"What did you say? Link was being suppressed!?"
In Cleveland, inside Quicken Loans Arena.
The battle between the two Eastern Conference powers, the Celtics and Cavaliers, was in full swing.
The game was extremely close. On the Celtics' side, Isaiah Thomas, standing just 1.75 meters tall, was causing the Cavaliers enormous trouble.
At that moment, LeBron James was resting on the sideline, preparing to continue the fight.
But a remark from Cavaliers assistant coach Larry Drew left James somewhat distracted.
A few days earlier, when Antetokounmpo had effortlessly taken down Paul George and the Pacers, James had started paying attention to the Greek player.
However, with Link still serving as a "touchstone," James had not taken Antetokounmpo too seriously.
James believed that Antetokounmpo would only be qualified to threaten him if he could at least pose a threat to Link.
At first, James had not held out much hope.
No one understood Link better than he did. Although the Cavaliers had finally faced a different opponent in last season's Finals, James had still matched up against Link in the Finals for three consecutive years.
You could never fully understand Link's strength without facing him personally.
He had believed that Antetokounmpo would be exposed for what he really was the moment he faced Link.
Yet the latest news was that Link had been suppressed.
James was shocked—utterly shocked.
Link was already this strong, yet someone could actually suppress him!
Just how terrifying did the player suppressing him have to be?
Unfortunately, that player who could suppress Link was also in the Eastern Conference!
James immediately grew anxious. Link and Durant had not even been dealt with yet, and now there was a "Greek Freak" too!
"It's absolutely true. Giannis was simply... Forget it, let's focus on our own game. After this