Chapter 1335 A Chance to Bring Down the Hammer

"What would you do if the league changes the rules and restricts defense?" a reporter asked.

"Then let them play by themselves. I won't play sissy games." Li Ba said very decisively.

Well, after the word sissy was exposed by the media, the media fanned the flames and public opinion surged.

Not only in the United States, but also many domestic media participated in it, and a large number of water armies appeared, and there was a voice against Li.

Some people even named Li Ba as discriminating against women. A large number of feminists began to attack him, and with the support of some people behind the scenes, the call for banning Li Ba gradually rose.

But Li Ba's massive fans also began to fight back, and a war broke out on various platforms. Public opinion was coming one after another, attracting the hot spots and attention from all over the world.

Nike headquarters in New York.

President Philip Knight locked himself in the office. He saw an opportunity from this wave of public opinion, an opportunity to overthrow Li Ba.

After several hours of consideration, he formulated a plan. Time was running out, and he was ready to start executing it at dawn.

On the evening of the 21st, the West Coast Arena was crowded with people both inside and outside.

The team management had been prepared and arranged a large number of security personnel, and a large number of police were also on duty at the scene.

"Hammer, get out of the United States!"

"Damn discriminators, go back to your China."

When the Suns' bus drove into the arena, it encountered some people who opposed Li Ba.

"You are the ones who should get out!"

"Get out of here, this is our territory!"

But these people were immediately dispersed and drowned by those who supported Li Ba. After all, this is Phoenix, where Li Ba has the greatest influence, even greater than in China.

Li Ba looked out the window and made a three with his left hand and a seven with his right hand to the fans who supported him.

"Third Dynasty, Seventh Championship?"

Immediately, some fans understood, and then gradually spread. After the bus drove past, outside the arena, people were shouting "Third Dynasty, Seventh Championship" everywhere, and then this shouting came into the arena, and the entire West Coast Arena was boiling, and the extremely high decibels almost tore the arena apart.

"This is the beginning of a new dynasty."

In the home team's locker room, facing the media interview, Li Ba described the upcoming playoffs like this.

"Tiechu, what do you think of the Nuggets' strength?" a reporter asked.

"General."

After Li Ba finished speaking, he looked at it and saw that it was a reporter from the Denver Sports News.

"Puff!"

Yu Jia burst into laughter among the reporters, "Tiechu, can you be polite?"

The reporter was also a little embarrassed and dissatisfied and said: "Tiechu, you disrespect your opponent more than James."

Facing the reporter's accusation, Li Ba said disdainfully: "Who will respect a weak person? Will the United States respect Japan and Cuba? Will you respect the homeless on the street? I tell you, I won't, I will only pity a weak person. If you want to win the respect of the strong, then you have to become strong."

"Are you a discriminator?" a reporter asked.

"I am a fighter against discrimination, and the whole world knows it."

Li Ba said seriously: "If you want to label me as a discriminator, you will definitely receive a letter from my lawyer, and my legal team will sue you until you go bankrupt."

The reporter's face twitched, and he cursed the bastard in front of him for being too disrespectful to reporters, because they were the uncrowned kings.

"If the league restricts defense, will you really retire again?" a reporter asked.

"It depends on the situation. If the restrictions of the rules make me feel sick, then I will definitely quit the league." Li Ba said.

After interviewing the home team, a group of reporters ran to the visiting team's locker room and exposed the content of Li Ba's interview.

The Nuggets are all a group of civilian players, that is, Andre Iguodala was selected as an All-Star substitute last season, and is considered the only All-Star player in the team, but they still feel very angry when they hear Li Ba's disdain for them. No one wants others to look down on them.

Ty Lawson has won the Nuggets' scoring title for two consecutive seasons. His self-confidence has swelled a bit. He regards himself as the core and boss of the team. He even ignores Iguodala, who was traded in this season. At this time, he stood up and expressed his opinion.

He said angrily: "I will lead my brothers to let him know that we are not weak. There is no weak team in the NBA. He thinks we are weak, that is his cognitive problem. We will teach him a lesson on the court."

Iguodala did not speak. He is not good at expressing himself. In addition, he has just come to the Nuggets for one season and has entered a period of professional decline. Ty Lawson is willing to take the lead, and he has no objection.

After the reporters left the locker room, Payton walked in and began to announce the starting lineup for tonight.

Jimmy Butler and Parsons were nervous. They both hoped to get this starting position and looked at Payton very nervously.

Payton felt the sight of the two, glanced at them, smiled, and read: "Hammer, Nene, Jimmy..."

"Yeah!"

Jimmy Butler clenched his fists excitedly.

Parsons leaned back in frustration, looking at Payton with some resentment, feeling that this decision was unfair because his data was better than Jimmy Butler's.

Not long after, both sides announced the starting lineup.

Nuggets: Kosta Koufos, Wells Chandler, Andre Iguodala, Evan Fournier, Ty Lawson.

Suns: Li Ba, Nene, Jimmy Butler, George Hill, Harden.

Twenty minutes later, the starting lineup came out and met at the exit.

"Hey, Hammer."

When Iguodala saw Li Ba, he greeted him first.

"Hello, Andre."

Li Ba nodded and replied.

He still knew this "Big Brother". He was a person around Iverson at that time. His nickname was Little AI. After Iverson left, he became the trump card of the Philadelphia Digital Team. He was a star who didn't want to be a star and a person who was not good at expressing himself.

After saying a word to Little AI, Li Ba ignored the other people of the Nuggets and waited for his appearance.

Although Ty Lawson was very active in front of the media, he didn't even have the courage to take the initiative to say hello in front of Li Ba. The status difference between the two sides was too big.

When the visiting team came out, boos were heard everywhere. When the home team came out, cheers and shouts burst out.

At the beginning of the game, Li Ba won the jump ball and the Suns attacked.

The Nuggets center who was facing Li Ba was weak. The strength of the role player served as the main center. Facing Li Ba, he adopted a defensive strategy of retreating to the basket.

This method of waiting for the rabbit to come is correct, because Li Ba rarely shoots, and if he defends, he can't defend Li Ba's attack after turning around because of his poor mobility.

Moreover, he has a tonnage of 120 kilograms, so he still has a certain capital in defending under the basket.