He doesn't deserve to be compared to me (third update)

Popovich could dodge the reporters swarming him after the game, but there was no escaping their questions at the press conference.

Throughout the press conference, the old man looked drained. The reporters' grueling questions had him at his wits' end.

If you talked big before a game, you had better back it up on the court. Otherwise, all that awaited you afterward was endless trouble.

Popovich had raised everyone's expectations too high before the game. People had all been waiting to see the Grizzlies lose two in a row.

Instead, the Spurs had let everyone down, and everyone would inevitably turn their guns on them.

Meanwhile, Whiteside finally had a chance to call out the 2K Company through the media.

A reporter asked Whiteside, "How have you managed to play so well after returning to the NBA following a two-year absence?"

Whiteside instantly perked up, as though he had been waiting for that question for ages. "I've been working hard during games because I want to raise my overall rating in NBA 2K."

Everyone at the press conference laughed. They all thought Whiteside was joking.

Only Link knew that this guy was deadly serious about his obsession with his 2K rating.

Either way, Whiteside had truly made his name in a single game. In this timeline, he had risen to fame even faster than in the original one.

In the original timeline, Whiteside had spent more than a month grinding away in the G League after joining the Heat before finally producing results.

With the Grizzlies, though, Whiteside had made most people remember him in his very first game.

After the press conference, Whiteside was delighted to discover that the company behind NBA 2K had tagged him on its official social media account.

The 2K Company announced that it would