Chapter 285
"Shaq! Are you okay?"
"Shaq! Can you tell me why you are taking oxygen?"
"Shaq! Is Wang Ke too strong? Why does he look fine?"
At the post-match press conference, O'Neal was obviously asked crazy questions by the media reporters!
Being so tired that he took oxygen directly on the sidelines is really a gimmick!
This is related to this month's KPI!
O'Neal originally did not plan to attend the post-match press conference, but Riley dragged him along!
Riley gave two reasons:
1. O'Neal needs to show the media and fans that there is nothing wrong with his body, and taking oxygen is just because he fought too hard!
This can play a significant role in the stability of the Heat!
It will not put the Heat under more pressure from public opinion!
2. Riley hopes that O'Neal can face the current situation and get out of it, and perhaps he can perform better after returning to his home court!
Although Riley no longer has much hope of breaking out of the East this time, he still has to fight after returning to his home court!
If he doesn't fight, he will be sorry for the fans who come to the home court to support the team!
"I'm fine!"
"I just fought too hard!"
"As a man, you have to be a little harder on yourself!"
O'Neal suddenly laughed, as if he was back to that state of laughter!
MMP in his heart, smiling on his face!
Adults live such a bitter life!
"Wang Ke is really strong, there is no need to say more!"
"I don't know what you think, in my eyes, Wang Ke is the [No. 1 player in the league] this season!"
"It's normal for me, a 35-year-old old guy, to be unable to beat the [No. 1 player in the league]!"
As O'Neal said this, he also winked at the media reporters in the audience!
The former O'Neal seems to be back completely!
Riley, who was sitting next to O'Neal, also nodded when he saw this.
This state and mentality are right!
…
The post-match press conference ended, and O'Neal walked from the front to the backstage, performing a wonderful [face change]!
The smile on his face has completely disappeared!
Replaced by numbness and fatigue!
He actually admitted that Wang Ke is the strongest! He is [the first person in the league]!
This was impossible before!
And now, he actually [surrendered] to reality!
O'Neal can't describe his mood!
Maybe, this is life!
Once... I can never go back...
…
Riley did not fly back to Miami with the Heat, but took another flight to New York!
He wants to talk to Stern again!
The fate of the Heat should not be like this!
If Stern relaxes some restrictions, Riley is still confident to turn the tables!
But now the league officials are cracking down on dirty moves on the court!
After losing the official support of the league, Riley's [Dirty Move Plan] can't be implemented at all!
Not to mention, the Bobcats are still a team that will take revenge for any slight!
It's really too painful!
"Pat?"
"Why are you here when you're not in Miami preparing for Game 3?"
Stern felt a little strange about Riley's visit.
"David!"
"It's time for the Heat to show some results!"
Riley's opening was also straightforward!
From the 1990s to now, the Heat has been in a strong position in the East for most of the time!
However, it has always been just one breath away from the final championship!
This is a bit unacceptable to Riley!
Like superstars, league leaders like Riley also need championships from time to time to improve and maintain their status!
It's just that they don't need to be as urgent as players!
After all, the golden career of a player is only about 10 years at most!
If you can't win a championship in these 10 years, then you basically say goodbye to the possibility of winning a championship as a core player!
But league bigwigs like Riley are different. They only need to maintain the rhythm of one championship every 10 years!
The career of an operations director/general manager/head coach can last for 40 years or even longer!
And now, it has been too long since Riley won his last championship!
Riley's last championship was when he led the Lakers to the championship in the 87-88 season as a head coach!
It was also the last championship of the Lakers in the [Show.time] era!
It has been almost 20 years now!
Even though Riley won that championship, his record as a leader in the Knicks and the Heat can stand the test!
But after all, he didn't win the championship!
This makes Riley look a bit like [Shang Zhongyong]!
Because all his championships were won when he was around 40 years old!
For a head coach, 40 years old is [young coach]!
So, now Riley is in urgent need of winning the championship again to continue to maintain his position as a big boss in the league!
When he was in the Knicks, Riley used extremely [tough] defensive means against Jordan and Pippen in the game against the Bulls!
To put it bluntly, playing basketball is really dirty!
But it was this way that forced the Bulls directly to the seventh game!
If Jordan had made a mistake, he might have been eliminated!
Now, Riley hopes that Stern will give him such [authority] again!
League games should be a showdown between iron-blooded men!
Why are there so many restrictions?
Just let them fight on the court!
"There are many teams that should achieve results!"
Stern smiled faintly.
He understood Riley's meaning in seconds!
But he would not listen to any of Riley's suggestions!
At the critical moment of the league's globalization, Stern did not want any more vicious incidents to happen on the court!
He did not want Wang Ke to be injured by the Heat again!
In that case, Stern would really have no way to explain the Longguo market!
"David!"
Riley stared at Stern, and a burst of anger arose in his heart!
The entire league does not belong to Stern alone!
"Pat!"
"If every team in the league makes the same demands as you, the entire league will be in chaos!"
"Be patient!"
"The Heat can be a little inclined in the future, but not now!"
Stern shook his finger!
