However, who exactly is no longer important.
Because once suspicion arises, it erodes trust.
And once trust is damaged, relationships are destroyed.
Just like Jordan and Horace Grant, even if Grant wasn't the snitch, Jordan wouldn't trust him again.
When the defending champions are no longer united, their rivals are undeniably the happiest.
Pat Riley treats basketball as a war, and the highest art of war is to direct the enemy.
On the eve of the second encounter between the Heat and the Magic, two fierce rivals from the same state, Riley took the opportunity to stir up even more trouble within the Magic Team.
In an interview with NBC, Riley made some controversial remarks:
"The only reason the Magic Team hasn't come to an agreement with Shaq is not because of injuries, not because of Shaq's abilities, but because Roger is getting too much.
$20 million a season, a $120 million contract, do you think the Magic Team can afford two contracts like this?
