LeBron James running away? He's going all in on Curry.

The day after Game 1 of the Finals ended, the entire North American sports community did not discuss tactics because of the Cavaliers' 20-point victory. Instead, they were all distracted by Su Yang's shocking remarks at the press conference.

"If all the number one draft picks were to be drafted together, I would pick Tim Duncan with my eyes closed!"

This headline, highlighted in bold and red by major sports media outlets, has caused a huge uproar.

Who is the greatest number one draft pick in NBA history?

This ultimate topic of comparing Guan Yu and Qin Qiong has ignited online forums across the United States.

Among the many candidates, the one most directly compared to Tim Duncan is undoubtedly the behemoth who once dominated the paint – "The Big Shaq" Shaquille O'Neal.

"Su Yang is definitely getting cocky after winning! Thiem is great, but he's too mediocre! He's never shown the kind of devastating dominance that Shaquille has!"

"Shaq was a monster who won three consecutive championships and three Finals MVP awards! In terms of destructive power at his peak, Shaq is definitely the greatest number one draft pick of all time!"

"Exactly! Duncan's playing style is so boring, how could he possibly compare to Shaq who could shatter the rim?"

Fueled by the media, public opinion clearly leaned more towards O'Neal.

After all, in this league that champions violent aesthetics and individual heroism, O'Neal's flamboyant personality and visually striking playing style still have a huge fan base even after his retirement.

Duncan's consistent clocking out and leaving get off work, which he did every day for over a decade, was simply too uninteresting to generate much buzz.

……

Two days later, on the eve of Game 2 of the finals.

In the corridor of Quicken Loans Arena, Su Yang had just finished inspecting the team's pre-game warm-up when he was surrounded by a group of ESPN reporters who were well-prepared.

"Mr. Su! Your comments after Game 1 have sparked a heated discussion across the United States!"

A reporter handed over a recorder, eagerly asking, "The vast majority of fans and legends believe that Shaquille O'Neal is the most dominant number one draft pick in history. Faced with such overwhelming public opinion, do you want to retract or change your opinion?"

Seeing the group of media waiting to see a good show, Su Yang stopped in his tracks.

"Take it back? Why should I take back the facts I stated?"

"I don't mean to offend Shaquille O'Neal, he is indeed a great center. But since you insist on comparing him to Tim Duncan, let's talk about the actual head-to-head record."

"You keep saying Shaq's dominance is the greatest of all time. But have you forgotten that before Kobe Bryant fully matured, Shaq was completely crushed and humiliated by Duncan?"

Upon hearing this, the reporters at the scene exchanged bewildered glances.

"Let's turn back the clock to the 1999 Western Conference Semifinals."

Su Yang rattled off historical statistics with great familiarity: "In that series, second-year Tim Duncan led the Spurs to a humiliating 4-0 sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers, who boasted a peak Shaquille O'Neal!"

"What's the biggest difference between that Lakers team that got swept and the Lakers team that later built a three-peat dynasty? It's not that Shaq suddenly mutated, but that Kobe was still a year too young and hadn't evolved into the 'Black Mamba' yet!"

"As for the Lakers' subsequent three-peat, they did beat the Spurs. But if you look at the tapes of those series, you'll find that the one who truly broke down the Spurs' defense and took over the game in high-level play was Kobe Bryant on the perimeter! Kobe's stats against the Spurs clearly show he was the real Spurs killer!"

"Of course, O'Neal did win the Finals MVP three years in a row. But that's because the Eastern Conference was just too weak back then! Who were the big men in the Finals? Against players like Mutombo of Philadelphia, Rick Smits of the Pacers, or the Nets' big men, O'Neal, a heavy tank, was indeed invincible when it came to bullying weaker teams."

"But when he went to the Wild West and faced Tim Duncan, did Shaquille O'Neal really have any advantage?"

Su Yang looked directly into the camera and delivered his final concluding remarks:

"Ruthless domination of weaker opponents doesn't equate to dominance. What about Tim Duncan?"

"In 2003, David Robinson was facing retirement, Tony Parker was a sophomore, and Manu Ginobili was just a rookie. That year, Duncan swept both the regular season MVP and the Finals MVP, carrying the team past the Lakers to win the championship without any strong teammates!"

