King Drew High School basketball gym.
In the afternoon, the place was overcrowded, with tens of thousands of fans gathered, including some Chinese fans who went to school in Los Angeles. They drove here specially just to witness Zhao Feiyang's performance.
Both participating teams also entered the venue early. Before the official start, the South Bay Diamondbacks and the Stockton Broncos had already entered the venue for warm-up training.
After a large number of fans poured into the arena, the entire arena was packed.
There are not only fans, but also some professional media and self-media personnel. They hold shooting equipment and usually introduce outside the court while interviewing players from both teams before the game starts.
For the South Bay Diamondbacks, the one who gets the most attention on their side is of course Zhao Feiyang.
Most of the other players are amateur players and basically have their own jobs, and there are not many who specialize in playing basketball. As a superstar in the NBA, Zhao Feiyang cannot be ignored in any country's basketball league, let alone this small amateur league.
Therefore, he didn't even have much opportunity to practice before the game started. He was always surrounded by fans on the sidelines. Many people asked him for autographs and photos, and even female fans came up to kiss Zhao Feiyang.
A series of actions made Zhao Feiyang unable to escape, but considering the support of so many Chinese fans, Zhao Feiyang could not leave them to practice football.
the other side.
The lineup of the Stockton Broncos cannot be underestimated. This time they invited the famous streetball player Jeff Brooks from California.
The opponent's reputation in the streetball world is not small, especially with the gradual rise of self-media in recent years. Brooks has successfully attracted a lot of attention by relying on his online performance. He has participated in many streetball competitions and has also won great success in these competitions. Shine.
Moreover, he has also challenged some NBA undrafted players. He is nearly 1.93 meters tall and has won many victories with his strong body. This has also earned him a lot of praise from the outside world. Some even think that his level is completely Good enough for the NBA.
Before the game started, Zhao Feiyang was interviewed on the sidelines and enjoyed the cheers of the fans. It can be said that he took away most of the attention on the court.
Brooks, who was left out in the cold, was a little unhappy about this scene. When the self-media came to interview him, Brooks also made bold remarks.
"We can easily defeat the Diamondbacks, there is no doubt about it... Because I am on the team, that's enough! I will lead them to win the opponent!"
The long-term victory made Brooks full of confidence, and his words were filled with an inexplicable arrogance.
"Oh! Really? Man, you have to know that they have an NBA star like Zhao. That guy is an NBA champion and the MVP of the All-Star Rookie Game. Is it too early for you to say this?"
In response to the reporter's question, Brooks asked with a cold face, "This is not the NBA! This is a street court... There are different rules here!"
"And I don't think there is anything great about NBA stars. If I didn't do it to make more money, I would have played in the NBA... If you don't believe me, you can ask those who have been defeated by me. NBA rookie..."
The reporter was watching the excitement and didn't mind the big deal, and deliberately responded to Brooks in this situation, "Man, the ones you defeated were all undrafted players. You haven't played against NBA players yet? Are you sure you can beat Zhao?"
"I suggest you wait before saying this..."
Brooks is a person with a very arrogant personality. Even though he knows in his heart that NBA stars are not easy to deal with, he still speaks harshly and refuses to admit that he is weaker than the opponent.
What's more, the two sides have never played together before, so Brooks is less and less afraid of each other. Instead, he is full of expectations for such a confrontation.
"Wait!"
"The game is about to start... You will definitely regret saying these words later. The last guy who questioned me has been slapped in the face long ago, and you will be the next..."
In fact, not only Brooks, but also many fans also misunderstand such things as strength.
Jeremy Lin once mentioned after his "Linsanity" performance that at that time he was already quite famous, but he still met some overconfident buddies on the street court. The opponents were not even well-known players, but The other party still chose to challenge him.
There is always a $100 bet between the parties.
It seems that in the eyes of these people, even if he is an NBA player, how good can a yellow-skinned player be? This narrow understanding also made Jeremy Lin quite helpless. He later complained that he didn’t know how many people’s money he had won! He even felt that the other party was doing charity with him on purpose.
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded and the game between the two sides officially started.
After all, it is an amateur league. Although winning or losing is important, the proportion is not the first. Therefore, the atmosphere between the two sides was quite good before the game started, and the players from both teams shook hands in a friendly manner.
Zhao Feiyang did not have the air of a star and took the initiative to shake hands with every player on the other side. But when he walked up to Brooks, the latter showed a trace of unconvinced.
Not only did he not take the initiative to reach out, but he also said some cruel words to Zhao Feiyang, "Zhao, I know you are an NBA star. Maybe I am not as good as you in the NBA, but you are not as good as me in this kind of street court..." ....I will teach you a lesson..."
Zhao Feiyang almost laughed out loud when he heard this.
No one has said such words for a long time since his performance in the NBA. Even in a confrontation in the NBA, some star guards dare not say such words in front of him, because they know that if they dare to say such nonsense, they will be criticized. They will only be slapped in the face.
"Man, don't get excited, I don't even know you yet..."
Zhao Feiyang said lightly.
Unexpectedly, Brooks became even more angry when he heard this, "Damn it! I'm the most famous streetball player in Los Angeles...you don't even know about me? Very good, you have successfully angered me!"
Zhao Feiyang and everyone were dumbfounded.
He was going to express his apology, but he didn't expect Brooks to continue, "I know you want to deliberately anger me, that's why you said this... But don't worry, I have always been calm, you want to rely on this method It cannot make me lose my mind..."
"Man, just wait! I'll show you what real street ball is..."
Brooks left after saying these two words, leaving Zhao Feiyang standing there alone not knowing what to say.
However, the opponent's attitude made him look forward to this game even more.
"Interesting! I really want to know what real street ball is... It seems that the street ball players I used to torture were all playing fake street ball..."
