Whew!
"I'm dead tired. Another day of working overtime until midnight. When will this life ever end?"
Su Yi was a strapping young man in the prime of his life, already thirty years old, yet he worked overtime every single day.
He'd made money and even bought a house, but he was paying five figures a month on the mortgage.
He didn't dare stop for even a moment, afraid someone else would take his place.
Life was so cutthroat these days that one careless mistake could get you fired.
If he lost this job, he'd be done for.
Sigh. There was always more overtime, and never enough sleep.
Every day, he was either working overtime or on his way to prepare for it. Su Yi wondered if he was working for the company or giving his life for it.
For other people, getting off work meant their lives were just beginning. For him, it meant moving somewhere else to keep working.
He lay on the sofa, gazing at the ceiling and pondering life for a moment, then quietly pulled out his phone, opened an app, and started scrolling.
This was the most relaxing moment of Su Yi's day.
"99+? What the heck?"
Su Yi saw the 99+ notification and could hardly believe his eyes.
He never posted anything, and only had thirty-two followers. What was going on?
Without another word, Su Yi opened it and took a look.
Oh!
It turned out that last night, he'd come across a LeBron stan bragging that LeBron James's two championships with the Miami Heat were titles won as the team's undisputed star.
So Su Yi, a "LeBron hater," had promptly commented: "Dwyane Wade really got the short end of the stick. He won two more championships, and his standing in history still went down!"
After posting the comment, Su Yi hadn't given it another thought. He'd been scrolling all day, and now, in the evening, he saw the 99+ notifications.
Su Yi couldn't help checking what people were saying:
Dunking While Riding James: Shaquille O'Neal and Wade's championship isn't even good enough for the Hall of Fame. It's on par with that Pistons championship!
Blue Sky Yesterday @Dunking While Riding James: Then why did your LeBron go over there to ride their coattails?
Dunking While Riding James @Blue Sky Yesterday: He won two MVPs and two FMVPs in a row. Where was that so-called top dog of yours?
Blue Sky Yesterday @Dunking While Riding James: Is it up to you to decide? Look at what the Heat themselves said. Your LeBron was just the third guy. Does winning FMVP prove someone was the team's top dog? By that logic, was Tony Parker the Spurs' top dog in 2007? Was Iguodala the Warriors' top dog in 2015?
LeBron stans and LeBron haters were going at each other like crazy.
Su Yi couldn't help joining in.
The LeBron stans were driven back at every turn, until they eventually stopped daring to respond.
Su Yi chuckled.
Actually, Su Yi hadn't started out as a LeBron hater.
He'd started watching the NBA in elementary school and kept watching through college. Once he graduated and started working, he gradually ran out of time to watch.
These days, he just scrolled through his phone to see who won the championship that season.
So how had Su Yi become a LeBron hater?
All he'd done was repeat what LeBron James himself had said:
"I'm not leaving Cleveland—I'm taking my talents to Miami, and I'm bringing seven championships to Miami!"
"I'm going to play brotherhood basketball—that's Miami basketball. Everyone has to make sacrifices!"
"Miami is the first superteam in history made up of players—I've never played on a superteam!"
"I'm switching to number six. The league shouldn't let anyone wear number twenty-three anymore. It's disrespectful to Jordan—but next season, I'll be going back to number twenty-three!"
"I'm only transferring because I'm going home. Cleveland is where I belong—Irving is the best backcourt player. That's why I'm going home, and I'll never leave again!"
"I'm the team leader. I'll take on more responsibility in the fourth quarter—but in the final moments, I still believe in my teammates!"
"The Lakers are the best place for me. I'll lead these young guys to a championship—but no matter what trades the team makes, all I want is Anthony Davis!"
"Flopping is shameful—but flopping is part of the game, too!"
"Those guys play dirty, and the refs aren't favoring me—it's normal for there to be physical contact in this league!"
"I can play center if necessary—I need the center to clear space for me. I don't like getting physical!"
"I'm like Wolverine. I recover quickly and I'm full of energy—but this season is so long. I'm really tired!"
"I've matured. I won't toss chalk anymore—but I can't wait to bring that ritual back next season!"
"The league should give teams that are close to making the playoffs another chance and add a play-in tournament—the person who came up with this play-in tournament should be fired!"
All he'd done was repeat what LeBron James had said, yet the LeBron stans called him a hater.
Well, if that made him a hater, then a hater he'd be.
Su Yi immediately switched sides and became a hater.
"What's wrong, little hater? Is your life not going well?"
A LeBron stan had sent him that private message at the time.
Su Yi couldn't help laughing. Work was exhausting, sure, but his life was better than many people's. He lived in a house worth several million and drove a car worth hundreds of thousands.
So Su Yi sent the LeBron stan photos of his house and car.
After that, the LeBron stan never replied.
Su Yi chuckled and couldn't be bothered to pay him any more attention.
From then on, whenever Su Yi, now a LeBron hater, came across a video wildly praising LeBron James—
If someone called him the GOAT, Su Yi would definitely go to the comments and state the facts!
As time went by, the LeBron Hater Tribe grew rapidly, and its numbers kept increasing.
Honestly, the reason there were so many was obvious: LeBron James kept contradicting himself.
In fact, a lot of so-called LeBron haters weren't hating at all. They were just stating the facts.
Take the GOAT debate. Did he deserve the title?
He'd bounced around from team to team. The least he could've done was win eight or ten championships before bragging. Then he might've had a slightly stronger case.
But he'd only won four championships, and he had the nerve to call himself the GOAT!
Forget comparing him to Basketball God Jordan. He couldn't even measure up to Kobe, Tim Duncan, Big Shark O'Neal, or Stephen Curry, his contemporaries!
What did he have to compare with Basketball God Jordan?
The funniest example was a regular-season game against the Orlando Magic. A bench player from the Orlando Magic had said to LeBron James, "If you're so good, go win a real championship!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, LeBron James flew into a rage!
Honestly, if that Orlando Magic bench player had said the same thing to Kobe, Tim Duncan, Big Shark O'Neal, or Stephen Curry, they wouldn't have gotten upset at all.
They might've even laughed it off!
Because they had nothing to be insecure about!
By contrast, LeBron James knew full well how he'd won his championships, which was why he'd been so furious.
"Funny, funny. The LeBron stans are making my day again!"
Su Yi was just about to put down his phone when he suddenly got another private message.
It was probably from another LeBron stan.
Su Yi opened it and saw the message: "Little hater, why say so much? If you're so good, why don't you get out there and do it yourself?"
Su Yi immediately replied, "Obviously I would, if I could! If I had LeBron James's physical gifts, I'd definitely win more championships than him!"
Su Yi argued passionately with the LeBron stan for over half an hour before they finally stopped.
Afterward, Su Yi put down his phone, opened his laptop, and went back to work!
The next day, Su Yi slowly opened his eyes, then stared blankly in confusion. o((⊙﹏⊙))o
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