The teenage insecurities and fragility, with the championship in 1989 and the experiences of these years, have long been forgotten.
During college, his binge eating and womanizing (he once got stabbed by his girlfriend in the buttocks for fooling around) have become things of the past; last year he settled down, got married, and became a real man.
Melvin Turpin has undergone a complete transformation, becoming an integral part of the Detroit "Bad Boys," a real fighter.
Like his teammate Sam Bowie, he knows he's not as good as Gan Guoyang, but he is neither afraid nor frightened.
The trash talk between the two overwhelmed the referees, and after dealing with the commotion between Dennis Rodman and Mason, Earl Strom immediately rushed to extinguish the fire at Ah Gan's side.
It's fair to say that the battlefield on the court was ignited everywhere, and it seemed only a matter of time before it would spread to the bench.
Because Bobby Berman was about to lose control of his mouth.
