Entering the player tunnel of the American Airlines Center, the reporters were all blocked outside. Lin Yu moved slowly, while LeBron James walked aside. After a moment of silence, James was the first to ask his question.
Lin Yu, who heard this question, immediately started thinking about it.
What kind of answer does LeBron want? The answer that he and Dwyane Wade conspired to join forces? The answer that he and Wade became brothers after fighting? Or the answer that the two of them cursed in a low voice?
While thinking about it, Lin Yu answered truthfully: "Nothing, we are just thinking about the upcoming All-Star Game."
"All-Star game?" LeBron James touched his bare forehead, still a little confused.
Lin Yu had already accelerated, turned a corner, and entered the dressing room directly.
In the locker room, Lin Yu took the time to take a shower and change into comfortable training clothes. Then, he sat safely in his seat.
When the team's press officer opened the locker room door, reporters poured in.
Some found LeBron James, who had also taken a shower, and some found Rashad Lewis, but most of them surrounded Lin Yu.
Lin Yu looked at the group of reporters in front of him. Most of them were foreigners. His ban on domestic reporters had not yet been lifted, so there were very few domestic reporters interviewing him. Only a few domestic reporters who cooperated with him would be there.
After every game, we always surrounded him.
For Lin Yu now, domestic media coverage is no longer what he desires but cannot get, and it will not add to his commercial value.
On the contrary, distorted reports by some domestic media will also weaken his commercial value.
Therefore, his refusal to be interviewed by certain domestic media reporters has no special impact on him.
Facing a post-match interview with mostly foreign reporters, Lin Yu quickly announced the start of the interview, and he personally asked people to ask questions.
His first choice was naturally a few of his old acquaintances.
"Lin, first of all, congratulations to you for being elected the best player of this game. Can you first express your thoughts on scoring high points and leading the team to victory?"
Of course the first person to ask the question was Amanda Gray. Gray also understood it very well and gave a very practical question at the beginning.
Lin Yu's answer was also very simple: "I am very happy. I am not surprised about the victory in this game, but I am very surprised about my personal state in this game."
"Actually, many people found it surprising that your state seemed to be average at the beginning, but after sitting on the court for a few minutes, you seemed to quickly regain your form and even became more enthusiastic. Can you talk about this?
What happened?"
Then came Finnan from the Willoughby News Herald, whose questions had a hint of probing into the mystery behind them.
Lin Yu shook his head: "Nothing happened. I just adjusted for a while, and then when I came back on stage, my condition returned to normal."
"This victory is not only a victory for the Cavaliers against the Heat, but also a victory for you against Dwyane Wade. After this victory, do you feel that your starting position in the All-Star Game is secure?"
The third question was a little more explosive. Lin Yu has blocked most of the domestic media. The current All-Star voting incident has given him the urge to block some American media.
However, after he had already won the victory on the court, the third question was what he really wanted to see.
"The All-Star Game only depends on voting, why should it be linked to regular season performance? If it depends on regular season performance, why should voting be done?"
The ESPN reporter who asked the question, Chris Haynes, opened his mouth to say something, but was blocked by Lin Yu's words.
Lin Yu did not click on the next reporter's question, but continued: "Of course, some people may think that only players who perform well in the regular season can become the starters of the All-Star Game. I hope these people can take the initiative to ask the league
Official application to cancel the All-Star voting process."
After answering this question, Lin Yu casually grabbed the thermos cup from the cabinet behind him. After opening the lid, he blew the hot air like an experienced driver, then he leaned to the mouth of the cup and drank from the thermos cup in small sips.
wolfberry water in it.
It was a bit hot, and Lin Yu even let out a long sigh. In the winter, it is refreshing to drink hot tea that is still warm!
The reporters surrounding him were confused. Zhang Jianwei from CCTV asked in a low voice: "Are you drinking boiled water?"
Lin Yu nodded, then shook his head: "It's boiling water, but to be precise, it's wolfberry water."
Zhang Jianwei nodded blankly, but did not continue to ask. Lin Yu was also a little confused, why didn't he continue to ask?
Keep going, Brother Jianwei!
The key point of the meme about soaking wolfberry in a thermos cup is not the literal meaning, but the inherent health-preserving meaning. This meme can be called wolfberry mamba, or health-preserving mamba. The key point is that health-preserving is not wolfberry.
Zhang Jianwei's question was just the beginning, and the follow-up did not start. Lin Yu could only be anxious, watching the other reporters at the scene, and moved the topic aside.
No more, this joke is gone...
An interview that was not a success was over. Lin Yu originally thought that after using up the time-sensitive props, he could still steal a joke by "soaking wolfberries in a thermos cup".
Because the current situation he faces is really suitable for this meme. He usually holds a thermos cup and drinks wolfberry water to maintain his health. At critical moments, he throws away the thermos cup and leads the team to win all the seemingly impossible games.
But the actual result is that the reporter friends who have always been very cooperative are not very cooperative.
However, the result of the game made Lin Yu overjoyed. He got a result that he didn't think he could get.
A game that was about to collapse was saved by his cheating.
This is not a bad thing. Although he did not answer Chris Haynes' question directly, his real thoughts were the same as Chris Haynes' question. He felt that his starting position in the All-Star Game was already over.
Stable.
Not only him, but Dwyane Wade and LeBron James also feel that Lin Yu's starting position is stable.
It has nothing to do with other reasons. The main reason is that Lin Yu's self-certification journey has been heated up by the ESPN commentary box, and many fans are paying attention.
After Lin Yu defeated Michael Reed, Vince Carter, and in this game Dwyane Wade, Lin Yu no longer had to prove anything more.
Especially this matchup against Wade.
You know, Wade, who averaged 27 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block per game this season, is already considered one of the top three shooting guards in the league.
Lin Yu was able to defeat Wade, which means that his strength is not as bad as what Sports Illustrated and ESPN smeared some time ago.
It would be less difficult to accept that Lin Yu, who is not so bad, becomes a starter in the Eastern Conference All-Star Game.
Even many North American fans who were amazed by Lin Yu's performance during this period will vote for Lin Yu.
When Lin Yu returned home, he turned on his computer and noticed something special. On his reddit personal homepage, his fan followings were growing crazily...
The three self-certification tours actually gave Lin Yu many more fans in North America.
He also saw several interesting posts in related discussions on reddit.
"As far as joining if you can't beat him, I suggest Dwyane Wade join the Cleveland Cavaliers."
"No, to be precise, he joined China Lin's team, because Dwayne has become China Lin's background twice."
"From this game, second-rate star shooting guards like Michael Reed should not be compared with Lin Yu, because based on the combination of data and on-field performance, China's Lin should be the gatekeeper of the league's top shooting guards."
"In the Eastern Conference, which lacks star players, he deserves an All-Star starting position."