NBA's King of Talking

Chapter 168 There are advantages to being thick-skinned

"You're just pretending. 40 points per game? Do you think you're Wilt Chamberlain?" Kemba Walker laughed.

"Too bad I'm not!" Jia Fei laughed. What he admired most about Chamberlain wasn't his average of 50 points per game or 100 points in a single game, but that this guy had actually had unspeakable relationships with 20,000 women, earning him the nickname "Zhang the 20,000" among the common people. He was practically a fighter jet among penises!

"Sigh, it really leaves me speechless. If the boss had listened to me and signed you on the free agent market, things might be very different now. I seriously doubt the boss's judgment!" Kemba Walker couldn't help but complain.

"You're only just realizing that now!" Jia Fei chuckled inwardly. Jordan's judgment of character was probably worse than a blind man's. Perhaps the biggest help he could give the team was by not interfering in its operations.

But jokes aside, deep down he didn't really like going to the Lynx. It was obvious to the naked eye that the Lynx didn't have as much potential as the Eagles. Even though he had a buddy there, a buddy was a buddy, and a future was a future!

What's more, he has buddies on the Hawks too!

Back home, Jia Fei immediately logged into the system to check his task completion status. He had completed two tasks in this game: one was "scoring over 20 points in a single quarter during the regular season," and the other was "scoring 40 points in a single game during the regular season."

The previous task earned him 3000 points, and the next task also earned him 3000 points. He then checked his rage points. In this match alone, Josh earned him 13 rage points, Coach Cheeks 1, Jennings 3, and the others a combined 6. His total rage points were 23, which translated to 2300 points.

This match earned Jia Fei a total of 8300 points. Combined with the 4987 points remaining in his account, he now has a total of [number missing] points in his account.

Jia Feihua lost a point, raising his "Iverson Peak Skill Integration" from 42% to 44%!

自从融合度到了40%-50%这个级别，每升级1%所需要的积分也从4000个提升到了5000个。

Points became increasingly worthless, and the points system entered a phase of inflation. Fortunately, although later tasks became increasingly difficult to complete, the point rewards also increased accordingly, which served as a hedge and didn't have a significant impact on him.

After redeeming his points, Jia Fei turned on his computer and started reading the news. Sure enough, in the post-game news, the reporters were praising him to the point of comparing him to Jordan and Chamberlain. He knew these reporters' tricks like the back of his hand perfectly; whether it was excessive praise or derogatory hype, they were always so adept at it.

In their pursuit of sensationalism, many media figures have no moral boundaries. Now, in the mobile internet era, even the smallest things about players quickly become known worldwide. For example, during his exchange with Josh during a match, some people, through interpreters, actually translated parts of their conversation, further fueling the already tense relationship between the two.

The term "pistons" instantly went viral! Fortunately, in the United States, the meaning of this term isn't quite so embarrassing, but soon, Chinese football experts explained it to American fans, and wow, after the explanation, it instantly became the hottest news of the night.

Even Maria Sharapova, who is far away in Europe, saw these news reports. Many fans were discussing Jia Fei's trash-talking skills. They were surprised that someone as handsome as him could be so dirty when he talked trash, which was not as innocent as he appeared.

Jia Fei was speechless. He was just trying to provoke anger by trash-talking others, but he never expected that his 20-year veteran status would be exposed! It seems that he's no longer destined to maintain the image of a serious and innocent young man!

“Jia Fei, I never expected you to…” Sharapova immediately video-chatted with Jia Fei. In the video, she blushed, clearly having also seen the news.

Jia Fei didn't deny it; he did use vulgar language when trash-talking Josh. But that didn't prove anything. Compared to trash-talking masters like Garnett and Payton, his vocabulary was practically kindergarten level.

"Jia Fei, are you really that bad?" Sharapova asked weakly.

Jia Fei didn't know how to explain it; the matter was getting more and more complicated.

"Jia Fei, my friend said that if you become successful, you won't want me anymore. Is that true?" Sharapova continued to ask.

Jia Fei's head was about to explode. What the hell was going on?! You're the Queen of the Royal Altar, the Empress of the Royal Altar, how can you have so little confidence?!

"Uh...no, don't overthink things that haven't happened. Besides, I'm not that dirty-minded!" Jia Fei was both amused and exasperated. Asking him to deny that he wasn't dirty-minded was like asking Qianqian to admit that he was rough, or asking Ximen Da Guanren to admit that he wasn't lecherous!

"Jia Fei, you have to promise that you will only love me, you must promise!" Sharapova said very seriously.

"Okay, I promise!" Jia Fei was speechless. He really knew how to rub salt in the wound.

After finally calming Sharapova down, Jia Fei turned off the computer and stopped looking at the random things online.

The next day, Jia Fei went online to check. Fortunately, the matter hadn't escalated. Although he had said some vulgar things, everyone treated it as a joke, and the excitement died down. It really has to be said that Americans are incredibly open-minded; as long as you don't break the law, you can basically do whatever you want without anyone interfering.

Jia Fei breathed a sigh of relief. He was quite thick-skinned and could tolerate being cyberbullied himself, but it wouldn't be good if it affected the people around him.

On November 23, the Hawks visited Detroit to play against the Pistons.

The rematch came so quickly, leaving Jia Fei somewhat amused and exasperated. After the last game, the "Pistons movement" meme had already gone viral online, making the Pistons a laughingstock among fans.

Therefore, many players on the Pistons roster harbored deep resentment towards Jia Fei. Josh, in particular, was the first to be targeted.

Fortunately, Jia Fei has a great attitude and thick skin, so even when booed by the opposing home fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills, he remained calm and composed. This impressed Hawks assistant coach Cephalosporin, who couldn't help but admire his composure.

Jia Fei's performance in this game was not as good as in the previous game, but he still performed very steadily. On the other hand, the Pistons players were affected by rumors and gossip, which made the game one-sided again.

Ultimately, the Hawks easily defeated the Pistons on the road, completing a home-and-away sweep of their opponents and securing their second consecutive victory.

Jia Fei scored 20+6+6+1+1 in this game, with consistent output and a calm expression, as if everything was under his control.