Kwame Brown felt as helpless as a fish swimming upstream.
He was powerless, but he had to stay strong.
Because if he wasn't strong, Kobe would yell at him, verbally assaulting him. Phil Jackson would talk down to him too, saying things like he wouldn't let Kwame hold his kids.
'Who gives a damn.'
In Kwame Brown's mind, these top basketball minds were all rotten. Jordan had crushed him, Kobe hadn't let up on him, and Phil Jackson was the same way.
He thought Su Xi was a pretty decent guy. At least there were never any rumors about him mistreating his teammates. All of his teammates sang his praises, and every player who teamed up with him performed exceptionally well.
Even Milicic had gone from a bust to a legendary center.
'Why couldn't I have ended up with Goat Su Xi?'
'I want to shake off this "bust" label too.'
'It's not a label I wanted. Jordan forced it on me.'
