Chapter 259 Easter Gift

After grabbing a quick dinner outside, Tang Tian went to the training facility to continue his extra practice.

Leonard had something to do, and Diaw stopped training after losing weight. Plus, Prokopiak wasn't in Los Angeles either. Tonight's extra training was just him.

His training content had also been adjusted. The catch-and-shoot three-pointer part was changed to breakthrough layup training.

After spending 2 million Krypton points to buy the Masked Man, he now only had 100,000 Krypton points left. He would have to wait to exchange for new skills.

But skills were just an auxiliary to him. He still had to rely more on his own training.

In addition to the catch-and-shoot three-pointer, his breakthrough layup was also a very critical part.

This was also the direction he would strengthen next.

The two most important skills in basketball are shooting and breaking through. Combining breakthrough and shooting, being able to break through and shoot, would make defenders face a real dilemma.

If he gave you a step, you could shoot. If he stuck close, you could break through. This offensive approach would be much richer than a 3D player.

Prokopiak had already given him some guidance on breakthrough layups before. Now he was just trying to familiarize himself with it.

It could be seen from the system's attribute panel that the skills obtained by Krypton gold were more about increasing his upper limit, and the lower limit had to rely on his own efforts.

While he was training, the door of the training hall suddenly opened.

Leonard appeared at the door. Although he was more than half an hour later than usual, he still came.

And after opening the door, he shyly took a bouquet of flowers from behind him.

A bouquet of lilies.

"Happy Easter."

Leonard, who was always shy and taciturn, actually gave him a gift, and it was lilies.

But Tang Tian didn't think much about it. Olsen had told him before that the usual gifts for Easter included lilies, in addition to彩蛋 (cai dan, colored eggs), bunnies, and chick dolls.

Lilies are a symbol of spring in the United States, and they are also the most gifted flowers on Easter. There was absolutely no problem with Leonard giving them.

"Thank you."

Tang Tian took the lilies and carefully placed them on the bench beside him.

"How did your thing go?"

Tang Tian did not forget to ask with concern.

"It's okay, it's my mother, she suddenly fell ill, but she has been taken to the hospital and is doing fine."

Leonard forced a smile, and as he spoke, he had already taken off his coat and was preparing to train.

"Aren't you staying with her at the hospital?"

Tang Tian asked curiously. If his mother was sick and hospitalized, the son should accompany her in the hospital if there was nothing important to do. That would be filial piety.

"I... I want to too, but my uncle is with her in the hospital. He told me to come to training. He said that me playing well is the biggest help to the family. I think he's right."

Leonard said as he sat down on the bench.

"What about your father?"

Tang Tian turned his head and asked. He noticed that Leonard always talked about his uncle, but he had never heard him mention his father.

"He... died."

Leonard clenched his fists unconsciously when he said this.

"I'm sorry."

Tang Tian didn't know about Leonard's father's death before.

"It's okay, although I miss him very much, I know he's dead... I just hate myself, why wasn't I by his side that day? If I was there, none of this would have happened."

Leonard said, lowering his head, his tone choked up. It could be felt that he had been holding these words in his heart for a long time.

Tang Tian didn't know what Leonard had experienced, but he reached out and patted him on the shoulder to give him some comfort.

"You know what? This is the first Easter gift I've received from someone other than my father. We are both Christians. We used to celebrate this day together, no matter what happened."

Leonard was still bowing his head, but from his words, it could be known why his emotions were fluctuating so much at this time.

Easter was just a very ordinary holiday for Tang Tian. If Olsen hadn't reminded him, he might not even have known about it. But this holiday was very important to Leonard.

"But that day, that person who came out of nowhere, he walked into my father's car wash, the car wash where I spent my entire childhood, and shot my father, killed him, and left."

Leonard's body was shaking when he said this. It could be felt that he was afraid and angry.

Tang Tian continued to reach out to comfort him. He had never heard his teammates mention these things, and it was the first time he had heard Leonard say them.

"I don't know why no one was arrested? Why didn't any witnesses cooperate with the police? Why was my father shot in the car dealership where he worked? He was such a kind person, he never had any grudges with anyone, but that person, whoever he was, just shot him!"

After Leonard finished speaking, he slammed the bench next to him.

Tang Tian then got up and put Leonard in his arms. He suddenly felt that this seemingly taciturn person might be enduring this kind of psychological torment and pain every day.

"I feel like the whole world has stopped. I don't want to believe it. It's all so unreal."

Leonard's emotions were breaking down.

Tang Tian reached out and patted him on the back. He suddenly understood why Leonard was like this.

After experiencing such a thing, he felt the indifference and helplessness of this world. How could he still have a smile on his face and reveal his emotions in front of others?

Some people's personalities are innate, but some people's personalities are carved out by life.

"Your father would be proud of you. You are already on the biggest stage in the world. You have already succeeded, and you still have the opportunity to be even more successful."

Tang Tian tried to comfort him.

"Yes, I know."

Leonard stood up at this time. Although his eyes were red, his eyes became firm.

"I want to play the game, Dad is still watching me in the sky; I want to train, Dad is still watching me in the sky; I want to win the championship, Dad is still watching me in the sky; I know he has been watching me, he taught me how to play basketball, he likes to watch me play basketball."

Seeing Leonard's emotional change, Tang Tian knew that all comfort was superfluous.

Leonard had his own motivation and his own goals. His previous emotional breakdown was only because he received the Easter gift from Tang Tian.

His heart was actually very strong.

"Then what are you talking about? Let's train, let me see how much you've improved, and let your father see too."

Tang Tian said.

Leonard nodded. After warming up, he devoted himself to the training on the court.

The sound in the training hall was louder and clearer than usual. Perhaps for Leonard, this was also a way for him to communicate with his father on this special day.