Xu Yong's original intention was to get rid of Windhorst as soon as possible, but his words made him fall into the vortex of public opinion.

"You think you're great after just one dunk? Jordan was never dunked on? Does a rookie really take himself seriously?!"

"It must be that LeBron had a wrist injury that day, otherwise he would have been dunked on?"

"What a clown, a complacent villain, just wait to be taught a lesson by LeBron!"

…

Oklahoma City Thunder locker room.

Harden was scrolling through social media with an unhappy look on his face.

"James, what's wrong?" Durant saw it and sat down next to him and asked with concern.

Although he has not known Harden since childhood like Westbrook, after spending these few months together, he found that this younger brother is quite likable to him.

"These guys are going too far." Harden couldn't help but complain.

"What?" Durant leaned over.

Harden handed the phone to him, which was full of comments attacking Xu Yong.

Durant watched and smiled, shaking his head.

Harden didn't quite understand.

"Give me the phone," Durant continued.

Harden handed over the phone without thinking.

After Durant took it, he logged out of Harden's account and then skillfully began to log into his own...secondary account.

When the Thunder was still called the SuperSonics, the team gave him training, and his social media accounts became a carnival for the little haters.

At first, he and the other party started to curse each other, but he only has two hands, so how could he defeat those keyboard warriors?

So he simply turned off the comment function on social media.

Then he suddenly realized that he didn't like nightclubs, he didn't like gambling, he didn't have any hobbies, and he spent all his time training and competing, but he felt endlessly empty.

So he turned on the comment function again and started to argue with those little black fans again.

Finally, after smashing a cell phone in anger, he thought of a good idea, which is what he is doing now.

After all, social media is a virtual platform. Using a secondary account is like dancing with a horse’s head on. No one can recognize you, so you can do whatever you want.

Moreover, he has accumulated rich experience over the years, that is, the platform generally only bans new users who have registered recently and are not very active, so he has a bunch of small accounts that he often logs in to.

This is called professionalism.

The account he logged in on at this time was a small account named "KBforever".

"Why did you mention Jordan? Jordan doesn't call a pick-and-roll after getting dunked on."

"Why haven't I seen any news about LeBron's injury? Does it only recur when he is dunked on?"

"You want to teach a lesson? Isn't the dunk contest an opportunity? And why don't you mention Jordan here? Jordan is a two-time dunk champion. He is not like LeBron who only dares to hype but not participate!"

Harden looked at the screen, then looked at Durant, and then looked at the screen again. He was stunned.

Durant's fighting ability on social media is much more terrifying than his fighting ability on the court.

"Have you learned it?" Durant returned the phone to Harden and then opened his schoolbag.

Harden shook his head, it was a waste of time to learn it, and he didn't have such a professional trumpet.

"This number is for you." Durant said, took out instant noodles from his schoolbag, and stood up.

Then, without paying attention to Harden's surprised look, he opened the instant noodles and poured the seasoning packet into it. After shaking it a few times, he left the locker room while eating the instant noodles.

…

Originally, public opinion on social media was one-sided in criticizing Xu Yong.

What Americans are best at is double standards. When James disrespects his predecessors, they will choose to remain silent, but when someone says something bad about James, I'm sorry, you can be executed on the spot for what you did.

However, with the participation of some Comey people, this wave of public opinion began to fall into a fierce debate as before.

Durant has proved with practical actions that in this era, as long as you light a fire, Comey fans and James fans can perform a world war for you at any time.

Moreover, the dunk contest mentioned by Durant quickly became the focus of heated discussion.

Kobe fans have been encouraging James to participate in the dunk contest because this is what James himself said. Now there is another chance to teach Xu Yong a lesson. It is a win-win situation. Why not participate?

James fans may not have confidence in James winning the championship, or maybe it’s because James had said before that he would participate, so they can only say that Xu Yong may not participate to prevaricate.

Time keeps passing in days like this.

About a week later, the time was almost right, and Xu Yong and DeRozan both admitted in front of the media that they would participate in the dunk contest at the 2010 Dallas All-Star Weekend.

This time, James fans have been forced into a corner.

…

Cleveland, James' private mansion.

At this time in the living room, in addition to James, there were two very important people around him, one was his agent and close friend Rich Paul, and the other was his personal reporter Brian Windhorst, who had interviewed Xu Yong before.

"King, I think it's time to announce my participation in the dunk contest in advance," Windhorst said.

A little-known fact is that James did not get the nickname "King" after he entered the NBA. Instead, his teammates started calling him that when he was in high school and led his team to a 27-0 record and won the state championship.

