Capítulo 1304: Chapter 528: Name Names! Name Names!

There’s a hot game tonight—the Cavaliers playing the Nuggets Team away.

But when the game was over, the hottest topic on the forums was—Zhang Yang was kicked out of a nightclub in New York again.

Fans were interested in this topic, and naturally, the media followed suit. All major websites put this headline on the front page, and some even made it the top headline, placing game reports below it.

Mainly because the influence of James vs. Anthony is not as strong as it was in previous years. From the 03-04 season to the 06-07 season, their face-offs always generated a ratings frenzy. At that time, both were hailed as ‘the future rulers’, with fans discussing their games alongside classics like the Magician and Big Bird, Olajuwon and the Admiral, Kidd and Nash, Payton and Jordan…

But now, both have entered the ranks of veterans, in their 7th year of their careers. Anthony, born in May 1984, is already 25 and a half years old, and James, born in December 1984, is almost 25. They are still stuck in regular season play, with the playoffs only reaching the second round at most, and there is currently no hope for further advancement.

No matter how much the media hypes it up, fans are no longer buying it.

James is still good though, indeed strong. With just some decent teammates, he can lead the team to 50 wins, and with someone passable, he can compete for the top regular-season spot. Now with Jamison added, he has gradually secured the top spot in the East and second in the league, with a record only second to the Spurs.

As for Anthony, he hasn’t shown much progress for several years, and the most notable sign of his declining popularity is last season’s All-Star votes, only at 1.13 million, not even surpassing Artest’s 1.18 million, only ranking fifth among Western forwards.

Before the regular season began, Stern announced new rules for All-Star voting—removing the Center position and changing it to 3 frontcourt and 2 backcourt players.

On the surface, it was said that the boundaries between the Center and Power Forward positions are becoming increasingly blurred, and they should not be separated. It’s necessary to adapt to changes of the times, but they did not cancel the Center position in the All-NBA teams, which is still 1-2-2.

The real reason everyone knows—the Jews do not want Anthony to become an All-Star starter.

The offseason revelations of Bynum’s ‘prank’ once again shocked people’s mindset.

After last season ended, during the Timberwolves’ ‘breakup party’, he sent assistant coach A’s wife to assistant coach B’s room, brought assistant coach B’s girlfriend back to his room, and took his own girlfriend to assistant coach B’s room… Six people engaged in a vigorous night of misplaced chaos, but besides Bynum himself, the other five people were unaware beforehand, they got too drunk, only realizing they entered the wrong room after the sparks flew.

This goes beyond a prank—it’s outright criminal. If it weren’t for Bynum’s sizeable compensation and Timberwolves’ management pressing the two assistants, he would definitely have been taken to court like Rose.

People simply cannot understand Bynum’s thought process. Was it because he was interested in the assistant coach’s girlfriend? With his financial power, he could have just wooed her directly; or if he liked ‘live performances’, he could have paid directly, as it seems the other party wasn’t against money, yet he had to pull this stunt.

Even though his reputation is utterly tarnished, as a great Center, Bynum still has quite a few fans. Duncan’s fans have become increasingly relaxed over the years, and in the Center position, he’s not assured to compete against Bynum, so Stern simply decided not to establish a Center position for the All-Star game.

And this makes Anthony’s hope of being selected as an All-Star starter even dimmer.

The 03 draft class of lottery players has indeed been riddled with misfortunes: James is in the East with the three juniors, Yao Ming, and Howard; Anthony lacks motivation; Bosh has the motivation but encounters various confusing operations by management; Kaman is talented but plagued with injuries year after year; Milicic is contemplating retirement to buy land and farm in his hometown; Ford was injured in his rookie year and suffered multiple injuries later, reaching his peak age but falling to a bench role…

In contrast, the unremarkable Wade before the draft and the college sensation duped by the oracle, Hinrich, both secured championships early, with one competing for the Scoring King and the other contending for the championship.

As for Zhang Yang, unable to hit the nightclub, Felton took him and a few buddies to take care of an old friend’s business at a billiard club where a street friend from childhood works.

Zhang Yang remembered Felton in his rookie season loved buying watches, would wear a watch costing tens of thousands of dollars everywhere. Once, when they came to New York to play a game, they went to a nightclub to hang out with friends from high school, and after coming back from the bathroom, his watch was gone, and gradually he lost interest in watches, yet this friend remained a friend… maybe back then, he helped block a knife on the street!

But this is little fatty Boss’s personal matter; Zhang San didn’t express an opinion and wouldn’t express one.

After playing billiards and returning to the hotel, Zhang Yang saw the news about him being kicked out from the nightclub…

On the afternoon of the second rest day, the Bobcats came to Madison Square Garden for pre-game training.

During a break in training, while giving an interview, Zhang Yang strongly refuted in front of the camera, “I wasn’t kicked out of the nightclub, it was James!

The nightclubs in New York are really annoying, have no regard for guests’ privacy, and judge others’ age just by appearance, even demanding to see their driver’s licenses, which is a disgraceful act!”

On the next day, November 30th, it was the 17th game day for the Bobcats this season.

In the morning, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, during an interview, expressed to reporters that he is considering issuing regulations to prohibit non-governmental personnel from viewing others’ private information.