Although it had only been a little over a year since the last time the "Monthly Best Player Award" was received, and the "drought" wasn't long, the significance for Indiana was profound after the "Auburn Palace Incident," as it marked the return of a Pacers player to such prestige.
It meant that the Pacers were back on track.
For a team to have a player named "Monthly Best" also meant that the team's record for the month was not shabby—that's an unspoken criterion for the award.
—That's why you'll never see that high school kid's name on the list of candidates for the award.
The moment Su Wan received the "Monthly Best" trophy, he took a photo and uploaded it to his Facebook page, then went on with his routine trash-talking James, capping off a splendid day.
But he was fast asleep, while LeBron James was wide awake.
