Jordan: I thought he was there to help me!

Chapter 711 Passionate Confrontation on the Spot! The Most Successful Temporary TNT Event in History

"Regardless of who wins or loses this round of the finals, one thing is certain: this will be the craziest showdown in the history of the finals!" Before the start of the finals, TNT, as usual, held a pre-finals preview program, in which several professional commentators debated and analyzed who was more likely to win the championship.

"I think this has never happened before in NBA history! Here's a rather interesting statistic: This regular season, the two teams with the highest average points allowed per game in the league were the Suns and the Knicks! The two teams with the highest average points per game in the league were also the Suns and the Knicks!"

"The two most offensively potent and least defensively reliable teams in the league have met! The scoring in this series will definitely be unimaginably high! I predict that we might see a series where both teams average over 120 or even 130 points per game!"

"At the same time, this matchup clearly illustrates one thing: the era of winning championships through defense is over! Now, offense can win both box office success and championships!"

"A new era has arrived! And all the MVP winners from the past few years have now gathered in the Finals! Lin and Nash have swept the MVP awards for many years now—of course, Nash won one, and the rest went to Lin!"

"But this year is definitely the best opportunity yet! Let's see if it's Lin or Steve! Who is the best point guard between these two?"

Kenny, the host, had been talking at length, but before he could even finish his sentence and lay the groundwork, he was bombarded with profanities.

"Idiot." Barkley said with a look of disdain.

"Stupid." Reggie Miller, tonight's guest, was doubly disdainful.

Kenny's lips started twitching.

Those two bastards are fucking asking for it!

That's just asking for a beating.

"Lin is the best! There's never any doubt about that, and there's no way to question it." Barkley began to explain his point of view.

"It's impossible from any angle, and it can't be done." Miller continued, "Statistics, performance, court influence, achievements, records broken, his iconic moments, and those idiots he crushed."

"Don't you dare sneer, Gary, I'm talking about you! It was after I destroyed you that Lin became famous in the league! 48 points, right? You got completely crushed by Lin in his rookie year, a Lin who hadn't even evolved to his full potential yet! And that was in the Finals! Mr. Fingerless Glove, without you, Lin might have had to wait several more years to make it!"

Miller was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly started ranting at the guy next to Kenny, his words merciless and stabs straight to the heart!

"Go to hell, you black bastard! I'd rather get beaten to a pulp than have you kneeling on the ground licking Lin's toes! I have far more dignity than you. I've never seen such an arrogant fifth man on a team. A loser who can't even make the starting lineup, what gives you the right to yell at me?"

The other guest tonight, the last of the four, is "The Glove" Gary Payton. When has he ever suffered a loss in his life? Let alone Miller, even if Jordan criticizes him, he will still retort verbatim. He would never tolerate Miller, and he would respond with equally harsh words.

"Yes, yes, you have dignity. I really hope Seattle fans think so too, I really hope Seattleites think you have dignity! Oh, and who else? Bucks? Heat? Who else? The way you run around everywhere, you really have dignity! More damn dignified than when your ancestors were sold here!"

"Enough! You two, stop! Stop swearing, this is a live broadcast." Kenny felt a cold sweat breaking out on his back.

He had considered that if he invited such a bunch of jerks to do the show, they would argue, swear, and produce a lot of unbroadcastable or complained-about content.

The production team also made ample contingency plans, such as allowing some profanity, cutting the call if things get out of control, and having Kenny and Barkley act as peacemakers to try and calm things down.

But neither the production team nor Kenny expected this: the show had only been going on for two minutes, and they had just finished their opening remarks when they started criticizing each other!

The program can no longer be broadcast!

Even adult videos aren't this fast! Adult videos always have a prelude, interview clips, or necessary foreplay! You have to fast-forward 20 minutes to see the main content in an adult video!

You two, you came right at the start?

What pains Kenny even more is that he is now fighting alone, with no one to help him and no one to understand him!

Because his partner Barkley, who was supposed to help him maintain order and ensure the smooth recording of the show, joined the fray!

"I'd rather ask Mr. Fingerless Gloves, how does it feel to be the first major backdrop in Lin's career?" Barkley, who was Miller's teammate for a year, usually bickers with Miller whenever they meet, but this time, he sided with Miller!

I'm so incredibly moved!

Seeing the deep brotherly bond between the two men, Kenny felt like dying.

"Another spineless coward licking Lin's toes." Peyton smirked, his signature drooping lip curling at the corner of his mouth. "Are Lin's toes really that sweet?"

"Should I call Alonzo? Didn't you kiss his ass back then?" Miller immediately pressed, "Or do you carry Alonzo's underwear with you all the time, taking it out to smell it whenever you feel like crying?"

"Oh! That's damn, no, it's an adorable quirk! I hope you're not offended, my dear Gary." Barkley immediately retorted to Payton with a sly grin and an exaggerated tone.

