() Shaquille O'Neal is a veteran in the NBA. He has had many wars of words. The most famous one is of course the words he said against Kobe after he completely parted ways with the Lakers this year.
In his previous life, Chen Jie still remembers that when the Heat played against the Lakers after this year's All-Star Game, he said the classic saying, "If Kobe Bryant is a sports car, then I am a wall."
I just didn't expect that this player who I found very interesting and loved in my previous life would one day start a war of words with me.
In fact, after the war of words broke out, more people supported Chen Jie.
After all, he is just a rookie. As a rookie who has just entered the league, his performance on the court in the first three games was very satisfactory. This also made public opinion very tolerant of his off-court performance.
Regarding Chen Jie's rude words before the game, most media still defended him, saying that he is just a young man. It is normal for his self-confidence to be over the top due to a few victories. He will naturally grow after encountering some setbacks. As a veteran in the league,
Shaq, he should be more tolerant to young players, instead of just grabbing each other's words now.
Faced with such one-sided public opinion, O'Neal became angry.
Originally, this war of words was nothing. O'Neal was just dissatisfied with the media's exaggeration of his age, which he could not allow because of his arrogance. But at that time, he felt sorry for Chen Jie who said these words.
There is not much resentment, at most some disapproval.
However, as his words were infinitely amplified by the media, the players in Chicago stood up to support Chen Jie, and Chen Jie responded again. Later, even public opinion stood on Chen Jie's side, which made Chen Jie
O'Neal couldn't accept it anymore.
He felt aggrieved. He felt that he had done nothing wrong. He was just a rookie who said that he was not afraid of himself, so he jokingly said that he would teach him a lesson on the field. This sentence was amplified by the media, and then even though the other party said that he was great in words, he still
Still refuting. And when he responded after he was innocently shot, he was questioned by the media as inappropriate.
In the final analysis, this matter has always been my own passive counterattack, and I am the victim!
O'Neal was filled with depression at Yang's thoughts.
What was originally just resentment towards the media gradually shifted to Chen Jie, who provoked the incident.
The two people who did not know each other and had never met before, gradually developed a slight suspicion in their hearts because of this air battle.
O'Neal immediately blasted in front of the media that Chen Jie only knows fast breaks and cannot fight in position. Not to mention he is not as good as the superstars, but even worse than Wade next to him. If he wins the Rookie of the Year, everyone in the league will definitely be blind.
Eye-catching.
This is a bit unreasonable to say.
So far, objectively speaking, Chen Jie's performance is definitely the best among this year's rookies. Even if it is true that O'Neal said that he is not as good as a superstar and not as good as Wade, at least now it seems that Chen Jie's winning of the Rookie of the Year is what everyone expected.
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As for positional warfare and fast breaks, this argument also made Skiles angry.
Immediately, he spoke.
"I arranged the Bulls' tactics. Fast break is the mainstream tactic in the league today, and Chen Jie changed it for the team. Some people who say he can't play positional warfare please shut up. You can't play fast break yet."
Woolen cloth!"
This sentence is obviously talking about O'Neal, who has become slower and slower due to physical injuries as he gets older.
Scales' support warmed Chen Jie's heart.
But O'Neal's bombardment made him feel uncomfortable.
Although he was already prepared to become a public figure in the future, Chen Jie did not expect that his words just to show his confidence would trigger such a series of continuous incidents.
Now, he finally knew why Dan Fagan asked him why he said those words that day. It turned out that he had long known that those words would cause trouble. It was ridiculous that he still regarded the media as his friends. Seeing that they supported him, he still felt sad in his heart.
If you are happy, you will say anything to the media.
Chen Jie, who was watching the news at home, smiled coldly and said, "It turns out they are all just working. It is really difficult to be friends with the media."
What they need is news, breaking news, and something that can be sold for money. They don't care how you will be affected by these news.
Under their step-by-step guidance, the war of words between himself and O'Neal has now reached a point where it is difficult to stop.
Even if I want to bow my head and admit my mistake, I can't. I'm afraid I will be criticized by the media for having no backbone and going back on my word!
It’s hard to get off the tiger!
Chen Jie thought of such a word. But he was completely misled by the media step by step.
Thinking about the interview that day, the media first congratulated me on my honor, making me proud and confident, and then asked the question. I was overjoyed for a moment, and actually said such words under their inducement.
Still too young! Chen Jie sighed in his heart.
You can easily deal with things on the field, but this league is definitely not just about games.
I just played for a week and something like this happened. How many more things will happen in the future?
Chen Jie couldn't imagine it.
Regarding O'Neal's bombardment, Chen Jie remained silent during the interview before the game.
He thought this would stop the media from continuing to hype it.
However, he was wrong. The media still had information.
They used the headline "Rookie ignores superstar's provocation", which attracted everyone's attention. They even took Chen Jie's silence as disdain for O'Neal.
Chen Jie was completely helpless.
After this news was posted on the website, the game that night was only about an hour away from starting.
After O'Neal saw it, he didn't make any comments. Instead, he really worked up his energy and prepared to teach Chen Jie a lesson. Let the young people know what it means to have high heaven and earth.
Chen Jie didn't say anything and silently changed clothes in the locker room. His teammates probably all knew about this matter, and there was a tacit understanding that no one mentioned it.
It's just that they know that O'Neal will show off his power later in the game.
I don’t know if Chen Jie can handle it.
During shooting training, Chen Jie took the initiative to say hello to his former rival Wade. The increasingly mature Wade is an easy-going person. Although he knew that his teammate O'Neal and Chen Jie had a verbal war before the game, he still greeted Chen Jie with a smile.
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But O'Neal, who happened to be walking by Chen Jie, snorted coldly.
Hearing O'Neal's voice, Chen Jie's heart moved. Is this really a grudge?
This was something he hadn't thought about.
At 7:30 p.m., the United Center was full, and the regular season game between the Heat and the Bulls was about to begin.
This is the first meeting between the two teams this season.
Because of the pre-game war of words between Shaq and Jay Shawn, it also attracted the attention of countless people. The ratings of this game were even comparable to those of the first game between the Lakers and Pistons in last year's Finals.
New York, NBA headquarters, president's office.
David Stern held a list full of data with a mysterious smile on his face.
Which star doesn't have scandals, and which star doesn't have a topic? Jay Sean is a player that he is very optimistic about, so it seems to be a gimmick to let him have a grudge with a superstar like O'Neal. This topic is enough to hype for a while!
(This is Shui Han’s first time writing a basketball article, so there are definitely many shortcomings. I hope everyone can understand. I have been working hard and making progress. Thank you. I hope you will not leave.)
