Champion Creed
Chapter 336 - 336 139 You know Roger is the best player on the Magic Team asking for monthly passes!_2

336: 139: You know, Roger is the best player on the Magic Team (asking for monthly passes!)_2 336: 139: You know, Roger is the best player on the Magic Team (asking for monthly passes!)_2 He firmly believed that as long as he kept up his training, and as long as the team could improve its roster, he could return as king.

But today, Jordan’s mindset was completely different.

Roger was still so young, while he had already begun a slow decline…

This kind of powerlessness, when others are still shouting “Hurry up” and you’re already completely spent, is enough to make any man fall into self-doubt.

Michael Jordan sat on the ground, looking calmer than people imagined.

In people’s expectation, Michael Jordan should have been furious, ready to tear down the entire United Center.

But he didn’t, he just sat on the floor, his head buried in his knees.

Actually, this wasn’t calm; Jordan had simply been utterly defeated tonight.

Have you ever seen a dead man get angry?

In the stands, Reinsdorf closed his eyes.

Finally, the long dream ended.

This season, Reinsdorf once thought his dream could continue.

The team defeated one opponent after another, making history in the regular season.

They were supposed to follow this perfect script.

But he underestimated Roger’s thirst for revenge.

Reinsdorf believed that Roger could burst forth with such power because he hated Jordan.

To Roger, Jordan was like the assassin to Jordan.

There would never be a day of peaceful coexistence between them.

Just look at what Jordan ultimately did to the assassin; that’s what Roger would do to Jordan.

Just as the Detroit Pistons had never recovered since their ’91 defeat to the Bulls, Reinsdorf believed this Bulls era was over.

It was over, all over.

This decaying dynasty had officially collapsed.

On the court, all the Bulls players began hugging and shaking hands with the winners.

This was their last display of grace.

Except for Pippen, who even lost his final grace.

He refused to shake hands with the Magic Team players and hurriedly turned and left the court the moment the game ended.

“Scottie Pippen will forever live in Roger’s shadow,”

this phrase from “Slam” magazine was like an unbreakable curse, proved true time and again.

Pippen didn’t want to face such a fate; he chose to avoid it.

He now just wanted to find Larsa, the gentle woman who always took great care of Jordan’s son.

Michael Jordan dared to face defeat; he shook hands and hugged Roger.

He always shook hands with Roger after the playoffs.

Solely based on this, Jordan truly had character.

Roger joked with a smile, “Old man, trying to take our championship, huh?

Enjoy your holidays, Michael.

Take care, now you can play golf to your heart’s content.”

Michael Jordan didn’t respond, just patted Roger on the back and left with a fallen face.

He had no words to face Roger’s taunt.

In the past, it was always him teasing others, enjoying the sight of their indignation.

He always wrote the stories of victories, and his humorous taunts contributed bricks and mortar to his legendary tales.

But now, he had become the loser in the story.

A complete loser, even the 72 regular-season wins had become a mark of disgrace.

Jordan left the court, surrounded by Bulls fans more dispirited than him.

Since acquiring Michael Jordan, the atmosphere at the Bulls’ home arena had never been so oppressive.

The legendary number 23 looked up at the three championship banners of the United Center dome, thoughtful.

Where was his future?

Once again, Roger sent Jordan packing.

He had thoroughly changed history.

History’s wheel spun madly because of the result of this game.

This game affected not just Jordan but also the futures of many others.

Larry Miller, a senior advisor at Reebok’s basketball division, was confident that the Roger series shoes would surpass AJ, becoming the undisputed trendsetting model.

And he would definitely become another Roger, making Nike regret!

James Dolan was in high spirits, believing that his chances of acquiring Michael Jordan this summer had increased to seventy percent.

By contrast, the Logo man was in his Los Angeles home, furiously smashing a glass in his hand.

Roger’s goal could completely disrupt his plans.

Patrick Ewing felt that by this time next year, he and Jordan might join forces in the finals.

Joe Dumars was already contemplating ending his career.

If he couldn’t win a championship playing outside of Detroit Pistons, what was the point of continuing?

He didn’t want to wander.

Dennis Rodman approached this summer with trepidation, feeling he might never get the contract he desperately wanted.

What would it look like if Michael Jordan couldn’t totally dominate the basketball world of the ’90s?

The world was about to see.

Later, an interesting scene occurred during the Eastern Conference championship ceremony.

When the Magic Team’s owner Rich DeVos passed the trophy to Roger with a big smile, Roger didn’t let the trophy linger in his hands for a second, instead immediately passing it to Saru beside him.

Apparently, to Roger, the Eastern Conference championship trophy was not something to cherish.

Indeed, Roger had held the Eastern Conference championship trophy in his first professional season, and what then?

He had become the so-called inability to win the championship, the mere foil to Michael Jordan’s greatness.

Since that season, Roger was very clear about one thing—the division championship meant nothing.