The matter should have ended there, and the buzz would probably have faded within a few days.
But to everyone's surprise, Kobe Bryant suddenly tagged Tim Duncan on social media the very next day and wrote, "Tim, be the judge here. Isn't this Goodwin's fault?"
Media reporters: ???
Fans: ???
It had to be said that, in today's basketball world, there were only a handful of active superstars. Only three could truly be called megastars: Goodwin, Kobe Bryant, and Tim Duncan.
Each of them was the undisputed core leader of his respective team, and each had successfully led his original franchise to an NBA championship.
From 2000 until now, with the exception of 2011, every other NBA championship had been monopolized by these three superstars.
Still, it was worth mentioning that Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks had also led his original team to a championship.
Yet compared to those three legends, Nowitzki always seemed to fall just a little short.
Though he possessed equally outstanding basketball skills and leadership, in terms of accomplishments and influence, he ultimately could not compare with Goodwin, Kobe Bryant, and Tim Duncan.
Whenever these three superstars came together, the impact was enough to set the entire sports world ablaze in an instant.
At that moment, the buzz surrounding them had gradually begun to cool, and the growth in related comments had also started to decline slowly.
But Kobe Bryant's sudden tagging of Tim Duncan on social media was like tossing a bombshell into a calm lake, instantly stirring up towering waves. The topic, which had begun to cool, was pushed back to its peak, while the number of new comments soared exponentially.
Clearly, Kobe Bryant had done it on purpose.
After all, he knew that Tim Duncan would officially retire after this season.
Moreover, despite