Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters-Chapter 1047 - 597 Tonights Clippers are a whole

Chapter 1047: Chapter 597: Tonight’s Clippers are a whole team. Chapter 1047: Chapter 597: Tonight’s Clippers are a whole team. Yu Fei recently noticed something – his wife had changed a bit since they got married.

One day, Elizabeth Olsen, his wife, suddenly came across a strange theory from who knows where, believing that mothers should learn to prepare loving dinners for their family.

Isn’t this just the old-fashioned conservative idea?

In the United States, such a family model was quite common in the television shows of the 1980s: the father was the only one with a steady job, his income sufficient to support the family, while the mother’s duty was to take care of the family and handle domestic chores.

The modern women’s movement is most opposed to this, believing that women should not be bound by these traditional family roles. However, Olsen felt it necessary to do so.

Yu Fei was quite confused by this since they had hired a personal chef at home to take care of all kitchen matters, making Olsen’s insistence seem superfluous.

Nevertheless, Yu Fei didn’t object. After all, it wasn’t a bad thing.

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The real problem happened one evening. Yu Fei carelessly ate the apple pie that Olsen had prepared for their son as a midnight snack. Although Yu Fei argued his case, he was still locked out of the bedroom for the entire night.

“When you learn to say ‘no’ to your wife, man, that’s when you truly grow up.”

Yu Fei then tweeted about it, immediately sparking speculation about his marriage from the outside world.

Towards such speculations, Yu Fei never held back, “channelling Durant” and lashing out at the skeptics on twitter.

Meanwhile, problems with the Clippers also surfaced.

The All-Star Weekend was coming up, and as the League’s current most popular team, the Clippers might have four players selected as All-Stars.

However, it wasn’t certain yet.

The unquestionable All-Stars were Yu Fei and Yao Ming, followed by Giannis Antetokounmpo who has shown significant improvement this season with an average of 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists per game. The uncertain pick was Klay Thompson.

Statistically speaking, Thompson wasn’t bad, averaging 21 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists per game. As a sharpshooter, he hit 3.6 three-pointers per game at an over 40% shooting rate, definitely one of the top shooters in the League. Additionally, his defense was excellent and paired with his accurate shooting, making him a rare 3D player.

Despite excellent performance, as a third-year player, Thompson clearly didn’t draw as much attention as other players on the team.

Yu Fei and Yao Ming were unquestionable fan favorites; compared to Giannis, Thompson lacked that visual impact; compared to Jokić, he didn’t have the magic-like passing ability.

On the Clippers, Thompson was a very pure shooter.

That’s exactly what the Clippers needed him to do.

Last season, Thompson completed 756 catch-and-shoots with the Golden State Warriors, and with just this output, he scored 9 points per game, with a three-point shooting rate of 40% and an effective shooting rate of 60%. He was both a skilled runner and shooter.

However, such players often don’t attract fans unless they score high.

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So far, Thompson had kept a stable offensive pace, scoring 20 points per game by leveraging space created by key teammates, but not many noticed him.

In a usual case, a player like him who averages 20 points in Los Angeles would virtually have a place in the All-Star Weekend roster.

But with less than ten days left until the voting deadline, Thompson’s All-Star spot hung in the balance.

His main competitor was none other than the Warriors Team’s star guard, Damian Lillard.

Since the All-Star voting system was reformed, it’s now only divided into guards and forwards, so point guards and shooting guards are all counted as guards.

Lillard currently has 300,000 votes, Thompson 270,000.

A 30,000-vote difference is just a small number for top stars, but for second-tier stars, it’s a critical factor that can decide whether they’ll be voted as All-Star starters.

Thompson was another avenger apart from Yao Ming.

Moreover, like Yao Ming, he had ample reason to seek revenge against his former club.

For Yao Ming, it could be said he encountered an irresistible force; after all, the super luxury tax was indeed a staggering figure. Miami Heat ostensibly worried about the premium on Yao’s contract, but in reality, they simply couldn’t afford the super luxury tax pressure it brought.

By comparison, Thompson’s situation was much simpler and more straightforward.

The core players overtly supported by the Golden State Warriors were Kawhi Leonard, followed by Lillard, with other players only playing supporting roles.

There was nothing wrong with Thompson himself, but as a recognized sharpshooter who underperformed in the crucial series, he inevitably became a target. Therefore, when the Clippers proposed a trade for Griffin, the Warriors did not hesitate to make the deal.

This trade undoubtedly negated Thompson’s value, and he could not accept such a result.

Now, with the All-Star voting in play, Thompson was being suppressed by Lillard, just one step away from the All-Star game. How could he not be anxious?

Sometimes, the entanglement of grudges is so intriguing.

Just when Thompson urgently needed to prove himself, the schedule conveniently brought the Golden State Warriors before him.

On the night at the Oracle Center, Rivers gave a passionate speech: “I’ve heard more than once, people say we regret trading Blake, say that Blake is better than Clay… but what’s the truth? We have no regrets at all! Clay is one of the top shooters in the entire League. Tonight, we’re going to give him our greatest support, embody our Ubuntu spirit, and remember, we are great because of others!”