"You're just going to watch?" Payton suddenly turned his attention to Kenny. "Aren't we on the same side? Didn't you send me here to argue with these two bastards? Screw you, nigger!"

"Oh, it seems the great Gary forgot to bring Alonzo's underwear, so now he wants to try Kenny's!" Miller's incredibly smug mouth immediately began to mock.

"You three, shut the hell up!" Kenny slammed his hand on the table, panting heavily. "What are you doing here? Here to show off your ridiculous brotherhood?"

"The Finals! We're talking about the Finals!"

"That's right, it's the finals! The '96 finals." Miller shrugged to show he wasn't going off-topic.

"How about we talk about '93?" Payton immediately followed up.

"This year's! FUXX! This year's!" Kenny slammed his fist on the table again, his mentality completely broken.

Who is this person?!

What a bastard!

I'm never doing a show with these bastards again!

It can drive a person crazy.

"This year's?" Miller said, "The Knicks will win, and Lin is the best player in this series! I'm rooting for him."

"Me too!" Barkley chimed in.

"I agree!" Peyton thought for a moment and also agreed that Lin Tian was the strongest.

"You approve of my ass! What the hell are you doing here?" Kenny felt like he was about to explode.

What is all this?!

Payton frowned again: "Didn't you say you wouldn't swear? If you could, then I'd be starting. You could even give me some music, and I'd rap a rap, guaranteeing at least three swear words in every line!"

"What's that? I can fill a whole sentence with swear words! Not a single clean one!" Miller once again demonstrated his competitive and unyielding side.

The main theme is someone who is fiercely competitive throughout their life!

"Let's finish recording this segment, let's finish recording this segment." Kenny was completely exhausted. He made the gesture he had agreed on before the show was recorded, indicating that he couldn't continue recording this segment and needed a "GG" segment to calm himself down and also to get some blood pressure medication.

Otherwise it really will crack.

……

For a full hour, the four of them barely said anything related to the finals, and instead used all sorts of profanities.

Especially after Kenny completely relinquished control and joined in, the rhythm of the entire show completely collapsed.

The debate show turned into a competition to expose each other's shortcomings, with the four people exposing each other's weaknesses and bringing up each other's painful past experiences for amusement.

Kenny was the most relaxed during this process because he was the only non-All-Star player. When the other three attacked him, he could always say: "I'm just a role player, this is what I do, so what?"

More importantly, Kenny, a well-known defensive backcourt player at the time, once held Payton to no more than 10 points in five consecutive games, and he repeatedly suppressed Payton.

He also once defended Miller, who made only 1 of 12 shots, and made Miller play very poorly on several occasions.

Of course, he was beaten up by these two even more times, and the beatings were much more severe.

But at this point, Kenny will pull out his signature line: "I'm a role player, it's normal for you guys to beat me, but how can you two be beaten by a role player like me?"

Barkley was the biggest winner of the night.

Because he was the only MVP and champion on the field, while the other three did not have an MVP award!

Miller is ranked second because he has several championships.

As for the worst off, it's definitely Payton.

There was no way around it; this guy had faced off against Lin Tian the most times and had been the worst hit. Even after switching teams several times, he was still repeatedly crushed by Lin Tian.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was beaten so badly that he was running around helplessly.

In addition, he didn't have an MVP award in the regular season or a championship in the playoffs.

awful!

Poor Payton was so desperate that he ended up taking off his pants to pee, which ended up covering the faces of the other guys.

He was absolutely furious!

Then, at the end of the show, Kenny, the only one of the four who had acted normally, suddenly remembered the purpose of their show.

So he stopped the other three, who were still eager to continue, and asked them almost the first question related to the finals in an hour.

Who do you think will win this final round?

"Knicks!"

"Knicks!"

"Knicks!"

Well, all that work on the show was for nothing!

People in Phoenix will probably feel that the show is deliberately humiliating them, and there's a high chance they'll get complaints again.

No, given the terrifying amount of profanity in the show, if TNT didn't get so many complaints that all their mailboxes were overflowing and their complaint hotlines were bombarded with calls, Kenny would have eaten their commentary booth on the spot!

These bastards are absolutely outrageous!

I will never invite such a bunch of bastards to do my show again!

Absolutely not!

This is absolutely terrible!

However, Kenny himself seemed to enjoy his outburst, it was really cathartic.

Okay, next time I'll just find one!

There's too much; I can't handle it.

However, to Kenny's and even TNT's surprise, this inexplicable debate program, which seemed completely out of control, with the stars arguing wildly and ultimately ending in a complete mess with no real debate, turned out to be a disaster.

The ratings are incredibly high!

It broke the record.

