The regular season is finally over.
After stabilizing their rankings, the clubs finally have time to rest. Before the playoffs come, the players can also relax their bodies a little.
It is also in the past few days that a lot of big news has appeared in the NBA, among which two things have caused the most discussion.
The first one is about the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James.
Many fans originally thought LeBron could bring the championship to Los Angeles, but the Lakers really didn't improve in the middle and late stages of this season. Especially when LeBron suffered some injuries, the Lakers fell out of the playoffs early. The ranks of the team.
Of course, if LeBron is willing, he can single-handedly carry the team into the playoffs.
But the team's strength is average, so I'm afraid they will be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs! For the sake of his own body, LeBron still didn't choose to do that!
As a result, those fans who always doubted him immediately jumped out and ridiculed him wildly.
"Isn't LeBron awesome? Who said he wanted to bring his talents to Los Angeles? Oh! This joke is really funny!"
"It seems that a guy who only knows how to stick together is gone! He doesn't know how to play without stars... It's so interesting! LeBron's era has passed! Old guy, give up! Kay Wen and Stephen can't wait to take your place..."
"If I had to guess, maybe LeBron will retire in less than two or three seasons! His dream of a championship can no longer be realized... Wake up! No one can take shortcuts forever... ....."
Some fans came out to ridicule, and some people stood up to refute.
No matter how previous Lakers fans viewed LeBron, LeBron is theirs now and their hope to rise again.
In order to fight back against those who mocked LeBron, Lakers fans began to spontaneously defend LeBron.
"Guys! Don't worry! It's just one season, we will come back next season... Everyone knows LeBron can build a super team..."
"I admit that LeBron sticks together! But aren't there a lot of people who stick together? Doesn't Kevin do this? What he does is not even as good as LeBron!"
"We will soon trade new superstars, so that the Lakers will be competitive enough next season... Just wait! LeBron is just tired and needs to rest! Wait until he has enough rest Yes, the Lakers will become a championship team again..."
In addition to the very hot topic of LeBron, the second thing is the final result of MVP.
The NBA seems to be hyping up the playoffs, and this time it specially announced the results earlier. There were three players previously shortlisted for the final MVP list, namely Antetokounmpo Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden and Zhao Feiyang.
If you just look at the data, Harden seems to be the strongest.
But judging from the overall performance, Harden is still a little worse than Zhao Feiyang and Antetokounmpo. Especially when it comes to leading the team, Harden's competitiveness cannot be compared to Zhao Feiyang.
"The NBA officially announced that at 7 o'clock in the evening the day before the first round of the playoffs, Commissioner Adam Silver will announce the MVP award results at a press conference on time."
As soon as this news came out, many people were surprised, especially the cities where the three players were located.
However, contrary to what most people expected, most fans in these three cities do not want their stars to win the final MVP.
It's not that they don't want their stars to get honors, but there has always been a "curse" in the NBA, that is, the stars and teams that win the MVP cannot win the NBA championship that season.
In the past ten years, only LeBron James and Stephen Curry have broken this "curse".
The former won the regular season MVP for two consecutive years in the 11-12 and 12-13 seasons, and also won the championship in these two years.
The latter won the MVP in the 14-15 season and won the NBA championship that year.
In addition to these two people, after entering the 21st century, there are only four people in the NBA who can do this. The other two are Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan.
The reason why such a "curse" appears actually makes sense.
Teams with MVPs generally rely more on MVPs, and the team lineup and configuration may be relatively single. If it comes to the playoffs, MVPs who are single-core or super-core will naturally be easily targeted by other teams.
No matter how powerful a star is, his performance will definitely drop if he is targeted. If he encounters a slightly stronger team, it is not unthinkable that he will be eliminated.
Moreover, the MVP may also suffer from injuries, especially in the playoffs that affect the game. In that case, the team's competitiveness will be greatly reduced, and it will be very difficult to win the championship.
While New York was filled with cheers hoping that Zhao Feiyang would not win the MVP, the evening finally arrived when the results were announced.
Zhao Feiyang specially made an appointment with LaVine, Adrian and others to watch the live TV broadcast at home. When President Xiao Hua stood up at the press conference, several people who were drinking and chatting suddenly woke up.
"Zhao, tell me secretly, do you want this MVP?"
Raven looked at Zhao Feiyang with a smirk on his face.
Adrian on the side also stared at him.
"Please! MVP is not that important to me. If that curse really exists, then I would rather not have the so-called MVP... The value of the championship is greater..."
Zhao Feiyang said while drinking beer.
Raven and Adrian looked at each other, and both of them couldn't help but smile and shake their heads.
"As a teammate, I don't want you to get that thing...but as a friend, I would be very happy if you could win the MVP..."
"Me too. Of course, I hope that while you win the MVP, we can also win the championship...don't care about that damn curse! Neither LeBron nor Steph fell into it, and I think you can do it too. ....."
Zhao Feiyang raised the bottle and touched it with the two of them, with a happy smile on his face, but he didn't continue talking.
Soon, President Xiao Hua in the live TV broadcast finished his speech. When he took out a card and prepared to announce the result, Zhao Feiyang and the other three sat upright nervously.
At the same time, in many cities in the United States, countless fans gathered in front of the TV to wait for this exciting result.
The most interesting thing is the fans in New York, Milwaukee and Houston.
Countless people clasped their hands in front of the TV and kept praying.
"Merciful God! Don't let my star win the damn MVP... We just want the championship!"
"As long as Giannis doesn't win the MVP, I can run five kilometers on the street with my butt naked..."
"Anyone can win the MVP. As long as James doesn't win, I can delete all the study materials on my hard drive... Damn! How much perseverance I have put in... God! You must have seen it. My sincerity...then let my expectations become reality!"
