Chapter 734: Chapter 497: Coach and Mixed Scholar (Combined)_2 Chapter 734: Chapter 497: Coach and Mixed Scholar (Combined)_2 This led to a decline in local support for the Supersonics, which greatly annoyed Bennett.

Yet, they could not take any action against these people.

Yu Fei told Bennett not to worry, saying low support during the regular season didn’t matter, as it would naturally rebound during the playoffs.

Bennett nodded on the surface, but was deeply pained inside; he couldn’t calculate how much money these civil rights activists’ actions would cost him, and it was surely an astronomical sum.

He had hoped for regular season profits to surpass a hundred million, but now, with these disturbances, he could only make a small profit of seventy to eighty million. Who was going to compensate him for this loss?

Bennett’s mood was completely evident on his face.

When he entered Key Arena, the leaders of the protest group provoked him.

Bennett couldn’t help but explode with foul language: “You damn mad dog, good for nothing but barking, stop wasting my time with your nonsense!”

This later became news.

And this was to be Bennett’s daily life for some time to come.

Whether he liked it or not, he was going to be portrayed as a despicable businessman who betrayed his hometown, was blinded by greed, and would abandon all principles for money.

This was a side plot; the main event of the evening was still the game.

Before the game, Durant was interviewed by ABC and talked about how the coaching change affected him.

“I think it basically hasn’t affected us,” Durant said, “Tyronn hasn’t disrupted the original framework, our game hasn’t changed.”

Moreover, Durant was very confident about Tyronn’s coaching prospects.

He emphasized one point: “We have never faced so many difficulties; this is a significant challenge for me, and I am ready to take on more responsibility.”

What Durant said was mostly formalities, but he indeed revealed some information, namely, that he believed he would get more opportunities under Tyronn’s coaching.

Since Tyronn was a rookie coach, and in many ways a blank slate, he couldn’t control the lineup like Karl, and might even struggle to call a timeout during the game. In such situations, of course, he would rely more on the players.

When that time came, wouldn’t the opportunity to take on more responsibility arrive?

Even Frye probably had nothing to say about this.

Yu Fei didn’t have mind-reading abilities; he didn’t know that the seemingly innocent Durant harbored so many cunning thoughts.

While Durant was interviewed by ABC, Yu Fei was catching up with Iguodala.

The two had met at ABCD Camp. Later, Yu Fei went straight to the draft while Iguodala played three years in college before entering the NBA.

After reuniting in the NBA, their situations were quite different.

Yu Fei had a career comparable to that of Bill Russell, while Iguodala was deceived by the Philadelphia management. Just when he was ready to take over Iverson’s leadership role and uplift the team, the management, citing cost-saving reasons, sent him to the Spurs.

“Frye, I initially hated LeBron’s decision just like you,” Iguodala said, “It was too weak! The two of the league’s best three players teaming up just to beat another? I didn’t like it, but now, I understand LeBron.”

Yu Fei smiled subtly, “Andre, your thoughts are somewhat dangerous.”

“In a league where everything is business, having the freedom to control your own destiny without being manipulated by others is fortunate,” Iguodala said helplessly, “But such fortune is only for the few.”

Yu Fei did not contradict Iguodala.

Because in his previous life, James’s “Decision” after more than a decade, had become a symbol of player empowerment.

Every star wanted the unfettered freedom like LeBron, to make decisions based purely on their own interests.

Is there really a problem with that? Players who remain loyal to a team but are eventually abandoned, and fans loyal both to the team and the players but are ruthlessly betrayed by the players, would come up with completely different answers.

Ultimately, these diametrically opposed values depend on one thing: loyalty must be mutual, excessive investment, and selfless dedication, believing that giving enough will lead to happiness and bliss, most often results in endless disappointment.

Before the game started, Yu Fei glanced at the Spurs’ lineup, and had to admit, it looked impressive: Dragic, Ginobili, Iguodala, Luol Deng, and Duncan.

Unfortunately, Dragic was a relatively late bloomer, Duncan was plagued by knee injuries affecting his attendance and condition this season, and the other three stars, apart from Ginobili, lacked the ability to sway the game.

Even Ginobili was affected by physical constraints.

Therefore, the Spurs, though formidable on paper, were not as invincible as advertised.

But as the game started, Duncan went hard at Kwame Brown.

Duncan, both knees thickly padded, dominated Brown like a college player against a middle schooler.

Seeing this, Yu Fei seriously wondered if Duncan was settling some old scores.

After they had defeated the Spurs in the Finals, Brown, boasting about his scoring in double figures off easy baskets, went around bragging about how he had exploded against Duncan.

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Over the years, Duncan had never rebutted Brown.

Thus, Brown’s viral propaganda created the urban myth of him dominating Duncan in the Finals.

Tonight, the urban myth was shattered.

Duncan broke everyone’s previous perception of the Spurs.

Rumor had it, when all Spurs’ offenses were initiated by Duncan, it meant they were in dire straits.