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Chapter 98: Competition Conflict and Gun Incident (Please subscribe)

Crittenton's words made Arenas's face darken instantly.

As the Wizards' star player, Arenas was instantly enraged when the team's young players retorted to him like that on the sidelines.

"Damn it! You'll see after the match, kid."

Enraged, Arenas pointed at Crittenton's nose and shouted.

"Fuck! You piece of trash who got stolen from by Zhou, who's afraid of who?"

Crittenton didn't hold back and retorted once again.

Immediately, the argument on the Wizards' bench grew louder and louder, with Arenas and Crittenton pointing fingers at each other.

Zhou Yi, sitting on the bench, was also drawn to the commotion emanating from the Wizards' bench.

Watching Arenas and Crittenton hurling insults at each other, Zhou Yi suddenly had a strange thought.

This pair of rivals were the two main figures in the Arenas gun incident, which subsequently triggered the league's iron fist sanctions.

Arenas was suspended for the entire 09-10 season, and Crittenton was even completely sidelined, disappearing from the NBA altogether.

The Washington Wizards crumbled overnight and had to announce a rebuild. Less than ten days later, their other two key players were traded to other teams.

Zhou Yi had previously suspended Hennigan's proposed Camby trade plan, waiting for this incident to break out so he could intercept Jamison, whom the Cavaliers wanted.

Seeing the two players separated after arguing on the Wizards' bench, Zhou Yi decided to have Hennigan keep a close eye on the Wizards' every move after the game.

After the first quarter break, the players from both sides returned to the court.

Seemingly because of the argument between Arenas and Crittenton, the Wizards players began to become distracted in the following game.

In the second quarter, facing the defense of Wizards small forward Caron Butler, Zhou Yi completely dominated the 07 All-Star.

Caron Butler had seen Zhou Yi's gossip from last night, and before the game, he also thought Zhou Yi would become a weakling on the court.

But as Zhou Yi continued to score 12 points in the second quarter with his tough drives and outside shots, Caron Butler could only admire Zhou Yi's physical gifts.

Now, Butler just wants to get Zhou Yi's phone number after the game and ask him about the secret to maintaining his stamina.

As the final whistle blew to end the second quarter, Arenas looked up at the scoreboard above his head.

The Wizards trailed the Clippers by 12 points at halftime in Staples Center, 49-61.

Facing the prodigy, Zhou Yi played with exceptional aggression.

One spectacular dunk after another kept the Clippers fans cheering and applauding non-stop tonight.

Looking at Zhou Yi, who scored 23 points in the first half, Arenas just wanted to go back to before the game and stop himself from making those outrageous remarks to the reporters.

"In this game, the Clippers' number eight, who was weak, couldn't score ten points."

This statement was like a joke, and Arenas could already guess how the media would ridicule him after the game.

The cameras on the sidelines kept lingering on Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi, showing no signs of exhaustion, calmly walked into the players' tunnel while chatting with Baron Davis.

As soon as he entered the players' tunnel, Baron Davis looked at Zhou Yi.

"Zhou, there were a lot of people outside just now. I'm begging you, do you have any Eastern secret techniques for maintaining stamina that you can give me?"

","Um?

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After the bearded man, who loved wild guns, finished speaking, Zhou Yi gave a light snort.

"No, please, brother."

Zhou Yi laughed at the bearded man's sudden change of heart, and patted the nearly 31-year-old bearded man on the shoulder.

"If you make a few more pinpoint passes in the third quarter, I'll tell you, Byron."

"I swear to God, I will show historic passing ability in the third quarter."

Inside the players' tunnel, Baron Davis, with his large beard, was more devout than ever before.

In the third quarter, Baron Davis indeed kept his promise.

Behind-the-back passes, bounce passes, bank shots—Baron Davis, yearning for Eastern magic, transformed into the Suns' Nash.

Zhou Yi was also well-fed by the big-bearded guy's dunks, and facing the Wizards' demoralized inside players, Zhou Yi delivered four dunks in a single quarter.

