I fell in love with Toutiao and became the GOAT.

In Orlando, the Warriors suffered a crushing defeat as the final buzzer sounded.

Ever since Lin Bei was ejected from the game, Howard has been venting all his pent-up anger on Ekpe Udoh, who replaced Lin Bei.

No one was more frustrated than Ekpe Udoh. When Lin Bei was ejected from the game, he was the one on the Warriors who was secretly delighted.

With Lin Bei absent, he is the Warriors' absolute mainstay, and no one can take away his playing time.

But less than a minute after he took Lin Bei's place, he completely regretted it.

When Howard is firing on all cylinders, he remains the world's best center with unparalleled dominance in the paint.

The overwhelming power and unstoppable finishing under the basket left Ekpe Udoh completely helpless.

终场，霍华德交出了37分14篮板1助攻2抢断3盖帽的统治级数据，露出了几分大男孩般纯粹的笑容。

Apart from the first few minutes, Howard felt it was a perfect game.

Unlike Howard, Redick, standing to the side, had his brows furrowed tightly, his face full of worry.

Howard put his arm around JJ, who had stood up for him, and said, "Don't worry, JJ. Just listen to me. When the reporters ask you questions, firmly deny all of that guy's accusations. Just deny it to the death!"

Redick hesitated for a moment: "But he has a listening device..."

Howard scoffed, "You believe him? Just because he says it's a listening device doesn't mean it really is. He's just bluffing you, JJ, don't let him fool you."

Redick remained hesitant, so Howard patted him hard on the back again: "Trust me, I'll vouch for you. We'll say you didn't say anything, and who can do anything to us? That guy has no witnesses, we can even turn the tables on him..."

These words finally gave Redick a bit of confidence. He took a deep breath and nodded emphatically.

The two walked side by side to the sidelines and bumped into Doris Burke, a sideline reporter for TNT.

At this time, the hashtag #BestLinExperiencesRacialDiscrimination# had already become a trending topic on Twitter.

As the official broadcaster of the NBA, TNT, with its inherent advantage, naturally wouldn't miss out on this hot topic.

Doris Burke held up the microphone, her gaze fixed on Reddick.

"JJ, would you like to do an interview?"

Reddick pointed to himself: "Me?"

TNT's sideline interviews usually focus on the best player of each game, and in this game, the best player was undoubtedly Dwight Howard, who was sitting next to him.

Doris Burke nodded in confirmation, then glanced at Howard, who was still standing nearby, indicating that the only interviewee was Redick.

Howard chuckled, "May I stay and listen in, Doris?"

Doris Burke instinctively wanted to refuse—her focus was on the racist Reddick.

Just then, the director's voice came through the in-ear monitor: "Let him stay."

Doris Burke nodded in agreement, acquiescing to Howard's request.

Doris Burke's microphone remained pointed at Redick, and without any further introduction, she got straight to the point:

"Best Lin accused you of using racially discriminatory language against him during the game. How did you respond?"

Redick glanced at Howard instinctively, who gave him an approving look.

Redick then took a deep breath, his tone firm and even deliberately frank: "He's making a false accusation. I haven't done anything racially discriminatory, and I absolutely haven't said anything discriminatory!"

Doris Burke was stunned. She hadn't expected Reddick to deny it, especially since the evidence was already conclusive.

"But……"

Doris Burke intended to inform Reddick that Lin Bei had already posted the audio evidence on Twitter.

Before she could finish speaking, Howard interjected with a confident tone, "I can testify that JJ didn't say anything. That guy is just maliciously accusing us."

Doris Burke finally couldn't hold back anymore. The way she looked at Reddick and Howard was so interesting that the two of them finally began to realize that something was wrong.

"Best Lin has posted the recording on Twitter, and everyone has heard it..."

Doris Burke struggled to tell the truth, and Redick was struck dumb, his face turning deathly pale.

Howard's arrogance froze instantly, his smile stuck on his lips, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

They never expected that the small round ball in Lin Bei's hand was actually a listening device.

To everyone's surprise, Lin Bei acted so quickly that he had already extracted the recording.

The Magic's press officer reacted quickly, rushing forward to block Doris Burke's path:

"Doris, that concludes the interview..."

Before Doris Burke could agree, he quickly pulled away the two clowns, Reddick and Howard.

……

In the locker room, Lin Bei received several phone calls in succession.

First, an American anti-racism organization called and offered to help Lin Bei protect his rights.

Lin Bei refused outright—he knew perfectly well the true purpose of these organizations.

These organizations wanted to make Lin Bei a role model against racial discrimination, but Lin Bei, a basketball player, didn't want to waste his time on other meaningless things.

The Chinese Embassy in the United States also called to inquire about the details of the matter and expressed its willingness to provide Lin Bei with necessary assistance.

Lin Bei also declined: "Thank you, but I don't need it for the time being. I can handle it myself."

He has irrefutable evidence, and all that remains is a verbal dispute; there is indeed no need for external intervention.

As for the remaining verbal dispute, the crux of the matter was that Lin Bei retorted by calling Reddick a "white trash."

This is also a racist term, which makes Lin Bei seem less innocent in this incident.

But Lin Bei had already made preparations in this regard.

He wants to thank one person, a feminist who wasn't famous at that time but later infuriated many men.

Next, Lin Bei only needs to insist: "'White Trash' specifically refers to JJ Redick; other white guys shouldn't take it personally."

This statement alone is enough to quell all doubts.

Finally, there was a call from the alliance headquarters.

In 2012, David Stern was still in charge of the NBA.

Compared to the NBA leader of later generations, Stern at this time was much more sensitive to such events.

Especially after Lin Bei escalated the incident to the level of the entire United States, David Stern immediately realized that if the matter was not handled properly, it could affect the NBA's external expansion.

Especially the market that is being vigorously developed across the ocean.

Agent Dan Fegan told Lin Bei that someone from the league wanted to speak to him on the phone.

When Lin Bei answered the phone, he heard a voice say, "Hello, this is David Stern."

Lin Bei's eyes widened immediately in surprise.

He never expected that the person calling would be none other than the head of the NBA – David Stern.

"Hello, Mr. Stern, I never expected it would be you calling..."