The Los Angeles Lakers stopped in the second round of the playoffs, and Kobe Bryant couldn't save it with 33 points! - Los Angeles Times.
Lose in the tiebreaker! Kobe's sixth ring is nowhere in sight! - Bleachers.
Big defeat! The goddess of victory failed to favor Los Angeles tonight! 3-4, the Lakers were eliminated with 26 points! - Laker Nation.
These reports were actually well written, but ESPN was not polite and directly printed a big headline: Green Army Breakthrough! Lakers Lost! This is an allusion to history!
Afterwards, a lot of experts, reporters, and analysts jumped out. A group of people represented by Henry Abbott said: "Kobe is the culprit! He took up too much of the Lakers' ball rights! Only the Lakers have
One day for him, and he will never get ahead in the West!"
"Bryant may have been a hero once, but now, he is just a cancer. If the Lakers want to recover and get healthy, they must let go of him!" This is an article written by an ESPN expert named Royce Webber, literally.
The offensive meaning is no worse than Henry Abbott, or even worse.
"The free throw percentage is just over 50%? Haha~ Am I watching Howard's free throw?" Jay Williams also came out and said.
The entire ESPN campaign to criticize Kobe Bryant was like a prairie fire, and it was suddenly unstoppable.
Only then did Tang Qian understand how difficult it was to be the boss of Los Angeles.
If you do a good job, you will praise it! If you do a bad job, you will criticize it! Some people in ESPN are almost as moral as the unscrupulous editors in China!
At this time, the Lakers also held a season-end press conference. For a while, reporters from major sports websites flocked to the designated location in large numbers like flies that had smelled the stench. Because with their professional sense of smell,
, it can be felt that there will definitely be "violent news" at this press conference. Therefore, no one wants to fall behind others, lest they fail to handle this big news.
There are four people sitting in the seats of the Lakers. On the far right is head coach Mike Brown, in the middle is Kobe Bryant, and on the right are Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. The Lakers’ stars.
, everyone is here for this press conference.
After looking at it, the Lakers press officer announced the start of the press conference.
Since it was the last press conference of the season, head coach Mike Brown said a lot of "presence words", such as "Let's continue next year", "We will be stronger next year", "Congratulations to the Thunder, etc."
It seems to be a summary of the season, but in fact there is no actual content at all. It is all boring and boring clichés. This made the reporters below almost dozed off. But this is a necessary step, so
They have to endure it even if they don't want to.
After Mike Brown finished his "long speech", he began to enter the question period. At this time, the reporters below immediately became energetic. A reporter from the local media in Los Angeles first asked: "Bryant, very
It's a pity that the Lakers failed in the tiebreaker. We all watched the game and know that you tried your best, but what do you think of some of the comments online?"
"What comments?" Kobe raised his head and asked, unable to understand the tone.
"That's the view of ESPN's Henry Abbott and Royce Webb." The person named him.
"What do they know? Do they know how to play? It's just a mouthful." Kobe said: "You say I'm a cancer? Can't you see the five rings on my hand? How many of them are there? A group of eye-catching clowns.
!Next question!”
Although Kobe's answer is not long, in the ears of the following people, it is rich in connotation and has much to write about.
"Why did the Lakers lose to the Thunder this time? Logically speaking, the Lakers and Thunder should have advantages over each other?" This was a reporter from Yahoo Sports. His question was relatively traditional. "
If you can't bring out your own advantages and get blasted from the outside by your opponents, then there's no point in not losing." Kobe's mood tonight was actually extremely bad. Not to mention the bullshit comments on the Internet, it was mainly about his sixth championship and sixth championship.
A ring has to be pushed back another year. This is the main reason why he is in a bad mood.
He will be 34 soon. How much peak condition can he maintain next season? 80%? 75%? Or below 70%? Everything is possible, because the corrosion of time is the biggest enemy of superstars.
And it is an impossible enemy to defeat.
Swish, swish, swish, Kobe said, and the people below quickly recorded the keywords.
Why was Kobe's popularity still as good as anyone's until he retired? His distinct personality is one of the reasons.
