Champion Creed
Chapter 371 - 371 149 Is the Last Dance Really Coming

371: 149: Is the Last Dance Really Coming?

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(Requesting Monthly Tickets!)_4 The unrestrained number one pick Allen Iverson also talked about that time when he was on a TV show:

“I’ve never seen an athlete as competitive as he is, he always took the initiative to guard me every time we played, and he took it really seriously.

I mean, we were just playing a match in between shooting a movie, it wasn’t about the championship, not about winning or losing, there wasn’t even an audience.

But he still guarded me earnestly every round, trash-talking me.

He was like a monster who had been so afraid of losing in his past life that in this life he developed an obsessive desire to win.”

However, although Roger was fierce on the court, he was really nice to all of us off it.”

The comments from these stars inadvertently caused Roger’s popularity and personal charm to skyrocket.

Who wouldn’t like a star who takes the game seriously, has a strong desire to win, but is kind and approachable off the court?

Compared to Michael Jordan, who was being constantly dissed by his former teammates, people’s affection for Roger had reached a level almost enough to replace him.

This summer, you could see a clear disparity: Michael Jordan was on his way down, while Roger was on the rise!

So for Jordan, it truly was a watershed moment.

Once upon a time, his status was far above Roger’s.

This summer, you could say they were nearly equal.

Their statuses began to invert.

How long would Michael Jordan’s past accumulation last him?

The legendary number 23 had truly reached the verge of complete collapse.

He really had to face this cruel last dance!

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Dominique Wilkins, the human highlight film on a plane back to the United States, couldn’t help but laugh when he read these evaluations about Roger in the newspaper.

“I think Roger will be a good guy to get along with, we might really make it work.

I can’t wait to go to training and start playing for the Magic Team.”

Beside Wilkins, his agent Steve Kauffman was somewhat worried.

When you think of Dominique Wilkins, you probably first think of his powerful, aggressive slam dunks and impressive stats.

But that’s not all there is to the Human Highlight Film.

Steve Kauffman knew some other things: Dominique Wilkins was somewhat arrogant, and he traditionally didn’t like to pass or defend, playing with a lack of discipline.

Bill Walton once commented on the Human Highlight Film’s defense: “Could anyone make him break a sweat on defense?”

Kenny Smith, who had played half a season in Atlanta, said in a show recording that Wilkins was a good guy, which made the host jokingly ask Kenny, “A good guy?

Damn, after you passed the ball to Dom, did he ever pass it back to you?”

Kenny Smith didn’t answer and just laughed awkwardly.

When they put together the Dream Team, they actually considered the Human Highlight Film, after all, he was one of the iconic figures of the NBA.

But the Basketball Association thought “he had the muscles and nerves of a great defender, but not the will to use them”, hence they eliminated him.

These are the things hidden behind Dominique Wilkins’ gorgeous dunks and impressive stats.

In the past, in Atlanta, he was the top star of the team, so he could focus on turning his ball control into scoring, on making the fans scream with his slam dunk shows.

Not passing or defending didn’t seem like too unacceptable flaws.

When every game he repaid the fans with explosive slams and thirty-something points, who cared about his defense or passing?

Who cared about his indiscipline in taking gambling steals and blocks?

But next, Dominique Wilkins was going to Orlando to be a role player.

With Roger’s character of not being overly respectful to veterans, could he tolerate Wilkins’ flaws?

It’s hard to say.

Moreover, is Roger really such a nice guy?

Although the media had been bigging up Roger recently, Steve Kauffman hadn’t forgotten how Roger had beaten up Pippen not long after he joined the team, he hadn’t forgotten how Roger told the whole team “from now on we don’t need Michael” during the ’94 East finals, he hadn’t forgotten Jordan’s titanium eye socket.

He also hadn’t forgotten how, during last season’s playoffs when the Magic eliminated the Hawks, Stevie Smith used some words to describe Roger and how much he resisted being his teammate.

Under the current public opinion, people might have forgotten these brutal moments of Roger, but Kauffman remembered them all!

Steve Kauffman only believed in one thing: those who could laugh last in the brutal competition of the NBA were usually not really nice people at heart.

That included Roger.

So, looking at Wilkins, who was so full of longing for Orlando, Steve Kauffman gently reminded him:

“Be careful, Dom.

After all, we are beside a king of beasts.

Once in Orlando, no matter what happens, don’t challenge Roger.

And then, just play well.”

Dominique Wilkins did not respond, he was completely immersed in the fantasy of a beautiful future, utterly disregarding his own agent’s words.

A gentle leader, a championship easily within reach.

Perfect, just perfect.