Chapter 202: Who flipped the table?

Before Lu Yuan was confused, Fan Xi had already heard reports about himself on TV: "... According to sources unwilling to be named from the Lakers, Jack Fan was injured during the Finals, with multiple ankle ligament tears, and will undergo surgery in the near future..."

This breaking news quickly swept through all sports channels in the United States, and very quickly, someone found the footage of Fan Xi's injury. Fan Xi was clearly twisted when he stepped on LeBron's foot at the time, and complex video data soon proved that Fan Xi was already injured before hitting the final buzzer-beater.

For a time, public opinion was excited.

Previously, the LeBron team had been marketing the persona of fighting while injured and being glorious in defeat, but now, as soon as this news broke, LeBron became the biggest victim.

Because Fan Xi actually hit the buzzer-beater against him while his ligaments were torn. No wonder Fan Xi didn't use much force when jumping at the end; it was purely a training camp jump shot to finish him off.

This... Fan Xi's willpower and combat effectiveness gained even wider recognition under the fermentation of this news.

Now, public opinion is praising Fan Xi's ruthlessness and sportsmanship.

Lakers fans are particularly moved. They knew how hard-won this championship was and that the team paid a heavy price, but they didn't expect the price to be this high—that Jack actually persisted in the game and persisted in the buzzer-beater while his ligaments were torn.

My God.

When Lakers fans watched the final buzzer-beater footage again, besides excitement, there was more emotion; many people even had tears streaming down their faces.

Fan Xi has not yet seen the discussion about his injury recovery in the media, nor has he heard commentators running out to say that Fan Xi's athletic ability will decline after surgery and that his on-court competitive state will drop rapidly.

Probably... let the bullets fly for a while.

Fan Xi turned off the TV and walked to the edge of the cliff.

Although he was on crutches, his right ankle had regained a lot of control. Although it was still very painful, but... he felt he could already control his right ankle.

He didn't know what had happened inside, whether those torn ligaments had repaired, or whether the broken ligament had reconnected.

But he believed that he would recover soon, and he even thought that his injured ankle would become stronger and more indestructible.

After Taylor Swift left, Selena came over.

The meeting between Fan Xi and Selena was the most legendary, and Selena also showed an unprecedented state.

Her first meeting with Fan Xi was because her willpower was disintegrated, and her mind was extremely impulsive, so that time Fan Xi passively lost the "first" in his life.

This time, Selena was not polite to Fan Xi either.

This sweet little princess first asked about Fan Xi's injury, and when she saw Fan Xi's foot hung up with a fixation frame, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Jack, this time you can't escape from my palm."

Selena pulled out her belt.

Fan Xi suddenly felt something was wrong.

He quickly said: "Don't mess around, don't mess around."

Selena laughed with a villain's voice: "Hahaha, scream, scream, even if you scream until your throat breaks, no one will come to save you. Even if the bodyguards two kilometers away hear something, do you think they will think I bullied you? Ahahaha, they will only think our MVP adult has unique tastes."

This is the blackened Selena.

She has been tortured for the past six months, and she finally couldn't stand it anymore. A great opportunity was in front of her, and she was absolutely unwilling to miss it.

Fan Xi felt strong stimulation.

This strong stimulation allowed more energy in his brain to enter his ankle.

After the disarmed and bird-like Selena left, Fan Xi found that he could already rotate the sole of his right foot.

Then Scarlett came to visit him.

"Who could this unnamed source be? Not many people inside the Lakers know about this? Is it Jeanie Buss?"

Fan Xi looked at the boundless horizon, his thoughts flying.

When his injury showed positive signs of recovery, he actually didn't care whether the news leaked out; what he cared about was who wanted to do this.

You know, he had emphasized not to announce it.

Without discussing it with him, doing such a thing, is it a lack of respect for him? The Lakers are so prosperous now, with everything competing and full of vitality, who is causing internal division?

Is the struggle among the Lakers' top management already this cruel?

Fan Xi speculated.

Then, he remembered another thing: My phone seems to be turned off and put in Lu Yuan's hands.

At this time, Kendall Jenner's voice came from outside, and she shouted Fan Xi's name loudly.

Fan Xi quickly walked out on crutches. He glanced at the living room; fortunately, he had just thrown all the air-conditioning quilts into the washing machine, the floor had been cleaned, and the trash had been flushed into the sea.

Jenner walked in with her sisters, along with Kanye West, Lamar Odom, and others. They were here for a vacation.

Of course, there was another meaning, which was the gathering of the Kardashian family members.

"Hey, Jack, this place is not bad. The scenery here is much better than Beverly Hills. I like it here, it has an artistic atmosphere."

Kanye West walked in and praised loudly: "I want to buy this place, this is a gift from nature, a gift from the Creator..."

