'He actually didn't praise me?'
After Jamal Crawford got home, he flipped through a bunch of TV channels, went out of his way to check reports on the internet, and even Googled his own name.
It was true. There was no praise from Su Xi.
He was suddenly overcome with disappointment.
'Why didn't he praise me?'
In the middle of the night, Jamal Crawford sat bolt upright. 'Seriously, what's wrong with him?'
'Did I not stand out enough?'
Jamal Crawford tossed and turned, even losing some sleep.
He thought Su Xi's praise for Jalen Rose and his hyping up of Eddie Curry was childish—a very superficial way to win people over.
Yet when he was the one who played well, Su Xi didn't say a word.
Crawford couldn't take it anymore.
'How could he do this? He's clearly playing favorites.'
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The Knicks' season opener was a major NBA event, because David Stern and the league's top brass had made some clever arrangements when scheduling the new season.