"Zhou dunked over JaVale McGee."

With his fourth dunk, Zhou Yi slammed the basketball into the basket against the hands of a younger version of McGee.

"Zhou! MVP!"

The crowd erupted in cheers, while McGee scratched his head and looked at the number eight in front of him.

How come this guy is flying higher than me!

After completing this dunk, Zhou Yi scored 33 points in total.

On the bright red scoreboard, the score was 69-89, with the Clippers leading by 20 points after three quarters.

In this match, Zhou Yi, eager for revenge, happened to run into the geniuses, whose morale was low due to an argument.

Thus, a crushing defeat was handed to the Wizards, who had traveled a long way.

After gaining a 20-point lead, Zhou Yi was substituted off the court and received cheers from the Clippers fans on the sidelines.

In front of the camera, Zhou Yi, beaming, once again showed off his muscles.

Looking at the reporters in front of him, Zhou Yi chose to retaliate against that group of foolish Los Angeles media.

"Tell the Los Angeles Times that not everyone is a weak and helpless coward like them."

90 to 107, that was the final score of the Wizards vs. Clippers game.

The Wizards' 17-point defeat left them speechless on the plane back to Washington.

More importantly, Arenas and Crittenton started arguing again after the game.

Head coach Flip Saunders was clutching his head in frustration, unable to control the two hot-tempered players on his team.

The Wizards were blown out by the Clippers, and Gilbert Arenas, who had arrogantly mocked Zhou Yi before the game, was instantly ridiculed by a large number of fans afterward.

"Gilbert, you're the biggest coward."

"A 17-point blowout loss to the Clippers, you don't deserve to be the Wizards' leader."

Arenas, who was ridiculed by fans for the loss, blamed Crittenton.

If Crittenton's fast break hadn't been blocked by Zhou Yi, the Wizards would have had a chance to tie the game in the first quarter.

So, within the Wizards team, the two started pointing fingers and hurling insults at each other again.

Helpless, Coach Sanders could only arrange for Caron Butler and Jamison to each hold one of the players and quickly fly the team back to Washington.

"As long as I fly back to Washington, everything will be fine."

Sanders was lost in thought, unaware of the fury in Arenas's eyes as he sat in the last row.

He was staring intently at Crittenton in the front row, determined to teach that damned kid a lesson.

After the game against the Wizards, Zhou Yi's response to the Los Angeles Times quickly made headlines.

The Long Beach Telegraph even Photoshopped the word "softie" prominently onto the Los Angeles Times page.

Other Los Angeles media outlets also instantly became fence-sitters, joining in the mockery of the Los Angeles Times.

The Clippers defeated the Wizards by 17 points, with Zhou Yi scoring 33 points in three quarters.

Zhou Yi won the game with an undisputed performance, making the girls' scandals seem ridiculous in the face of victory.

But Zhou Yi ignored these matters and went directly to Hennigan's general manager's office the next morning.

The argument between Arenas and Crittenton during the match gave Zhou Yi a glimpse of the impending gun-related controversy.

It's already mid-December, and the NBA scandal that has garnered nationwide attention will erupt at the end of the month.

In the general manager's office, Zhou Yi didn't say anything to arouse Hennigan's suspicion; he simply informed his loyal supporter.

"Rob, the season is already a third of the way through, and many teams may be considering making trades. You can start preparing your trade plans for Camby."

"But don't rush, Camby's expiring contracts have great trading value, we need good enough fish."

After Zhou Yi finished speaking, Hennigan nodded in agreement.

Since discussing the Camby trade with Zhou Yi, Hennigan has discovered that the young man in front of him also has his own unique vision in NBA trades.

Now he is genuinely willing to listen to Zhou Yi's advice regarding team trades.

Meanwhile, outside the Wizards' training facility.

Arenas closed his car door and walked towards the locker room with a heavy backpack on his back.

Inside the bag, there were some unusual clattering sounds.