"
Inside the loud Oracle Center, LeBron James stood up from the bench, slowly walked toward the sidelines, turned to face the crowd, and in front of him, a can of magnesium powder, prepared by the Heat staff, awaited silently.
"LeBron, welcome to the Warriors!"
"Thank you, LeBron, for helping the Warriors!"
Warriors fans near James cheered and gave him a thumbs-up, while fans farther away clapped enthusiastically. No superstar from the opposing team had ever been welcomed like this by the Warriors' fans, especially after the Warriors' strong rise this season, but James seemed to be an exception.
This season, James would be greeted with coldness for his behavior with the group, and when he returned to Cleveland, he would be met with overwhelming boos. Cavaliers fans at the Quick Loan Center went wild and abusive toward him, and the security staff there acted indifferently to the dissatisfied Heat team. However, the Oracle Center was the only place where he was "welcomed."
This had a lot to do with the Warriors' trade with the Cavaliers last summer. Initially, Warriors fans thought this trade was a huge loss. Commentators and columnists generally shared this view, ridiculing Liam. This ridicule reached its peak after the Cavaliers' record soared to the top of the league. Even James joked in an interview, thanking the Warriors for sending Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson to the Cavaliers.
This led to Cavaliers fans ridiculing the Warriors online, even running to the Warriors' official website to write "thank you," with some fans saying: "You, the Warriors, don't use players well! I'm a Cavaliers fan!"
Although the Warriors made the playoffs last season and didn't perform poorly, it was inevitable that some Warriors fans were still obsessed with this trade and stubbornly believed that the Warriors would play better and might even make it out of the first round if they kept both players.
But all of that vanished with the Cavaliers' loss in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Monta Ellis' poor performance allowed Warriors fans to counterattack and vent their frustration. Then James made his "decision," and the evaluation of this trade marked the start of a complete change!
Everyone knows what the Cavaliers will become without James. Warriors fans flooded Liam's Twitter to say "sorry," and those commentators who weren't optimistic about the trade also revised their trade evaluations. Only a few remained stubborn, thinking the Cavaliers would still be a playoff team without James.
But after the season began, the Cavaliers quickly slapped those people in the face. Under Monta Ellis' leadership, the Cavaliers' standing plummeted to the bottom of the East. After more than 20 games, they were second to last in the East, becoming strong contenders for the first overall pick.
Although Monta Ellis still averaged 25+ points per game, it was clear that the current Cavaliers were nothing but a bad team, and Monta Ellis would struggle in the high-intensity games of the playoffs. He was unable to carry the team at all.
It was foreseeable that the Cavaliers' bad situation wouldn't change anytime soon. The Warriors still had the Cavaliers' unprotected first-round picks for 2012 and 2014 over the next four years, and Liam had paid the price of just a bad team chemistry and a declining veteran. This looked like a stroke of genius, suddenly elevating Liam to the pedestal!
Bill Simmons commented:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have to accept the horrific fact that the Warriors are currently number one in the West, and they have a good chance of getting two number 1 picks in four years! They're playing the playoffs and rebuilding at the same time! Warriors fans should thank Coach Liam for making the trade decision. He seems to have magic in predicting the future. Given what's happening now, I think the league should reclaim that GM of the Year trophy from Dan Gilbert, it belongs to Larry Riley! Of course, we all know that it was all done for Coach Liam!"
And all of this was inseparable from James' "decision." Facing James, who had made such a "big contribution" to the Warriors, the Warriors fans, of course, welcomed him. But this welcome was filled with sarcasm and mockery.
James looked at the fans in front of him who showed "support." His face darkened slightly, his lips twisted a few times, but he said nothing. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, shook off his distracting thoughts, grabbed the jar from the table, poured a heap of magnesium powder into his palm, and threw it up into the air.
Boom!
Under the spotlight, the magnesium powder fluttered and fell. James held his head high, closed his eyes, and waited in silence for a moment. The boos in his ears seemed to vanish, and after the magnesium powder fell, he opened his eyes and slowly swept the Warriors fans in front of him with a sharp gaze. The world around him seemed to come back to life, full of people, and noise was everywhere.
"Hey!"
James exhaled heavily, clapped vigorously, turned, and walked toward the court, his muscles slightly tense, like a lion ready to pounce. He turned his head and looked at the Warriors players who were also walking onto the court.
He wanted to show these people who mocked him what would happen when the emperor got angry!
"LeBron, don't take it personally, winning the game is the best answer to them!" Wade approached James and whispered in relief.
The "welcome" from the Warriors fans had been too enthusiastic, and Wade had also heard it. He was worried that James' mood would fluctuate, affecting his performance. After all, the boos from visiting fans were too common for superstars, but the "thank you" from Warriors fans felt like a knife.
James slightly shook his head.
"Dwayne, I'm fine... I'll take the ball, alright? I want to win this game with my own hands!"
Wade nodded seriously and patted James on the back.
"No problem, let's give these young guys a good lesson!"
While the two were talking, Bosh also approached and shouted.
"Kill them!"
James smiled and hit Bosh and Wade on the back in turn, his heart filled with pride. The big three were together, so why worry about the big cause?
After the Heat's disappointing start to the season at 9-8, on November 28th, a "roundtable" meeting took place among the players. James got what he wanted after a cordial conversation with Wade, becoming the de facto core of the Heat.
But these four rivals were not strong teams. The Knicks, with the best record, only occupied the sixth spot in the East, and the Warriors were the first real contender the Heat had encountered since the "trade." James wanted to use the Warriors as a stepping stone.
Today was the day the Heat's super battleship truly set sail!
End of this chapter
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