Of course, there is no way to find out whether this nickname was given to him by himself or by his teammates, but what is certain is that James likes to be called that by his friends in private.

James said nothing.

"Brian, why do you think the Kings will participate in the dunk contest?" Paul asked with a smile.

Windhorst was stunned. He looked at James and then at Paul. Wasn't this what James said himself?

"The King never said he would definitely participate in the dunk contest. What he said was that if he participated in the dunk contest, he would definitely win the championship," Paul emphasized.

"But now is the best opportunity?" Windhorst didn't quite understand. Since he had already said this and the outside world was in favor of this, wasn't this the best time?

Paul couldn't help but shake his head. Windhorst was very loyal, but he was not smart enough.

"There is never a best time." At this moment, James, who had been silent, spoke.

"Yes, the Kings said those things just to give the fans an expectation. As long as he doesn't participate, the expectation will always be there." Perhaps fearing that Windhorst's brain was not enough to understand, Paul helped translate.

Windhorst suddenly understood.

"Don't say these things out loud, and don't mention anything related to the dunk contest anymore. Those things on social media will all be over after the dunk contest is over, and no one will care about them anymore." Paul added, fearing that Windhorst would do something bad again.

Windhorst nodded repeatedly, knowing that James called him here to give him a warning.

The reason why this dunk contest has become so popular is because of his previous interview with Xu Yong.

The reason why James didn't say anything about him was because he knew that his original intention was to get some attention just like in the past.

Just then, James' phone rang.

James didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when he saw the note on the caller ID, he immediately signaled them to mute the phone and then picked up the call.

The call was from league commissioner David Stern.

"LeBron, how are you doing lately?" Stern's tone on the phone was charitable, just as amiable as he appeared.

James also responded with a hearty laugh.

The two of them chatted about family matters, like old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Then Stern explained his purpose.

He came to ask James about his willingness to participate in the dunk contest this year.

"I'm still thinking about it, David," James gave his answer.

Stern was not surprised and did not ask any further questions. Instead, he introduced some details of this year's dunk contest to James.

"We have invited three people this year, two newcomers, DeMar DeRozan and Xu Yong, and one you are very familiar with, Shannon Brown."

James was a little surprised when he heard this.

Of course he knew that Stern said this to get him to participate, but it did make him feel a little moved.

No one is without temper. How could he remain indifferent to Xu Yong's remarks that showed he was not taking him seriously?

The comments on social media also made him angry. He wanted to catch up with Jordan and win the dunk contest.

But even though he was angry, he was still very rational.

But if what Stern said are really about these three people, he still has hope.

Needless to say, DeRozan can jump but his physical condition is average and his dunking movements are not smooth at all.

As for Brown, he was even less worthy of mention. Apart from being able to jump high, he had no other special abilities and was completely defeated by his men.

This was his chance to teach Xu Yong a lesson.

But it’s not enough.

Among these three people, Xu Yong's dunk is still very competitive.

There's no need for him to take such a risk if he can't guarantee winning the championship.

"We have also made some changes to the competition system this year." After hearing that James did not respond, Stern spoke again.

"I'm listening, David," James expressed his interest.

“We will still use the scoring method in the preliminaries, but in the finals, we will use SMS voting to select the final champion.”

"Voting by text message?" James didn't expect the official to play it this way.

"Yes, text messages, and we will select valid text messages, and only fans voting in the United States will be effective."

What Stern said next made James even more excited.

Xu Yong is a newcomer, and his popularity only comes from China. If the voting over there is blocked, with his popularity, he will definitely crush Xu Yong.

"We need you to save the dunk contest, LeBron." At this time, Stern added.

James was very excited. He glanced at Paul beside him, suppressed his emotions and replied, "I need to think about it, David."

"I'm waiting for your good news."

At this moment, in the president's office far away in New York, Stern hung up the phone after saying this.

He then stood up, walked to the French window, and looked at the hustle and bustle of traffic outside.

As the league's president, he has a lot to consider.

The dunk contest has not received much attention in recent years, and the need for a competition with enough gimmicks to attract fans' attention is just one aspect.

And it’s a very small aspect.

What he cares more about is actually James' image.

James is the next generation leader of the league that he has designated.

So since James made his debut, whether it was the penalties or the rules, he favored this gifted child.

The media is making such a fuss about it now, including Xu Yong’s remarks, which are challenging the authority of the next generation leader.

James must respond, and if there are any concerns, he will help James eliminate them.

Of course, what he said is all he will do. As for whether it is James, Xu Yong or someone else who wins in the end, it doesn’t matter.

After all, this is just a dunk contest. What's important is that everyone knows that James is a tough player like Kobe, and he will not back down from a challenge.