In fact, media reporters like to interview people like Kobe the most. They are both attention-grabbing and topical, and the parties involved will throw out some shocking news from time to time. Who do you want to interview if you don’t interview people like this? Now Kobe’s strength has already been
He is not the best player in the league, but his topicality is still higher than that of little Emperor James. This is the charm of his super personality.
And he is also one of the few remaining super-characters in this league.
After asking a few more innocuous questions, someone stood up and said: "Bryant, please evaluate your opponents. What do you think of their future potential?" Kobe thought for a while. Although he was not in a beautiful mood, he felt that
He is still willing to support talented juniors, but of course the premise is that you have the strength. "It's very good. Durant's shooting is, I think, historically high in the league at the No. 3 position. No one in the league can beat him at the No. 3 position."
"At this point, someone interrupted and said, "Is he better than LeBron?"
Kobe glanced at this person and said in a somewhat impatient tone: "I'm talking about shooting ability, okay? Simply referring to shooting ability, I think Durant is 10 times better than James. What do you think? Are you satisfied with this answer?
"
That man was not angry when Kobe retorted like this, because his goal had been achieved. He "got" what he wanted from Kobe. For a professional reporter, this was enough.
"Westbrook is also very strong. I like and admire his character very much. I think he is the most impactful No. 1 position in the league now, which is very suitable for me!" Just after Kobe finished speaking, the man asked again:
"You mean, he's better than Derrick Rose? Right?"
Kobe looked at this person's ID card, and suddenly his attitude turned slightly disdainful: "As expected, he is a reporter trained by ESPN. He is really good at catching problems. Okay, then I might as well tell you that I think Westbrook's future achievements will be
No less than Derrick Rose, and purely in terms of impact, he is better than Rose at the No. 1 position! Are these words from me enough for you to earn a good salary?"
Reporters who came from ESPN are not very thick-skinned. After hearing what Kobe said, they just smiled and then sat down and continued to listen to the press conference.
"Then I think the Thunder's No. 13 is also good. As the sixth man, his contribution is no less than Lamar, and his future potential is hard to estimate. The bench is not his world."
Suddenly, the ESPN reporter stood up again, but this time his "targets" were Gasol and Bynum.
"Mr. Gasol, how do you think you performed in this series? Was it affected by other aspects? For example, ball rights, team status, etc." This guy asked very sophisticated questions.
, it doesn’t match his face at all. It seems to be an ordinary question, but in fact there are many traps in it. In this round of the series, Gasol was very frustrated, so when he spoke, he didn’t think too much: "I really suffered.
Some influences, compared with the regular season, the contribution I can make is too little, and this is not my true strength and level now."
Gasol's answer made the ESPN reporter's eyes light up. He lowered his head and wrote something in his shorthand pad, and then continued to ask: "Bynum, what do you think of your performance in this series? What's your average per game in the playoffs?"
14+8, which is very different from the regular season data!"
When the nunnery master heard this, he became a little sulky and said: "That's because my playing time has shrunk sharply in the next few games! I only give you this little playing time. If O'Neal comes, the statistics will be ugly, not much better!" The nunnery master said this
This sentence is a bit nonsense. There is indeed this factor in the sixth game, but what about the seventh game? Close to 40+ playing time and still less time? My own shooting percentage is so bad, can I blame others? Even if it is.
In the first few games, he himself got into foul trouble, which gave Tang Qian a chance. However, there seemed to be no concept of "examining himself" in the head of the nunnery, so his grievances were vented to the rest of the Lakers team.
On the body.
From players to coaches, there is no one who is not "angry".
"Oh? Why is this? Can you tell me the details?" Seeing the anger in the nunnery's words, the ESPN reporter became interested and deliberately induced the nunnery to say, "Because some people deliberately suppress me! But he never
Review yourself! It is difficult for me to give full play to my strength in this kind of environment!" The nunnery owner was also stupid enough, and immediately followed the other person's words and said "full of righteous indignation".
As soon as these words came out, the Lakers' expression changed.
Publicly attacking teammates is not impossible in the NBA, but generally speaking, this is the prerogative of the boss. If you are not the boss, doing so will turn into internal strife in the team and be subject to the team's disapproval.
