Chapter 698: Chapter 487: Aftermath of Christmas Chapter 698: Chapter 487: Aftermath of Christmas After Christmas, only a few days were left in the 2000s, and many people had received their Christmas presents.

The Supersonics’ gifts were particularly plentiful.

They won the most watched Christmas battle in history, greatly enhancing the Supersonics’ prestige in the Seattle area as city heroes.

This was beneficial for their financing plan for a new stadium in June.

Supersonics’ owner Clay Bennett made a fortune from this game, preparing himself for the upcoming era of massive salaries.

Yu Fei continued to be the symbol of victory, firmly keeping Nike under the control of Reebok.

At the team level, the most important thing was Chris Bosh’s comeback.

Bosh even made a joke about his return, “I saw Frye’s performance at the power forward position. If I don’t come back, he’ll continue to play at the four, and soon they’ll realize they don’t need me. I couldn’t let that happen, so I came back.”

However, besides the surprise of Bosh’s return, there was a cloud hanging over the Supersonics.

That was the potential injury concern regarding Brandon Roy.

The Supersonics faced a wave of injuries last month. Roy rejoined the team after a few days of observation following a check that showed nothing wrong, but due to a shortage of players, the core players had to take on more.

During that time, Yu Fei and Roy both averaged 38 minutes per game.

It wasn’t until the day after the Christmas game that Roy’s leg, which had previously undergone ACL surgery, started to feel sore.

As a result, Roy missed the game against the Timberwolves two days later.

Unfortunately, in that game, Yu Fei left the court in the first half due to a cramp in his calf, and the Supersonics, for safety’s sake, did not let him return in the second half.

The Supersonics were thrown into disarray.

Bosh had just come back and was in mediocre form, and was actually outperformed by Greg Oden on the opposite team.

The Timberwolves’ key players outside were Russell Westbrook and Tracy McGrady.

This mix of old and new, in terms of style, was very complementary.

McGrady had shed most of his responsibilities from his time with the Houston Rockets, acting as the team’s secondary scorer and playmaker, averaging 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists per game.

Without Yu Fei, McGrady was unstoppable.

Durant could only go shot for shot with him, but with both Yu Fei and Roy sidelined, this player known as the “Son of America” exposed his flaws–he was only offensive like Yu Fei, not organizationally.

He couldn’t orchestrate the game like Yu Fei, take on a lot of ball-handling duties, freely up the offensive output, and while focusing on his own scoring, still feed his teammates well.

Distributing the ball may sound good, but it’s a very delicate job.

Durant’s playmaking was still at the level of “I attract the defense and then pass.”

Isn’t that enough? For an offensive machine, it certainly is.

It could be said that in NBA history, scoring champions who could also contribute an average of 5 assists per game were seen as possessing the potential to be the core of a championship-contending team’s offense.

But Nike wanted Durant to measure up to Yu Fei.

And tonight’s game proved that Durant wasn’t capable of managing the game like Yu Fei.

The Supersonics’ play was thrown into disarray by the Timberwolves.

This chaotic fight was Westbrook’s specialty. This energetic young maniac played for 44 minutes, scoring 26 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and dishing out 8 assists. Even with 4 turnovers, he greatly helped his team pull off an upset victory over the Supersonics.

“The Supersonics are the defending champions; we are just challengers striking at them!”

After the game, Westbrook was very humble.

Because he knew that the man who left the court with a cramp in the first half had a vindictive nature.

If he didn’t keep his mouth in check now, things might not end well the next time they met.

On the other hand, McGrady was quite demanding of Durant.

Many people have forgotten that Durant’s initial ceiling model was Yu Fei and his floor model was McGrady.

Although the model suggesting a range between Yu and McGrady seemed ridiculous, it couldn’t be denied that Durant’s talent was indeed capable of such expectations.

McGrady, now past his prime, had not forgotten that he was once considered the player with the most potential in the League, being the best in the Eastern Conference at a young age.

After watching Durant’s third year, McGrady couldn’t help but have a “what if” moment.

“KD is lucky; at the start of his career, he had a mentor like Frye to help him move forward, but unfortunately, he only learned the basics. In terms of talent, he is the most gifted player I’ve seen. He should be doing better,” McGrady said. “If it were me, I would pester Frye every day to teach me how to organize the offense.”

Under the tweet with McGrady’s news, an account called “quiresultan” replied, “Pester Frye? His bodyguards would take KD down. Do you think a guy like him cares about KD’s growth?”

Since this account seemed to have timed the comment just right to be featured prominently, everyone who came to read the tweet later saw this reply.

The detractors of Yu couldn’t help but like the comment, while the advocates of Fei got angry.

All kinds of aggressive comments appeared in the replies.

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For Twitter, this was just one of the countless haters of Yu Fei, and his fans would rise to the attack en masse.

But at the same time, Kevin Durant was excited that his internet alter ego had so easily angered that wicked community.

He liked this game.

He could say whatever he wanted without caring about others’ reactions.

It’s pure evil of human nature; when you can vent your anger without any punishment, you behave much crazier than you imagine.