Chapter 1 "You Haven't Been Practicing the Whole Time, Have You?"

"You don't keep practicing all the time, do you?" After school, looking at Su Feng, who was already dog-tired on the basketball court, Kobe asked curiously.

"If you're not ruthless, you can't stand firm!" Su Feng said, propping himself up on his knees, panting heavily.

Looking at Su Feng in front of him, Kobe felt that this guy's obsession with basketball was no less than his own.

It's just a pity that his talent is a bit lacking...

"By the way, there's something I want to ask you, Su."

Kobe dribbled the basketball to warm up, while looking at Su Feng and asking.

Su Feng took out a nutritional supplement and gulped it down. Having recovered some of his energy, he said to Kobe, "Ask me anything you want."

"You said this morning that you're a student at Lower Merion, right? Also, judging from your accent and appearance, you should be a Chinese international student, right? And, you're the only Chinese international student at your school, right?" Kobe stared carefully at Su Feng and asked.

Su Feng nodded. "I'll answer all three questions together: Yes!"

Hearing Su Feng's answer, Kobe put down the basketball and gasped. "No wonder you don't have to go to class..."

"So, you're the 'Superman' everyone's talking about!" Kobe added.

Su Feng: "......"

What the hell?

Superman?

What is that?

Su Feng glanced warily at his lower body. No, he wasn't wearing his underwear on the outside...

Well, after Kobe's explanation, Su Feng finally learned the truth.

It turned out that his calm act of bravery had already spread among the high schools in Philadelphia.

Although 1994 wasn't like the future, and information transmission wasn't so convenient and developed, it was precisely because of this that it was easy for information to deviate during transmission...

As a result, in the mutual transmission between classmates, Su Feng was even touted as "Superman" by some people...

"They all say you were sent to protect the Earth," Kobe said to Su Feng seriously.

Su Feng helplessly patted his forehead. "Sure enough... there's a reason why there are so many chuunibyou (eighth-grader syndrome) in the future!"

There was no way around it, the 90s in America were like this. At this time, many science fiction blockbusters were emerging, and people were always full of all kinds of imaginations about the unknown universe and starry sky.

And the most important thing is...

At this time, information dissemination mainly relied on newspapers and television, so don't believe too much in how awesome those ancient mythical beasts are... In fact, there's a misunderstanding in there!

After all, as people, we must believe in science. Competitive sports will always be higher, faster, and stronger.

"Seriously, why did you think about saving people at the time?" Kobe asked curiously.

After thinking for a long time, Su Feng said solemnly, "Maybe it's because I'm an Aries."

Kobe: O'Neal's black man asking questions face.jpg.

"The books say that Aries boys are very kind," Su Feng said to Kobe with an innocent look on his face.

Kobe, who didn't know much about astrology, looked at Su Feng curiously. "What about Virgos and Leos?"

"The books say it's best to stay away from Virgos..."

"As for Leos... it seems to say that they're quite compatible with Aries?" Su Feng replied seriously.

When Kobe heard Su Feng's first answer, he was quite angry. After all, what did Virgos do to this world?

But when he heard Su Feng's second answer, Kobe subconsciously shuddered again... Holy crap, this guy isn't really gay, is he?

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Bang clang clang!

After another day of training, Su Feng found that he and Kobe really had a lot in common.

From basketball skills to basketball tactics, and even basketball black technology, the two could talk about almost anything...

And after learning about Su Feng's heroic feat the day before, Kobe's attitude towards Su Feng was different again.

Su Feng felt that Kobe really regarded him as a friend he could make.

Just like that, three days later...

"You've improved pretty fast!" At the Market Street basketball court, Kobe looked at Su Feng in surprise.

Before, Kobe thought Su Feng's talent was lacking, but he didn't expect that after three days, he'd be impressed...

Although in Kobe's view, Su Feng's basketball level had only changed from a basketball enthusiast to a very skilled basketball enthusiast, during this period, Su Feng's speed of progress left a very deep impression on Kobe.