Repulsion from top to bottom.
The emotional intelligence of the nunnery owner was once again exposed.
"Oh, that's it. I understand. The Lakers do have this kind of ball-dominating behavior. Your experience in the Lakers will definitely gain sympathy from the majority of fans." The ESPN reporter laughed secretly in his heart while talking to him.
Bynum said. "Yes! So I urgently need the space to fully display my potential! Otherwise, no matter how much potential I have, I won't be able to use it!" Bynum continued.
Seeing that the nunnery owner was still "big mouth", Mike Brown immediately took over the conversation and said: "Please ask another person to ask the question, please ask another person to ask the question!"
And this storm spread all over the Internet in an instant.
ESPN’s official website column published several articles saying:
Lakers internal strife! Who caused it? Bynum’s press conference pointed directly at the Black Mamba!
A real football tyrant! Bynum revealed that he can no longer stand some people!
Gasol claimed that the game state was affected! The reason was that the star player had too much possession of the ball!
There are also some other "black materials" about the Lakers, which are presented one by one on ESPN's official website column, but the most important ones are the above. Under the operation of ESPN's thoughtful people, the "sources of contradictions" all point to the Lakers.
No. 24, Kobe Bryant.
That night, the NBA announced the MVP winner for the 2011-2012 season. LeBron James received 34.16% of the votes and won the regular season MVP trophy for the third time in his career. However, few people paid attention to this in Los Angeles.
Because a grand "soap opera" has begun.
"Excuse me, Tang, what do you think of Bynum's remarks?" A reporter from T.N.T TV station interviewed Tang Qiandao privately. In fact, not only Tang Qian, but almost every Los Angeles Lakers player was interviewed by him. "
That is completely untrue." Tang Qian replied succinctly: "Bryant's regular season performance and playoff performance are obvious to all. The super reversal of G6 was completed under his leadership. Looking back at some people,
The overall performance is weak and he really does not deserve the title of the best center in the Western Conference."
A few hours later, the T.N.T official website published the interview. The reporter wrote: "I support Kobe and bluntly said that Bynum is a softie and does not deserve the title of the number one center in the Western Conference! Gasol also claimed that ESPN misinterpreted
Meaning, to add insult to injury, he thinks Kobe is still the best player in the league!"
Immediately, the battle started.
Almost every half day, news about the Lakers leaks out from the Internet. Now even fools can see that the Lakers are beginning to break up. This matter has existed in Tang Qian's memory, but it is far from what it is now.
With such a "huge momentum", it seems that the "butterfly effect" is gradually beginning to take effect.
ESPN publicly stood by Bynum, cheering for him and making crazy complaints; T.N.T, Lakers Nation, Bleachers, and the Los Angeles Times stood by Kobe and fought back against his opponents. Major stars also came out to support him, such as
Charles Barkley directly claimed that Andrew Bynum was "shameless"! He was beaten like a dog, but he still had the nerve to criticize others! If he were Bynum, he would just sew his mouth shut now, and then
Find a quiet place and train like crazy for a "summer vacation"!
Famous figures from ESPN also took notice of the news. For example, Henry Abbott wrote: "This is a competition between the righteous weak and the evil strong. It is obvious that most of the Lakers are facing Kobe and dare to
I dare not express my anger. This is no wonder. After all, Kobe is the boss of Los Angeles and has been playing here for more than ten years. If you go against him, you will definitely not be able to take advantage of him."
After seeing this kind of news, Tang Qian was interviewed by FOX Sports reporter Abby Hornacek: "You dare to be angry but dare not speak out? That's what the experts at ESPN think! They always like to impose the fantasies in their minds on reality! I
I think this is a stupid statement!"
Tang Qian's toughness is surprising, because even Pau Gasol is hesitant on this "internal strife issue" and is unwilling to name names and publicly attack. He is right to support Kobe, but he
I don’t want to offend Bynum, let alone the “great” ESPN.
The Spaniard's concerns are not a problem, because no athlete does not know what ESPN represents in the United States. The market value of this brand is as high as 40 to 50 billion US dollars, and it is the most authoritative and largest sports commentary organization in the United States. Regardless of the market value, it is not scary.
