Pope of Basketball.

Summary

Yang Rui and Thomas Bentley celebrate Christmas by skipping parties, eating Kung Pao Chicken, and watching basketball. The NBA Christmas games feature Bulls vs. Heat and Rockets vs. Jazz, focusing on rivalries. Jordan leads the Bulls to victory against the Heat, but his performance shows signs of decline. Yang Rui and Thomas discuss the Knicks' potential championship chances and Jordan's diminishing dominance. They also talk about Yang Rui's personal life, with Thomas teasing him about a potential romance, which Yang Rui downplays, focusing on his coaching career. The Knicks later easily defeat the Raptors, with Ewing and Stoudemire playing key roles. The Raptors' management, frustrated by their poor record, contemplates trading Stoudemire and expresses interest in Yang Rui as a potential future head coach. Raptors GM Glen Grunwald sees Yang Rui as a promising candidate, though concerns arise due to Yang's age and inexperience. Grunwald views Yang as a potential solution for the Raptors' offensive struggles and a way to attract Chinese fans.

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