Durant was careful enough. When facing Antetokounmpo, he forcibly changed his landing habits and landed on both feet like Kobe.

In fact, this did work. In the last game, Antetokounmpo was already a little aggressive and tried to "confront" Durant, but it was not successful.

This is why he was so confident when talking to Lin Ying on the phone.

But now this result proves one thing: when you are targeted, it is really impossible to guard against it.

Because in this round, Durant is not facing Antetokounmpo at all!

He hit Biyombo out of position after the pick-and-roll, and then chose a step-back jumper.

Even because of his habit of facing off against Giannis Antetokounmpo, he made a big move this time because he didn't want to give anyone a chance to make a move.

Then what he never expected was that Antetokounmpo would step on his feet from behind!

In the eyes of the fans, Antetokounmpo was assisting in defense from behind, preparing to block Durant from the back door.

The result was that he failed to block the shot, but he successfully put his feet under Durant's feet.

Durant lay on the ground for a while after being kicked off, and was finally helped off the court by his teammates.

Durant retired due to injury, and the Bucks finally reversed and won the game.

After this game, the score between the two sides came to 2 to 1.

The Hornets still lead, but everyone knows what losing Durant means to the Hornets.

Antetokounmpo became the target of verbal criticism from fans and the media after the game.

"Is this how you win? I used to like Antetokounmpo because of his deeds (he got his first salary and sent it all to his family, so he had no money to take a taxi and took a fan's car back to the arena), but

Now he makes me feel sick."

"This method is really not in the spirit of basketball, and it is used twice in one season, and both times it is the core of the opponent. Does this mean that everyone will learn how to step up in the future?"

"Who are you, Jordan? Who are you, Lin Ying? If you have the guts to confront me and avoid my stepping, that's called a true superstar! Manual dog head."

"So what is it that makes an originally high-quality star become what he is now? I am not Sister Li!"

"As a fan who has been following Antetokounmpo for a long time, I really don't understand why he becomes like this, filial, hard-working, sunny, inspirational, you know? He has never even complained about the city where he lives. At this point, he

Much better than LeBron."

"Maybe he's right like LeBron, but he just really wants to win too much?"

"I think what you said may be the correct answer. When you can't defeat others with strength, you will always think of other ways."

"Shit! Why do you have to be like LeBron when you have a better role model like Lin?"

"Because this is the shortcut to basketball."

"How come you can hack LeBron in everything!"

"Is it considered bad to state the facts?"

…

Just as the fans were cursing, the injury report released by the Hornets later made people breathe a sigh of relief.

Durant's injury was less severe than expected. He only suffered a calf strain, not the season-ending injury as expected.

This news is still very surprising. After all, the calf was injured in the end, which sounds incredible.

But if you take a closer look at the video playback, it seems that everything can be explained.

Because Durant had indeed been guarding against stepping on his feet, and fell to the side the moment he felt something under his feet.

Is this considered a blessing in misfortune?

However, even if it is just a calf strain, it usually requires at least two weeks of rest. Durant is basically unable to play in this series.

The Hornets' injury report ended up becoming a "cooling agent" on social media.

The momentum of social media's condemnation of Antetokounmpo has obviously weakened.

People always like to judge the degree by the consequences. If it is not a serious injury, Antetokounmpo's behavior does not seem so heinous.

However, the reversal of the series between the Hornets and Bucks cannot be changed.

In terms of the Hornets' scoring share this season, Durant accounts for one-third.

This one-third of the firepower is suddenly gone. It is unrealistic for others to fill it all at once, not to mention the losses at the strategic level.

So in the end, only the Hornets fans were the most disgusted and angry.

And even more disgusting things followed.

After social media gradually cooled down, Antetokounmpo finally dared to stand up and be interviewed by reporters.

When he was kicked off during the game, Antetokounmpo did not shy away from apologizing directly to Durant.

This was originally a good thing, but the problem was that the way he apologized made people feel familiar.

"I'm really sorry about that (Durant's injury), but I never intentionally caused that athlete to get injured. We are all peers. We all know that we rely on our bodies to work here and make money. I also

I understand how important the body is to athletes. Once injured, they will face great pressure and difficulties, and it will be difficult for the team to win, but I really didn't want to intentionally injure them."

This wave of almost standard answers is exactly the same as when James stepped in for Granger.

But this is not the most amazing thing, the most amazing thing is his answer after the reporter asked.

"But now a lot of fans are attacking you on social media. Do you know why?"

This was originally a reporter's very leading question, and the standard answer was to change the topic, but Antetokounmpo seemed very "real" at this time.

"Of course I know, because it was Durant who was accidentally hit. I have said it before. They have a lot of fans. The Texas Twins, Durant has the largest fan group, so I have been criticized too much. This

I have a lot of negative fans, but I don’t care, because in the end what I want is just a championship. History will only remember how many championships you won, and history will only remember your honors.”

Antetokounmpo's remarks can be said to have caused social media, which had been retreating, to explode again.

If the previous sentence just makes people feel a little uncomfortable, then the latter sentence is really, in the words of fans, shameless!

But this is the NBA. Selective reporting or targeted shaping by the media will make fans believe in their characters.

But only after experiencing some special things, the true character of the star will be exposed in the spotlight.

Antetokounmpo has fully exposed his unscrupulous nature this time.

Moreover, these remarks also convinced those fans who were originally hesitant to confirm that Antetokounmpo's step was intentional.

Then what ensues is cathartic anger.

One thing that is easily overlooked is that Antetokounmpo himself is not an American.

For American fans, there is absolutely no sense of guilt when it comes to spraying!

Not only the fans, but also on ESPN, A. Smith directly complained on the show.

"Who gave you the power to use such a tone to deal with an extremely bad behavior on the court? You can hurt others wantonly if you want a championship? You can use such a dirty way to destroy the core of your opponent.

Player? Who gave you such power?!"

Smith's anger is understandable, because Porzingis was the star of hope for the Knicks, and Durant was the Texas twin star who created the Nets dynasty with Lin Ying. These are New York's treasures.

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And this isn't the end either.

Just when public opinion was still limited to fans and commentators, some players stood up and spoke out.

The person who spoke out was Lin Ying.

"We can do whatever it takes to win, but not by any means necessary. If everyone does that, basketball will lose their fan base."

Lin Ying's words may seem innocuous, but they are very to the point.

Because he mentioned the core point, the fans.

The foundation of the NBA is its fans. If a large number of fans are lost, it will be a huge economic loss for the NBA.

Lin Ying spoke out, and some players also came forward to criticize Antetokounmpo's statement.

This includes, well, James.

"We can find many ways to win games and win championships, but we can't do it in ways that hurt our peers."

Don't be surprised.

Because in the big public opinion environment, standing up to criticize Antetokounmpo at this time is a correct consciousness and can gain a large number of fans.

As for what you have done before, it doesn't matter at this time, after all...

The Internet often has no memory.

Therefore, Antetokounmpo is still young this time, and he thought that the decline of social media was almost over, but he never expected that he had dug a big hole for himself.

Now all the pressure is on the alliance.

Before this, stepping on someone's feet was not uncommon in the NBA. Bowen, Pachulia, Green, and James all had a great impact, but the punishment they received was very small or not at all.

Because the nature of stepping on a foot is very different from that of a fight, it is considered a flagrant foul at most, and the league's punishment for flagrant fouls is not harsh.

You have seen players suspended for more than a dozen or even dozens of games for fighting, but it is rare for players to be suspended for flagrant fouls. If they are, they are usually only two or three games.
To be continued...