April 16, the morning after the regular season ended, Su Wan sat down for an interview with Nike's special interview team, creating material for the first documentary of his life.
During that time, he called a halt to the interview twice.
Nike wanted to build him up as a "rival" to LeBron James.
Su Wan was not surprised by this.
For instance, the League later promoted "23VS24" as David Stern's intention, it was also the result of constant hype by Nike-affiliated media.
They hyped up LeBron's matchup with Kobe as the "League Face" passing the baton.
This contrived rivalry was definitely successful; those two years saw Nike shoe sales skyrocket.
But this was not an outcome Su Wan wished to see, what caliber, to share the same track with him?
Without hesitation, he said, "Do you think LeBron has the ability to be my rival so far?"
The lead interviewer fell silent.
Third in All-Star voting for Eastern Conference guards, not a starter, whereas Su Wan was first;
