At 9 a.m. on March 1, the NBA officially announced its Players of the Month for February.
Whether or not the NBA had done it on purpose, February's Players of the Month...
The Eastern Conference award went to Su Yi of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who averaged 27.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.8 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game, shooting an astonishing 54.6% from the field and 51.3% from three!
The Western Conference award went to Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks, who averaged 26.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game, shooting 50.8% from the field and 41.6% from three!
With the showdown between the Eastern and Western Conference powers set to begin that evening, both teams' stars had received February's Player of the Month award that morning. The news sent reporters and fans into a frenzy, making them even more eager for the game to begin.
Cleveland Cavaliers practice facility:
"Su, congratulations on winning Player of the Month." "Su..."
After Big Z congratulated Su Yi on winning February's Player of the Month award, the rest of the Cavaliers gathered around to congratulate him as well.
Only LeBron James stayed silent.
LeBron James's face was dark as a thundercloud.
He was already dark-skinned, but that didn't stop him from looking absolutely miserable.
"Thanks, everyone. Even though they gave the award to me, really, it belongs to all of us.
"Without Big Z and Drew Gooden setting screens for me, I wouldn't have gotten open looks so easily.
"Without your defense, Larry, I'd have had to waste a lot of energy on that end..."
Su Yi thanked his teammates one by one, without even leaving out LeBron James, whom he liked least.
After all, if you were going to put on an act, you had to