Amid the prayers of countless fans, league president Adam Silver officially announced the MVP award results on a live TV show.
"The player who won the regular season MVP this season is...Zhao Feiyang from the New York Knicks!"
When Zhao Feiyang's name was read out, countless fans went crazy.
Some people are crazy because they are happy for their own team and at the same time happy for Zhao Feiyang to win; others are because everything seems to be going in the direction they fear most.
In many places in New York, fans watching the live broadcast in front of TVs or computers were dumbfounded.
"God! How can Zhao be the MVP?"
"Damn it! I'm not saying that Zhao's performance is not worthy of the MVP! But if this happens, maybe we won't be able to win the championship this season..."
"It's over! This damn curse...it looks like the Knicks are destined to fall somewhere in their first season..."
Different from the reaction of fans in New York, the fans in Minneapolis were happy for Zhao Feiyang. Zhao Feiyang has played in the Timberwolves for the longest time in his career. There are many fans of him there, and even after he leaves, these people will still pay attention to his various news.
Now that they see their favorite player winning his first career regular season MVP, these fans are also very excited.
"Although Zhao is no longer here, he will always be my home player!"
"Congratulations to Zhao for winning the MVP! I hope this is the starting point and not the end!"
"Look at those idiots on the Timberwolves, what did they miss? A bunch of stingy and stupid guys, they lost their MVP for nothing..."
Immediately after Zhao Feiyang won the honor, countless people sent him congratulations. Among them are some former NBA teammates and friends, who all expressed their congratulations to him.
"Zhao, congratulations! You are fully worthy of this MVP honor!"
Derrick Rose sent a text message.
"Hey, brother, it's a pity that I can't continue to play with you! But I'm still happy for what you have achieved now... Let's get together if you have time... You're so good Bro LeBron!”
"When are you going back to Cleveland? Remember to tell me when you come here that I have become obsessed with Chinese cuisine recently. I will have to ask you, a chef, to come to my house for guidance..."
James and Love both sent text messages one after another.
Zhao Feiyang did not rush to reply, but continued drinking with Zach LaVine and Adrian Ennis.
The two of them congratulated him first, and then pretended to complain with a wry smile.
"Zhao, if we don't win the championship this season, you have to ask Adrian and I to go to Miami Beach for vacation during the offseason... Man, we lost the championship because of you. ..."
"Zhao, I'm different from Zach, and I don't blame you! But if we can't win the championship, give me your MVP trophy! I'll engrave my name and hang it on the wall at home... "
Several people looked at each other and smiled.
The little jokes between each other made the atmosphere extremely harmonious.
However, after Raven and Adrian left, Zhao Feiyang felt somewhat uneasy in his heart. Although he doesn't believe in "curses", some things must happen in a regular way.
If the team really fails to win the championship, then I am afraid that my MVP will be considered by the outside world to have been interfered by a "curse".
After NBA officials announced that Zhao Feiyang won the regular season MVP, the Chinese side on the other side of the ocean quickly became excited! First the fans cheered, and then major sports media joined in. Many began to pursue Zhao Feiyang. Even CCTV Sports specially edited a ten-minute documentary to commemorate Zhao Feiyang's wonderful performance this season.
"Although Zhao Feiyang has had many honors, for Chinese players and even Chinese basketball, this is the first time that someone has won the regular season MVP! This is destined to be a great moment! Zhao Feiyang has done what many people dare not think of matter......"
After watching this documentary, many Chinese fans also felt very pleased.
"Today, when the Chinese men's basketball team is getting worse and worse, I can't imagine what this team would be like without Zhao Feiyang..."
"It's a pity that Zhao Feiyang became famous a little late. If he could have played at that time in 2008...then maybe the results of many games would have been different that time...Maybe then we would have If we can beat the Spanish team, we might be able to give it a try with those teams from Serbia..."
"Not to mention, if Zhao Feiyang is really a player from the 2008 class, then our ranking will definitely have to move up two or three more... What a good group of players! They are only at the NBA level. There are only five of them, and the other players are also very experienced, and they won’t lose their temper when playing in major competitions..."
"Today's young people are so disappointing! They don't lack talent, but their willpower is simply too different... We obviously have better conditions, but we are getting worse and worse... ....well!"
Before the popularity of MVP has passed, the NBA playoffs are coming quietly again.
First round of the playoffs.
In the East, the seventh-ranked Orlando Magic faces the second-ranked New York Knicks.
The first game between the two sides was held at Madison Square Garden.
On the day of the game, the arena was packed with fans watching the game. New York has not experienced such a time for too many days, so many old fans came to the scene to cheer.
The moment Zhao Feiyang led the Knicks players out of the tunnel, the entire crowd cheered and screamed for them.
"Nix!"
"Nix!"
The fans are excited and so are the players.
Several members of the main lineup have experienced big scenes, so they are relatively immune to this situation. But the players on the bench are different. Some players have never been in the playoffs since joining the Knicks. Now that they are coming into contact with the Knicks for the first time, the excitement is naturally difficult to conceal.
"here we go again!"
Jeremy Lin stood in front of the team table with a face full of joy.
It's not like he hasn't played in the playoffs.
He played in the playoffs with the Houston Rockets in the 12-13 and 13-14 seasons, but both times the Rockets were eliminated early by their opponents in the first round.
The second was in the 15-16 season, when Jeremy Lin was playing for the Hornets. That time he was considered the team's main player, but the team was also eliminated in the first round.
It can be said that the playoff journey in those three seasons was not good, at least his value was not shown at all.
Now that he has come to the Knicks, he seems to have every chance of breaking through the first round and even reaching the Eastern Conference Finals. How could this not excite Jeremy Lin?
Beep.
The live timer soon went off.
The Magic and Knicks both started on the court.
Snapped.
The referee threw the ball high, and the Knicks' DeAndre Jordan took the lead in slapping the basketball away, and the ball fell into the hands of Zach LaVine.
The game officially begins.