Kanye West is an artist, and an artist's vision is hard to say.

Just like, it is also hard for outsiders to understand why he would be devoted to Kim Kardashian, a woman who has been divorced twice, has a reputation all over the world, and has famous tapes circulating.

Under normal circumstances, even in the West, there would be a knot in one's heart, right?

But Kanye West loves so openly and crazily; perhaps this is why he is an artist and others are not.

"Everything here is good, except there is a smell of photinia in the air." Lamar Odom walked in and muttered: "And the salty breath of the sea breeze."

Odom's nose is very sensitive.

Fan Xi stared at Lamar Odom for a few times. It's only been a few days since the Finals, how did Lamar get this fat?

My God, no wonder the Lakers don't want to give him an early contract extension.

And he is still thinking about a retirement contract of 5 years and over 30 million.

Like this, five years later, God knows what kind of ball he will become. Perhaps fatter than Shawn Kemp back then.

Perhaps noticing Fan Xi's gaze, Lamar Odom asked Fan Xi with concern: "Jack, I didn't expect you to have a ligament tear. I always thought it was just a normal sprain. Why did you keep hiding it? You paid too much for the team."

"I think the team should have renewed your contract early. They should have given you a five-year max contract immediately. That's what the fans are saying..."

"LeBron James really lost face this time. He said he was bothered by a back injury, but today the paparazzi took pictures of him playing sailboats in Hawaii, light as a swallow. And you, you never said these things, but it proved that you finished him off while your ankle was torn..."

Lamar Odom was eloquent as soon as he walked in.

So much so that his wife walked over and interrupted him: "Lamar, go to the backyard and work. We are going to have a BBQ here tonight, and there will be a bonfire performance. Stop saying these unhappy things."

"Jack, you and Jenner must have a lot to talk about, hurry up and go upstairs." Khloe said understandingly; she has a talent for this.

Fan Xi heard her words, but his brain didn't react, and he subconsciously walked upstairs.

Jenner's face turned red instantly, but her steps didn't stop. She followed up and supported Fan Xi.

When the two went up the stairs, the Kardashian family all showed "knowing" smiles.

At this time, Khloe muttered: It's good to be young.

Lamar said: Jack can actually climb stairs, his foot doesn't look like a ligament tear.

"Hurry up and go to work!!!" Khloe turned her head and started roaring like a lion.

At the same time, Fan Xi had already walked to the second floor, and only then did he realize one thing: Why did I come upstairs?

He was thinking about Lamar Odom's words just now.

Odom's words gave him inspiration.

The announcement of his injury at this moment is extremely beneficial to him, relying on the influence of the Finals MVP. Everyone will say that he paid a few ligaments for the Lakers' three-peat, and he is the number one contributor.

In this way, the Lakers must treat him better.

Even as Odom said, hurry up and hand over a five-year contract extension.

Then according to this analysis, Jeanie Buss is the one who least wants it to be announced.

Then who could it be? Jim Buss?

Why would he do this?

Fan Xi pondered, and then he gasped: "Could it be that he has already lost the right to succeed? Jeanie has mastered the club, is this his counterattack, he wants to keep me in the Lakers?"

This thought was like a bolt from the blue, exploding in his mind.

He wanted to take back his phone and confirm this matter immediately, but Jenner helped him into the room.

"Has Jack called yet?"

Jim Buss sat in his office with a frustrated face. He was a bit listless and asked Kupchak.

Kupchak nodded.

Kupchak was also very disappointed. He knew his Lakers career was about to end.

He never dreamed that even though Jim had made such a great contribution, he had selected talents for the team and achieved a three-peat, in the end, he lost the right to succeed. Jeanie Buss has become the president of the Lakers club.

She has absolute power.

Although her term is five years, and after five years, new leaders will be re-elected by family members.

However, too many things can happen in five years.

Kupchak couldn't wait any longer. He knew it was only a matter of time before he left the general manager's office.

Jim Buss couldn't protect him.

He is now focused on keeping Fan Xi. How to keep him? It is to maximize Fan Xi's influence in Los Angeles, forcing Jeanie not to dare to move Jack.

As long as Jack stays in Los Angeles, as long as Jack is still a member of the Purple and Gold Army, Jim Buss believes that he can still become the master of the Lakers five years later.

After all, Jack is only 19 years old now, and he will only be 24 years old in five years.

As long as the green hills remain, there is no need to worry about firewood.

He believes that Fan Xi will wait for the arrival of their era with him.

By that time, even God couldn't keep Jeanie.

Jim Buss's move is to flip the table.

He doesn't care how the cards on the table are shuffled.

Now that it has been announced, Jeanie Buss has no other choice but to be afraid of the rat throwing the vase.

Jim Buss, who has revealed his true colors, thought so.

... ===== CHAPTER 203 =====