"You wouldn't say that if you knew who I've been playing one-on-one with these past few days?" Su Feng, who knew Kobe's personality very well, smiled.

Su Feng knew very well that Kobe, who was on the border between Virgo and Leo, had both the obsessiveness of Virgo and the vanity of Leo, so, to deal with this kind of person, when you should flatter him, you have to flatter him, but you can't just flatter him randomly...

Sure enough, hearing Su Feng say this, Kobe's expression was immediately exposed on his eyebrows that were moving up and down...

Although Kobe was still pretending that nothing was happening, his eyebrows had already betrayed him.

It had to be said that Su Feng's flattery just now was very skillful.

On the one hand, Su Feng's words were clearly tinged with resentment, which was obviously "blaming" Kobe for being too ruthless these past two days, while on the other hand, Su Feng's tone also carried a hint of recognition, which Kobe found very useful.

In his previous life, Kobe was considered by many people to be one of the most difficult teammates to get along with, but in fact, in Su Feng's view, Kobe's personality was nothing special.

After all, keyboard warriors had already analyzed Kobe's personality countless times.

In fact, Kobe's personality is very easy to get along with if you're used to it.

Just like in the future, O'Neal understood what simplicity meant after encountering the scheming Riley.

The world isn't worth it!

"By the way, the Finals are starting in a few days, do you want to come to my house and watch them together?" After another day of training, Kobe looked at Su Feng and asked.

"The Finals?" Su Feng was stunned at first, and then he reacted...

Indeed, in a few days it would be the NBA Finals of the 93/94 season, which was also known as the "season without a god" after the old hooligan (Michael Jordan) retired...

In his previous life, Su Feng's understanding of the NBA in the 90s was mostly through videos and Baidu (Chinese search engine). If he remembered correctly, Su Feng remembered that this year's Finals was a peak showdown between Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing.

The Knicks would fight the Rockets for seven games, and finally Olajuwon would win the championship in one fell swoop, further establishing his ranking among the four major centers in the future.

In fact, the main reason why Olajuwon was considered by many people in Su Feng's previous life to be the no.1 among the four major centers was because he defeated Ewing and young Shaq (Shaquille O'Neal) in the Finals of the 93/94 and 94/95 seasons respectively.

The tragic Ewing...

Sure enough, the Gorilla (Ewing's nickname) was destined to be a backdrop, whether on the basketball court or on the top of the Empire State Building...

"Okay!"

Su Feng, who had been getting very close to Kobe recently, of course wouldn't refuse the good opportunity to further deepen his relationship with Kobe.

Moreover, Su Feng's current rented apartment doesn't have a TV, and Su Feng also wanted to see through live broadcast whether the Finals of this period were as bloody and exciting as the keyboard warriors on Hupu (Chinese online forum) said...

"Then it's settled!" Seeing Su Feng accept his request, the corners of Kobe's mouth also raised a satisfied smile.

Don't look at Kobe being a bit famous at this time, but he really doesn't have many friends at school...

Well...

To be exact, I'm afraid he doesn't have a single one.

In his previous life, Kobe once said in an interview that he had always been isolated since he was a child.

Because Kobe often moved with his father when he was a child, basketball became Kobe's only friend.

When he was in high school in Philadelphia, because Kobe was not only ruthless to himself, but also had equally harsh training requirements for others, his teammates didn't dare to speak loudly to him...

The teammates were afraid that they would accidentally offend this school team ace.

It wasn't until he met Su Feng a few days ago that Kobe felt that he had met a kindred spirit.

Because of his unforgettable love for basketball, when he heard Su Feng's dream of playing in the NBA, Kobe not only didn't laugh at him, but looked at Su Feng with admiration.

Next, the two established a deep friendship in several consecutive days of one-on-one melee battles.

The Philadelphia at four in the morning, inadvertently built a bridge of friendship.

Kobe liked Su Feng's attitude towards basketball, while Su Feng was envious of Kobe's...

In short, wonderful!

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