Su Xi's interview electrified the entire nation.
Chinese fans swelled with pride and cheered for Su Xi.
Of course, many in the American media also cherry-picked content from the interview to broadcast back in the United States. They painted Su Xi as an arrogant, domineering, and conceited individual, strongly encouraging the Dream Team to deal a devastating blow to Su Xi and the Chinese Team in this year's World Championship.
They also ridiculed Su Xi's claim of bringing the Knicks a five-peat, using words like "delusional," "daydreamer," and "lunatic" to describe him.
Of course, the New York media didn't join the chorus. On the contrary, they were thrilled that Su Xi had made another promise.
They were more than willing to believe Su Xi's promise; after all, the kid who grew up in New Jersey had always been a man of his word.
And the very reason those other basketball media outlets were reacting so frantically was precisely because Su Xi always delivered on his promises.
