April had just started, the Clippers had just ended their road trip, returning to their home court when ESPN broke the news: "Brandon Roy announces his season is over due to injury!"
Shortly after, a reporter close to Roy revealed: "Brandon Roy is considering retirement."
Yu Fei wasn't certain if Roy would truly retire.
But he knew he had changed Roy's career as much as he possibly could in his own way.
That night, Yu Fei called Roy.
Roy admitted he was thinking about retirement.
Yu Fei thought he didn't need to push himself any longer.
"A player who can only play a third of the season doesn't need to keep struggling. Retire, stop tormenting your fans," Yu Fei said mercilessly.
"Listen, no one can decide when I retire unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Unless you lose to LeBron in this year's finals," Roy said, "If you lose, even LeBron beating someone like you has happened, I think I'd be totally okay playing until my contract ends."