All of TNT's basketball-related programming in history, including but not limited to interviews, debates, analyses, or any NBA-related programming other than live games, has never had as high a viewership as this piece of junk!

Everyone loves watching!

And the chain reaction caused by this unexpected result is—

When Game 1 of the 2006-2007 NBA Finals began, Kenny's face was as sour as a can of herring that had expired two years ago.

Reggie Miller was sitting next to him, and Barkley and Payton were on his right.

TNT set up this setup overnight!

Because fans love to watch it!

Moreover, TNT was quite clever; they stated:

We'll pay the fees one game at a time, and we'll broadcast each game one game at a time.

If the effect is not good or the complaints from fans are too serious.

Replace him! Replace him immediately!

Of course, it is precisely because of this uncertainty that TNT offered a much higher salary than usual this time, which is probably one of the reasons why the deal was reached so quickly.

As for the main reason?

A few people didn't get their fill of complaining, huh?

However, although Kenny's face was very sour at this moment, he had already made up his mind.

Today I'm going to be the craziest one!

I'm going to make sure this show only lasts one episode! It has to end after the next one!

If I were to appear on a show with these three bastards, and on consecutive shows, I would definitely die!

They'll absolutely drive me crazy!

We must get rid of them all!

"Hello everyone, this is TNT bringing you the NBA Finals live broadcast! I'm your friendly neighborhood Charles," Barkley said with a smile. "As you all can see, we have several new friends here tonight. How about they introduce themselves?"

"Are you an idiot, Charles? Stop reinforcing the stereotype that all niggers are brain-dead, okay?" Kenny suddenly interjected. "Anyone watching this show who doesn't know Gary and Reggie?"

"Although they were both rookies when they played, they've played for so many years and still have a few fans! If I were you, I wouldn't waste time with this nonsense; I'd just get straight to the game!"

"Did you eat shit?" Barkley stared at Kenny, wide-eyed. "Or did I sleep with your daughter last night?"

"It was when I was sleeping with your mother yesterday that she said you were very unfilial and told me to teach you a lesson, so here I am!"

"Fuck you!" Barkley cursed, then glared at Kenny and said, "If you dare say another word, believe me, I'll cripple you with one punch! You're experienced in this kind of thing, aren't you? Your favorite coach, Tom, got beaten up like that back in the day!"

"Rudy hates being called Tom, you fat bastard! He's Rudy Tomjanovich! If you dare call him Tom in front of him, he'll make you taste your own brains! No! You don't have brains, your brain is full of shit! You'll only taste the stench of excrement!"

"Hey, hey, hey, that's enough!" Miller suddenly interrupted, "Aren't we here to broadcast NBA games? What are you two arguing about?"

"Okay, quiet down! Our fans are waiting to hear our game analysis!" Payton chimed in, trying to smooth things over. "This game is at Madison Square Garden, and the Knicks are working hard to defend their title!"

"They've already won this in their team's history..."

"Four championships, but never a successful defense." Kenny interrupted Payton impatiently, looking smug. "Tell us something nobody knows, nigger."

"What you all don't know is that I can send you to meet your dear grandmother with one punch! Want to try?" When has Payton ever been a good-natured person? Kenny's words ignited his temper!

Damn it, I was trying to smooth things over for you, and you're acting like a mad dog, stubbornly arguing back? Fine, I'm not playing anymore! I'm not playing anymore!

Do whatever you want, I'll just blast you to death!

"Broadcast interruption GG! Broadcast interruption GG!" TNT executives and directors are going crazy!

They definitely wanted to create a good show.

But isn't this kind of show a bit too much?

All that's left is the visual effect; there's no real program left, is there?

It's ridiculous!

We must stop.

Even if TNT is known for its love of pranks, its ability to prank, and its fondness for pranks, these four guys have gone too far!

This is not even skirting the edge of what's acceptable.

This is like hanging a scale from the ceiling and whipping it mercilessly!

TNT executives promptly paused the live broadcast, allowing viewers to watch how fans entered the stadium and the New York night view.

Meanwhile, in the TNT studio, Barkley and Kenny were still glaring at each other.

These two were so engrossed in their argument that they wanted to punch each other.

Instead, Miller and Payton, who are always asking for a beating, became the peacemakers.

"Charles, Kenny, you two can leave now." Just then, a TNT executive walked in and said in an unquestionable tone, "You two take a few days off. Tonight's live broadcast will be handled by Gary and Reggie."

"I'm leaving?" Kenny's eyes widened in disbelief.

Did my actions lead to my own unemployment?

"You guys are clearly not in the zone tonight, and you're not in the mood for the live stream. Go home and rest, take a break, and come to my office tomorrow morning."

"No need!" Barkley immediately replied, "I'm in a great mood right now, as good as if I just ate five Big Macs!"

"Me too! I was just joking!" Kenny immediately chimed in. (End of Chapter)