Chapter 89

In the United States, after more than six months of competition, the NBA has entered its final stage. The Western Conference champions, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Eastern Conference champions, the Miami Heat, are set to meet in the finals!

A young man dressed in a white shirt arrived outside the arena in Miami. The weather in Miami was even hotter than in Tokyo, and the young man felt refreshed by the sight of the many foreign beauties in revealing outfits on the streets. This young man was Kōshū Kō, a shareholder of Facebook, who had temporarily put aside some matters in Akihabara and rushed to the United States.

The home arena of the Miami Heat was packed with fans, as this was the first time in the team's history that they had made it to the finals. Especially with the presence of 'Shaq' O'Neal and 'Dwyane' Wade, the best inside-outside duo in the league, the fans of the Miami Heat were filled with anticipation for their team's first finals journey!

"Sir... please stop... you can't go in," Kōshū Kō was stopped by a black security guard as he approached the arena's entrance.

Kōshū Kō took out a business card from his pocket, "Sir... I am a friend of Mr. O'Neal. I need to see him for something important..."

Kōshū Kō's fluent English surprised the security guard, who hadn't expected the Eastern man to speak such excellent English. However, he was hesitant, as a security guard, he had to be responsible to his boss.

"Sir, if it's inconvenient, you can call Mr. O'Neal or Mr. Riley to consult," Kōshū Kō noticed the security guard's concern.

The security guard hesitated for a moment, "Alright... please wait here, I'll inform them."

"Thank you very much, sir."

...

Inside the arena.

Wade, Payton, Mourning, and others were undergoing a simple tactical training session led by an assistant coach. O'Neal, however, was sitting on the sidelines, bored, making various poses. The head coach, standing not far from him, shook his head helplessly... O'Neal was indeed the best interior player in the league, but his love for showmanship slightly marred his achievements. Otherwise, he might have won many more championships than just three!

At that moment, the security guard walked in.

"Shaq, there's an Eastern man looking for you... he says he's your friend?" The security guard handed O'Neal Kōshū Kō's business card as he spoke.

O'Neal's large head showed a hint of confusion... he didn't seem to have any Eastern friends, except for the No. 11 in Houston! However, when he saw Kōshū Kō's photo, he suddenly remembered the very confident, reserved, yet sharp Eastern man he had met on the plane, who was also a shareholder of Facebook...

"Pat, I have a friend who wants to visit the arena... what do you think?" O'Neal turned to look at Pat Riley, who had a slightly furrowed brow.

Pat Riley hesitated for a moment and then nodded lightly. It was the time to prepare for the finals, and O'Neal was his most relied-upon player. It wouldn't be worth it to have a conflict over a small matter.

"Alright, everyone, take a break for a moment," seeing O'Neal leave, Pat Riley also let the other players rest.

...

O'Neal immediately spotted the somewhat small Kōshū Kō.

"Oh, my friend... it's really great to see you!" O'Neal showed a simple, friendly smile.

"It's been a while, Shaq... congratulations on making it to the finals..." Kōshū Kō extended his hand, which looked very out of place in O'Neal's massive palm...

As they walked into the arena, Kōshū Kō, to be honest, was somewhat unaccustomed to suddenly seeing so many giants. Even though he was not short, standing at 1.8 meters, which would have made him a tall man in ancient times, he couldn't compare to these people.

"Let me introduce everyone... this is my friend, Mr. Kōshū Kō from the East... he is currently the third-largest shareholder of Facebook and works as an agent!" O'Neal patted Kōshū Kō's shoulder and introduced him to his teammates.

The Miami Heat players looked at Kōshū Kō with slight surprise. They knew more about the very popular Facebook than ordinary people, and many of them used it to gather popularity and votes for the All-Star game. They didn't expect this unassuming young man to be the third-largest shareholder of Facebook, and even Pat Riley's face showed a hint of surprise...

"Kōshū... this is our head coach, Mr. Riley..." O'Neal introduced Riley to Kōshū Kō first.

"Hello, Mr. Riley..."

"This is Mourning, who was in my draft class... he used to get beaten up by me... and still does..."

"Hello, Mr. Mourning... I admire your experiences, you are a true warrior!"

O'Neal introduced almost everyone present to Kōshū Kō, and finally, it was the team's soul, Dwyane Wade.

Wade was very humble and approachable, "This is Dwyane... I'm sure you've heard of him."

"Hello, Mr. Dwyane... I really like your playing style," Kōshū Kō said politely.

"Thank you, Mr. Kōshū... I am also very impressed that you became a shareholder of Facebook at such a young age," Wade's face showed a slightly shy smile, after all, he was only a third-year player.

Seeing Wade, a thought suddenly came to Kōshū Kō's mind.

"Shaq... do you remember our agreement on the plane?" Kōshū Kō didn't avoid Wade, looking at O'Neal with a sudden expression.

"Of course I remember... if the team wins the championship, I'll do an ad with you... what's up?" O'Neal looked at Kōshū Kō in confusion.

"This time, I'm inviting both you and Dwyane."

Wade, hearing Kōshū Kō mention him, thought it was a slip of the tongue, but Kōshū Kō nodded at him gently.

"I think you'll finish off the Dallas team in six games or less... so I hope you two can come to Japan in July!" Kōshū Kō's expression was very serious, even the usually humorous O'Neal couldn't laugh.

"I promise... we are friends," O'Neal's face was serious.

Wade looked at the two of them, feeling that he had met two crazy people... the game hadn't even started yet... these two had already reserved the championship, which was beyond just being confident!