Chapter 20: Sharp edge revealed

The news of Bynum's injury spread that night.

The media specially marked 'according to a Lakers insider who did not want to be named' when reporting. Bynum had a quarrel with Fan Xi, stood up to attack Fan Xi, and happened to encounter turbulence on the plane. He was injured in the bumps, the injury was serious, and he screamed all the way from the sky over California to Washington.

Some vicious media called it '30,000-foot horror'.

Some media that emphasize 'fate' describe how fair God is, and how unpopular Bynum's approach is.

A Los Angeles newspaper even quoted the full record of the conversation between Fan Xi and Bynum, which made Fan Xi look a bit like a Chosen One.

It must be said that the role of the media is huge.

This huge effect magnified Bynum's 'deserving it'.

Therefore, for Bynum and his agent, this is a sad thing. Although they were injured, not only did no one sympathize with them, but some people felt that this was God's punishment.

It also made Fan Xi's fame invisible and magnified.

After all, on the American side, there are also many people who believe in fate.

However, the good news is... Bynum just had a simple lower leg fracture, not a particularly serious fracture. His career was saved, but he needs to sit in a wheelchair and put on a thick plaster for a period of time.

If he recovers well, he has a chance to return in May.

By that time, the playoffs are already halfway through.

"Jack, I have to be better to you in the future. Bynum's screams last night made me lose sleep."

Matt Barnes said to Fan Xi while eating breakfast the next morning.

Fan Xi smiled and told him not to joke.

But... this incident did have a real impact within the Lakers. Originally in NBA teams, there is indeed a tradition of rookies helping veteran players carry bags, and even specifically 'pranking' rookies. When Ginobili first arrived at the Spurs, his personal clothing was even taken out by Duncan and others and frozen into ice cubes. There was also the Kings rookie Green, whose beloved car was filled with popcorn by veteran players. Carrying bags and so on is normal. When Chris Paul first joined the Dream Team, he was also shouted by James, Wade, and Anthony to carry bags.

But today, no one wants Fan Xi to carry bags. Even the laziest Ron Artest simply let Shannon Brown carry his bag, and did not disturb the real newcomer Fan Xi.

For black people, the East has always been a mysterious place.

They have an inexplicable fear of the East. Bynum's screams last night still lingered in their ears. Although that was indeed a coincidence, the captain's broadcast had long reminded everyone that they would pass through turbulence, but Bynum's provocation of Fan Xi was a fact, Fan Xi's use of fate to fight back was also a fact, and Bynum's broken lower leg was a fact.

So, they are also afraid. What if they let Jack carry the bag, and suddenly a piece of construction waste falls from the sky and hits their head?

Fan Xi is very happy to accept the fact that he doesn't have to carry the bag himself. He is very happy. No one wants to do unpaid labor for others.

Poor Shannon Brown was nagging there: When I first came, didn't I carry it for you? Why do I have to carry it after many years?

"Shut up." Auburn Hills Palace bandit Artest said stiffly: "Don't need you to carry it, do you want Jack to carry it? I don't want to break my leg."

Uh!

This blocked Shannon Brown from saying anything.

He looked at Fan Xi with resentment.

The Washington Wizards don't believe in fate. Bynum's injury is a great thing for them. Although they are currently at the bottom of the East, they still feel that they can harvest a long-lost victory against the Lakers.

Fan Xi accepted an interview with Chinese media before the game started.

CCTV is the official cooperative media of the NBA, and they have many advantages in interviews.

This is also Fan Xi's first exclusive interview with domestic media.

Although he has known through the Internet that he has achieved great fame in China, the data told to him by the CCTV reporter still shocked him. "The game you played against the Bulls last time had at least 50 million viewers in China, breaking the broadcast record for sports events on CCTV in three years."

CCTV's focus this time is on the Chinese Derby.

Yi Jianlian is the power forward of the Wizards. He has a stable opportunity to play. Although the team status and shooting rights are far from Yao Ming's success in the NBA, he can be considered a unique seedling of East Asia in the NBA.

Now Fan Xi has risen strongly in the Lakers, and the perimeter players that Chinese fans have been looking forward to have finally been born.

This significance is far greater than the success of Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian in the NBA.

Because for a long time, the perimeter players who were bullied the most in international competitions were the Chinese team. Fan Xi, from a certain situation, broke the ceiling of Asian guards.

This is why he is so popular in China now.

"We heard that many teams have opened contracts for you. You are called a phenomenal undrafted player by the American media. No player who took a 10-day short contract has played such a brilliant game as you. Everyone says you may create some salary myths for undrafted players."

The CCTV reporter said to Fan Xi: "How do you see this?"

"I am very calm." Fan Xi replied. "I know what level I can achieve, and I also know what kind of salary matches my strength."

"What kind of player do you think you can become? Or who is your goal? Stephen Nash? Jason Kidd, or the Lakers' legendary point guard Magic Johnson?" CCTV reporter continued to ask.

Fan Xi thought for a while, and he answered seriously: "I don't have a goal to pursue, I just want to be myself. As for what kind of player to become? A player who dominates the game."

Fan Xi's answer stunned the CCTV reporter.

He didn't expect... Fan Xi's ideal was so far-reaching.

However, Chinese people are generally subtle. It is a bit 'arrogant' to claim so blatantly that they want to dominate the game.

The reporter didn't dare to continue on this question.

He hurriedly asked Fan Xi for his views and evaluation of Yi Jianlian.

"I know he is a good power forward, has good athletic ability, has good shooting ability, and defense is relatively active. But he has never met a head coach with enough tactical status, and a guard willing to cooperate with him. This is a pity." Fan Xi said straightforwardly: "There are many such players in the NBA."

Uh....

The reporter didn't know what to say.

He had to ask: "Then how do you view your opponent tonight, John Wall? He claimed that he played against you in the college league. Are you old friends?"

"No. I'm not familiar with him, but he did defeat me in college. That is my painful memory." Fan Xi said: "I hope I can clear the painful memory tonight."

"How to clear it?" CCTV reporter asked subconsciously.

"Defeat him." Fan Xi smiled.

Strong confidence flashed on his white teeth.

But the reporter and photographer were both startled.

They felt that Fan Xi was really, really, really... too different, because most Chinese players wouldn't talk like this. Pre-match interviews are often dripping-proof scene words.

And Fan Xi is... sharp edge revealed!

... ===== CHAPTER 21 =====