Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters

This shot was a reflex of the coward George.

"Bang!"

Having anticipated this outcome, Yu Feifei snatched the long rebound and launched another unstoppable counter-attack for the Lakers.

Because the rebound fell so far out, there were few who could stop Yu Fei's fast-break charge.

Devean George was the only one.

In dealing with George, there was no pity in Yu Fei's heart. From beyond the three-point line, he charged in, caught the ball, took two large strides before leaping up, and just like George, whose mind went blank as he haplessly jumped to block, was mercilessly brushed aside by Yu Fei. His attempt at blocking was futile; Yu Fei raised the ball in the air like an axe, and just as George began to fall, that ball, like an axe about to cleave his head, exploded with a terrifying noise right above him.

"BOOM!!!!!"

The referee called the foul on George, while Yu Fei spread his arms wide towards Shaquille O'Neal after landing.

The message was, your little buddy is no good, why don't you come at me yourself?

"Damn it! DG, you motherf#@#%@#%"

"Sorry sorry sorry sorry..." George apologized repeatedly, his face turning ghostly white with fear.

George's fear of O'Neal, and the way O'Neal condescendingly called him out for his mistakes, reminded Yu Fei why he would never be subservient to Jordan.

Not everyone is as brave as Yu Fei.

There may be one Yu Fei, but there are likely a hundred Devean Georges.

But just because there are many people like George, does it make the actions of people like O'Neal right?

"Is this the best player in the League? Only knows how to blame teammates when there's trouble? No wonder Kobe doesn't respect you."

Yu Fei's provocation towards O'Neal made people think there was some feud between them.

But today was their first meeting.

If there was a feud, it was only that Yu Fei had spoken ill of O'Neal before entering the NBA, which wasn't a major conflict.

However, Yu Fei's irritation with O'Neal was escalating rapidly.

Similarly, the more Yu Fei provoked, the higher O'Neal's hatred towards him grew.

The conflict between the two could no longer be explained away with "Yu Fei had spoken ill of O'Neal."

Devean George was subbed out.

Taking his place was Rick Fox, who had just been subbed out not long ago.

This substitution might have been a relief for George, but it could significantly affect his status within the team.

However, he might never have had much status on the team to begin with.

After the substitution, the Lakers' play style became much more aggressive.

It was Kobe again, ignoring the play tactics; even though O'Neal was right under the basket, he insisted on dribbling through the crowd. And yet, he still managed to score in the midst of the throng.

After that, Yu Fei called for a pick-and-roll isolation. The previously infallible floater finally missed, but luckily the fast retreat stopped the Lakers' counter-attack.

However, Kobe who only had a 25% success rate from the three-point line, suddenly nailed a long-range three-pointer, helping the Lakers to catch up by 5 points.

34 to 39

Tyronn Lue attacked quickly, dashing to the basket like a rabbit creating a timing mismatch, stealing back 2 points for the Wizards.

Having someone to share the offensive load was a good thing for Yu Fei.

As Yu Fei was thinking of adjusting his breathing rate, suddenly, Ratner collapsed in the post-up.

He got pinned under the basket by O'Neal, where the only options were a foul or asking for help from his teammates, because once O'Neal got the ball in that position, even if five people came to defend, it wouldn't be enough.

Too late!

The ball had already flown under the basket; O'Neal caught it with an outstretched hand, spun around with unstoppable force, shoving Ratner aside, dunking like King Kong leaping atop a skyscraper.

It was a moment of venting rage; an unabashed O'Neal didn't know what it meant to respect an opponent, and besides, in his eyes, Ratner was never someone worthy of respect. Thus, upon landing, he casually shoved Ratner under the basket.

"You dare to play center, you piece of trash?!" O'Neal sneered contemptuously.

Then, he turned around, expecting to get a foul called on him; he knew the referees wouldn't give him a technical foul.

But when he turned, he didn't see the referee; instead, he saw the person he now loathed the most.

With all his strength in front of everyone, Yu Fei fiercely pushed O'Neal away. Caught completely off guard, O'Neal stumbled backward and, after slipping, fell squarely on the ground.

"A true waste is someone like you, a 'Big Fatty' who can't do a damn thing outside the paint!"

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