I fell in love with Toutiao and became the GOAT.

For this crucial game against the Heat, Lin Bei prepared two plans.

The origin of Option One can be traced back to the day he bumped into a big name in the bodybuilding world at the apartment gym.

Lee Priest, the "arm king" of the bodybuilding world, inadvertently reminded Lin Bei of something.

In the NBA, there are quite a few players who use performance-enhancing drugs, and LeBron James is one of them.

Reminded by Lee Priest, Lin Bei remembered something—

Later, Hawks point guard Jeff Teague revealed that James faked an injury and missed three weeks of play to avoid the league's anti-doping tests.

Although Teague later denied the rumors, Lin Bei felt at the time that there was definitely more to the story than met the eye.

He clearly remembers that during the 2014-15 season, just as the league implemented a new doping test program, James, who had returned to the Cavaliers, unexpectedly took three weeks off citing back pain.

Before and after that season, James had never been sidelined for such a long period due to injury.

Furthermore, in his previous life, Jeff Teague wasn't the only one to expose James's use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Mixed martial arts fighter Charl Sonnen once revealed that James used the same performance-enhancing drugs as him, and television commentator Rick Butcher also hinted that people in the industry knew that James used performance-enhancing drugs.

As for the argument that James has never been found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.

This brings us to the NBA's anti-doping system—

The NBA does not have a strict out-of-flight drug testing system, nor does it have the technology to preserve urine samples for testing for a long time. In addition, some advanced banned drugs can be completely metabolized in one or two days or even ten hours.

It's incredibly easy for star players to evade drug tests.

Lin Bei is not condemning the use of drugs. In fact, the use of drugs is common in the sports world, and it would be strange if they didn't use them.

The fact that James was using drugs only reminded Lin Bei that he could use this to get James to voluntarily withdraw from the game against the Warriors.

Therefore, the core of Option 1 is:

By personally exposing the doping problems within the league and pressuring the league to conduct anti-doping tests, he could not only force LeBron James to step down, but also potentially grab another wave of headlines.

However, after a round of lottery draws, Lin Bei temporarily shelved Option 1.

"It's too offensive. It's better not to use option one unless absolutely necessary."

Lin Bei ultimately decided to use option two: to go head-to-head with James based on his own strength.

In terms of overall strength, he is indeed no match for James.

But the unique charm of defense lies in its ability to forcefully pull James down to the same level as him.

As the challenger, he wins if he can do this.

……

James didn't realize that he almost started his smart groin career ahead of schedule.

On the day of the game, the Heat landed in the Bay Area and were met by three or five reporters as soon as they stepped out of the airport.

In this away game against the Warriors, Lin Bei, a former nobody, became a hot topic due to his recent racial discrimination incident.

Given his past connection with the Heat, he naturally became the protagonist before the game.

Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was immediately asked, "Coach Spoelstra, what are your thoughts on Best Lin's performance with the Warriors?"

Including the game against the Magic, Lin Bei played five games, averaging 8.4 points, 13.4 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game.

Such a performance cannot be described as particularly outstanding, but it is enough to make people question whether the Heat's decision to let Lin Bei go was too hasty. No one can deny this, including Spoelstra at this time.

Spoelstra could only grit his teeth and reply, "I must admit, he performed exceptionally well."

The reporter then followed up with, "Do you regret letting him go?"

Spoelstra glanced at James not far away and said, "Every decision we make is for the future of the team."

The implication is that the Heat have no regrets about the merger.

James couldn't escape the reporters' persistent questions: "How would you rate Best Lin's performance with the Warriors?"

He said coldly, "Sorry, I wasn't following that."

"You're aware of the racial discrimination incidents that happened recently, right?"

James simply nodded silently, unwilling to say anything more.

What is your opinion on Best Lin's handling of this racially motivated incident?

When it came to racial discrimination, a politically correct issue, James finally looked up and said, "He did a great job. We just have to say no to racial discrimination."

What followed was a string of pointless questions.

Until a reporter from BR boldly asked: "LeBron, it's well known that Best Lin left the Heat because of you. Do you think Best Lin's performance so far has been a slap in the face to the Heat and to you?"

James immediately turned hostile, but he did not answer the question.

Bosh, standing nearby, stepped in to smooth things over: "A player who's been a starter for so long and hasn't even averaged double-digit points per game, there's not much to discuss, everyone..."

BR's reporter didn't give up: "However, Best Lin is the center the Heat desperately need right now."

Bosh, with a confident thud, patted his chest and declared, "With me on the Heat, we don't need any other centers."

Seeing that the BR reporter was about to speak again, Bosh waved his hand: "Alright, we've had enough questions about that anti-racism fighter. Now, either we change the question or we end this interview."

Once we boarded the team bus, the world finally quieted down.

James put his arm around Bosh like a good brother: "Thanks, Chris, you're such a good friend."

Bosh grinned: "We're on the same team, so we should help each other."

So, James, who had already taken control of the Heat's possession, said, "I'll pass you the ball more in the evening game. Remember to teach that arrogant rookie a lesson for me."

Bosh patted his chest again and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me!"

On the team bus, other Heat teammates were also discussing: "I watched Best Lin's game. He's just an ordinary rookie who was forced into the center position by Mark Jackson. The only things to watch out for are his three-point shooting and rebounding."

"Leave it to Chris, he's the right person. This kind of rookie is not worth mentioning."

"To be frank, Dexter is much better than him."

In the corner, a burly man who was 2.11 meters tall and weighed 300 pounds smiled憨厚ly.

He is Dexter Pittman, the Heat's second-round pick last year, and also a center.

……

As evening approached, there was still more than an hour before the match was scheduled to begin.

Lin Bei hitched a ride with Little Potato and arrived at the Oracle Center.

The parking lot entrance was already surrounded by reporters, with flashes of light going off everywhere.

Lin Bei, who changed into a hip-hop style outfit along with Little Potato, looked like a model on the runway, exuding a powerful aura and attracting a lot of attention.

So much so that Little Potato, feeling ignored, started complaining: "Fk, what are these reporters doing? Everyone's taking pictures of you, nobody's paying attention to me anymore."

Lin Bei shrugged, and Little Potato added, "It must be because you're too handsome. Next time, I'll have to stagger my entry time with you."

After walking a while longer, reporters quickly surrounded him and asked, "Best, what do you think of Chris Bosh's pre-match comments about you?"

Lin Bei paused, puzzled: What's going on? Bosh is belittling me?

The reporter did not explain, and Lin Bei did not ask any further questions.

Although he felt that Bosh wouldn't belittle him outright, he must have said something strange.

Lin Bei, too lazy to delve deeper, simply shouted, "Then let them bring it on! I've said it before, the Heat will regret this. This game is the first one!"

Little Potato was stunned on the spot, looking shocked: No way, buddy, are you serious?