"From the regular season to the playoffs, and then to the Finals, this is an absolutely rare single-star championship feat in NBA history!"

"Has Shaquille O'Neal ever achieved this level of absolute compensatory ability and leadership ceiling in his lifetime?"

……

As this highly charged interview was quickly broadcast, half an hour later...

Atlanta, the studio of TNT's "Inside the NBA".

On the giant screen in the center of the studio, the interview with Su Yang, in which he thoroughly dissected O'Neal's dominance in the corridor, had just finished playing.

Sitting in front of the commentary booth, Shaquille O'Neal's huge black face had turned a deep liver color.

He angrily slammed the tactical pen he was holding onto the table, almost roaring at the camera:

"Bullshit! This Chinese-American kid named Su Yang doesn't understand basketball at all! He's just talking nonsense!"

O'Neal was so excited he was practically spitting as he shouted, "What do you mean I'm good at beating weak teams? What do you mean I've never won a championship as a solo star?!"

"Erney!" O'Neal turned to the host, Erney Jensen, and shouted, pounding his chest, "2000! In 2000, I won the regular season MVP, the All-Star MVP, and the Finals MVP! That year, Kobe was injured in the Finals after being fouled by Jalen Rose, and I went on a scoring spree in the paint, racking up 40 points and 20 rebounds! I single-handedly destroyed the Indiana Pacers! How could it not be a championship won by me leading the team single-handedly?!"

"He actually said I'm not as good as Tim? I'm the most dominant MD, the Most Dominant! My grandma could win a championship with Jordan, but I actually led Kobe to three consecutive championships!" O'Neal defended himself relentlessly.

However, before O'Neal could finish speaking...

Sitting next to him, Charles Barkley, nicknamed "Flying Pig," couldn't help but burst into pig-like laughter.

"Hahahaha! Come on, Shaq! Stop patting yourself on the back!"

Barkley laughed so hard he almost fell over, and started rubbing salt into O'Neal's wounds, "What did Su Yang say wrong? You call that a single-star championship?"

"Are you suffering from selective amnesia, you fathead? Who did you face in the Western Conference Finals in 2000?"

"It's the Portland Trail Blazers! That star-studded team with Scottie Pippen, Rasheed Wallace, and Arvydas Sabonis!"

"What a load of crap you played in that series! You were double-teamed in the paint and couldn't even catch the ball! In the fourth quarter of Game 7, you were down by a full 15 points! Who was it that scored in the crucial moments and then passed you that career-saving alley-oop?!"

Barkley pointed at O'Neal's nose and launched a close-range attack:

"It was that young Kobe Bryant! Without Kobe solving your problems in the Western Conference Finals, you wouldn't have even touched the NBA Finals floor! You would have been called a softie by fans in Los Angeles long ago!"

After being rebuked by Barkley, O'Neal was sweating profusely: "But it's the Finals! Kobe's injured! It's me..."

"Shut up! Who's our opponent in the Finals? The Indiana Pacers!"

Barkley interrupted him mercilessly, his tone dripping with sarcasm: "The Pacers' frontcourt consists of Rick Smits and Dale Davis! They're just two soft, white old men and blue-collar workers!"

"Facing those weak inside players, let alone a 300-pound fat guy like you. Even if it were me, give me two dozen donuts before the game, and I could average 30 points per game and win a championship!"

Barkley shrugged, grinning arrogantly: "Su Yang is absolutely right. Against top teams, you always need your star perimeter player to get you out of trouble; against weaker teams, you just dominate inside and rack up Finals MVP. You're definitely not as good as Tim Duncan!"

"Charles! I'm going to kill you!!!"

Enraged by his exposed hypocrisy, O'Neal stood up from his chair and lunged at Barkley across the table to grab his neck.

"Come on! You fatso who can't even make a free throw!" Barkley stood up without backing down, and the two wrestled in the studio.

The hosts, Ernie and Kenny Smith, were laughing so hard they had tears in their eyes, and they quickly stepped in to break up the fight.

TNT's ratings soared at this moment because of Su Yang's interview and the bickering between the two clowns!