Chapter 36: Leading by Example.*
At 12 PM the next day, the players were preparing to head to the arena for practice.
As usual, Han Sen arrived at the gym an hour early for his training. However, unlike the day before, after a short while, two others entered the gym as well.
At first glance, he noticed that one of them was LeBron James. The person beside him appeared to be his trainer.
If he remembered correctly, the name of James' trainer was Mike Mancias. Ilgauskas had enthusiastically introduced him the day before.
James exchanged a few words with Mancias upon seeing Han, then continued his training without engaging further.
After finishing his session, Han left the gym first. However, as he stepped out, he noticed a +5 increase in his [hater points] in the system.
Typically, the hater score increases by +1 per regular person, so this contributor could only be... LeBron James?
This was the first time since his duel with Jordan that he had experienced the "hater" effect from a celebrity.
But why was James against him? Was it because he didn't greet him? Or maybe because he didn't take the chance to apologize for what happened the previous day?
He wasn't sure, but he realized Cunningham's words from the day before weren't without merit.
When he returned to the training facility, just as Coach Brown had mentioned the day before, there were quite a few journalists present.