, but its annual income is as high as more than 10 billion U.S. dollars. What is this concept? Comparing some domestic websites, a certain music website has a market value of about 20 billion yuan, but what is its annual income? It is only about 410 million yuan.
Compared with ESPN, the market value and annual income are not at the same level at all.
The ratios are too different, one is 5:1 and the other is 49:1. This is the distance between Ultraman and the dwarf.
It can be seen from this that the strength and influence of ESPN are leveraged throughout the Americas and even the entire world.
Therefore, no one in the United States wants to provoke this behemoth, including Pau Gasol.
Maybe they are used to people's awe and fear of it, so whenever they encounter people who are not cooperative or obedient, ESPN adopts a suppression policy. For example, Kobe Bryant in basketball, and Cristiano Ronaldo in football, they are typical examples. But the United States is football.
It’s a desert, so its influence on football is limited. Europeans don’t value ESPN in the United States very much, so no matter what it says, people don’t bother to listen. But for basketball, that’s a different matter. ESPN’s self-dominance and ego
Dominance is visible at a glance, and any basketball player who confronts it will have "serious consequences."
Even many fans don’t know it, but it surpassed Michael Jordan in 2018, but because Jordan’s stubble was so tough, especially after winning the championship, he was undefeated in the finals, won two and three consecutive championships, and obtained various honorary statistics.
It was soft, and the so-called high-end data was ridiculously high. Only after this did ESPN admit its failure and no longer have any general complaints about God Qiao.
So in ESPN's mind, they have always had an idea, that is, to promote another first person in history, kill Jordan, and let Jordan have a chance to be stepped on and slapped in the face. Based on this face, they
Selecting LeBron, in Tang Qian's memory, LeBron will be promoted to the third man in history in the future.
LeBron is very strong, and there is no problem in being in the top ten in history, but in the top three in history? ESPN, are you sure you are not kidding?
In Tang Qian's personal opinion, even if LeBron wins 6 O'Brien Cups, he is still no match for Jordan. If nothing else, they don't engage in peak team-building, they have a 100% winning rate in the finals, and they don't engage in brother basketball.
, this kind of legend can never be matched by LeBron. James is very strong, but to say that he can match Jordan in the future is just to say that ESPN is crazy.
However, Tang Qian also understands that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge after ten years. His face was swollen by Jordan's slap after slap in the past. How can he do it if he doesn't find his place again in the future? ESPN's urinary behavior really makes Tang Qian watch.
Not used to it.
LeBron is ESPN's good son, but Kobe is not. He basically never got along well with ESPN. In addition, Kobe's honor and strength are not as good as Jordan's, so it is natural for them to attack Kobe and discredit Kobe. Because
In the heart of ESPN, there will never be another uncontrollable superstar!
Kobe is the last one!
Also the worst one!
They want to scare the monkeys and let the future "children" know what the consequences will be if they go against ESPN!!!
Therefore, as soon as Tang Qian's remarks came out, the crowd at ESPN was furious, and the Lakers' No. 29 was immediately blacklisted at the S level.
Represented by Henry Abbott, he published articles and columns crazily, criticizing Tang Qian, and all kinds of big data, which made Tang Qian himself dumbfounded.
It's indeed a good idea, but in the professional sports circle, everything depends on performance!
When my strength becomes stronger, I might swell your face!
Tang Qian thought secretly in his heart.
On May 28th, US time, this battle escalated even further.
The reason was that Andrew Bynum appeared on an ESPN talk show called The Michelle Beard Interview. On the show, the nunnery owner vented his bitterness and revealed many "insider stories" of his own imagination. Forget it.
, he also invented a new word on the show called "Kobe-dar" to mock the Lakers' Black Mamba.
Suddenly, this word became a hot word on the Internet, and people spread it by word of mouth.
Naturally, it eventually reached Kobe’s ears.
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This "Kobe-dar" was indeed invented by Andrew Bynum. I have to say that this guy has some talent~~~but he doesn't use it in the right place and only does idiotic behavior on the basketball court~~~