"I know about the 2K thing, but it won't trouble us. He basically always chooses a breakthrough from the right, and that's easy to defend."
Afraid the reporters might not understand, Green deliberately emphasized it again.
"Aren't you worried he'll go left?"
A reporter pressed.
"I'm only afraid he won't dare go right. You can report that. If he goes right, I'll stop him."
Green pointed at the reporter as he spoke.
This was more than just running his mouth; there was some calculation behind it.
By speaking through the media, he was turning the media into his weapon.
If Tang Tian did not dare go right, it meant he was backing down. If he only went right, Green's chances of stopping him would rise dramatically.
The media had long since grown accustomed to Green's big mouth.
If he said the Warriors would definitely win, or that the Pelicans were terrible, they would not have reacted too strongly.
But this calculated provocation excited them.
Although there were still two days before the game, every major outlet used the story as its front-page headline the next day.
This was exactly the kind of drama fans loved to see.
Sure enough, the fans went wild the next day.
Green might have been detestable, but it had to be said that his presence made games much more interesting.
The day before the game, the Pelicans flew to Oakland to prepare for the Christmas Day Game the next day.
Tang Tian did not take the same plane as the team. He chartered another plane with Olson and his two sons.
This year's Christmas Eve would once again have to be spent in Oakland.
Come to think of it, once Xiao Hua stepped down, he needed to discuss the schedule with the new commissioner.
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