During his past career as president, David Stern has witnessed the rise of many dazzling stars.

Among them, there is Michael Jordan, who changed people's perception of basketball as soon as he entered the league; The Dream - Olajuwon, who led the Rockets back to the playoffs with an average of "20+10" in his rookie season; Vince Carter, who was hailed as a "Demigod" not long after his debut; and Tim Duncan, who started at the peak...

But none of them, during their rookie season, performed as explosively as Qin Yue this year.

Rookie scored 71 points in a single game.

Moreover, it happened against the backdrop of a battle between the Warriors and Lakers, regrettably... Even someone as knowledgeable as Stern couldn't find an accurate adjective from his lexicon to specifically describe Qin Yue tonight.

Stern can even foresee in advance the huge controversy and protests from the entire Bay Area that will inevitably arise when the league awards the NBA regular season honors this year.

Qin Yue on this night, no need for similes, no need for hypotheticals, because he was indeed divine.

This season, his appearance not only further opened up the China market for the NBA, bringing unimaginable economic benefits to the entire Warriors, but also led the Warriors, who had only secured 13 wins last season, to directly become a formidable team that even traditional powerhouses cannot ignore.

In Oakland, the tickets to Oracle Arena cannot be described as just hard to get; rather, people must spend many times the price to obtain a ticket from scalpers, just to catch a glimpse of him from afar.

Compared to Yao Ming, his physical prowess, which even many black NBA stars envy, has increasingly led Chinese and Asian fans to believe that Asian players can also soar in the NBA.

The Warriors have four games left to complete their entire journey in the 05/06 regular season.

Bay Area fans no longer discuss whether the Warriors can break through the first round, but rather focus on whether Qin Yue can continue leading the Warriors to create miracles in the playoffs.

In China, the number one star in the hearts of Chinese fans is no longer Yao Ming.

Although this is cruel to Yao Ming, it is a fact. So, when Yao Ming formally submitted a trade request to the Rockets management through Schwartz this year, even those "people around Yao Ming" who seemed obstructive in Qin Yue's eyes had to weigh the impact and shock Qin Yue brought to this era.

"Do you think we should break tradition for him?" Stern asked, turning to vice president Mark.

"His performance deserves us breaking tradition for him, but David, do you want a Messiah who will be worthy in the future, or a Messiah who will immediately become an NBA banner now?" Mark asked.

Stern pondered seriously for a moment and said: "What do you mean?"

Mark laughed: "Why not let the bullet fly for a while?"

Staples Center.

In the Warriors' locker room after the game.

Looking at Qin Yue, who was already unable to lift his arms while showering, and glancing at the teammates still reveling over Qin Yue's 71 points, Brown walked over to Qin Yue with a forlorn face and a towel.

In Brown's eyes, at this moment, he was the only one in the world who understands to show sympathy for Qin Yue.

"What are you doing?"

"I want to help you dry off."

"Get lost! Stay away from me, @#!"

But what Brown hadn't expected was that Qin Yue misunderstood him.

Yet...

Why did he agree to let Biedrins help him wipe his back the next second?

"Your expression just now was really sleazy," Qin Yue said, shifting his gaze to Brown.

Sleazy?

"I... I was so sad earlier that I almost cried, how is that sleazy?" Brown said, baffled.

After patting Brown's shoulder, Qin Yue said: "Ande said there are several models from Latvia who have been wanting to meet him recently, asked if you're interested in exploring life with them together?"

Upon hearing this, Brown stood at attention and said: "I'm definitely interested."

Qin Yue smiled and said: "Go ahead, but remember to stay safe, I don't want to see you tell the media tomorrow that I made you do it."

Brown nodded and said: "Don't worry, boss, I'm not as silly as you think."

That night, as recalled by Biedrins later, the dashing "Champion Scholar" Brown single-handedly won over three, conquering those Latvian models off-court, capturing their hearts in one "move". What puzzled Biedrins was that he didn't know why Brown specifically wanted to take a jersey from him and didn't return it afterward.

That night, Qin Yue's "Goodnight, Los Angeles" was like a clock that would never stop, causing the entire Angel City to be restless and sleepless through the night.

That night, the whole basketball world needed time to digest Qin Yue scoring 71 points in his rookie season, especially when the war between the Warriors and Lakers concluded, people needed to carefully savor and constantly reflect afterward...

What kind of revolution will this NBA draft pick from China bring to the basketball world?

ESPN paired the homepage of its website with Qin Yue's image titled "Goodnight, Los Angeles" and stated: "This year, if Sports Illustrated doesn't select it for the cover, it will truly be hard to have our approval."

Sports Illustrated responded the next day: "Already in the rush of production, it's definitely this one."

The Los Angeles Times imitated earlier Chicago media's complaints: "Hmph! This Qin Yue is not a hero at all!"

The San Francisco Chronicle teased afterward: "After all, in the eyes of Chicagoans, aside from the 'God of Basketball' who excels in everything from eating and drinking to womanizing and gambling, no one can become a hero in the NBA."

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