Chapter 1 Retirement
On April 14, 2016, Beijing time, two major events occurred in the NBA on this day.
Oakland, California, Oracle Arena, USA, the Golden State Warriors defeated the visiting visiting team by a big score on their home court, winning 73-9 at the end of the regular season, breaking the 72-10 record of the Chicago Bulls led by basketball god Michael Jordan.
A new legend is born in the NBA!
On that day, the Staples Arena, also in California, USA, which can accommodate 19,000 people, was full.
The colorful bars fluttering in the arena indicated that the game was over, but the audience, people from all over the world, and even all the lights in Staples Arena were all focused on the huge Lakers logo in the center of the court!
And standing in the light is the man wearing the gold No. 24 jersey - Kobe Bryant!
Accompanied by the tsunami-like shouts of the fans in the stadium, a generation of legends who have been fighting in this venue for 20 years picked up the microphone in his hand and slowly said: "Mamba Out!" β
βMamba Out......β
Almost at the same time, far away on the other side of the world, in China, a young man watched the live broadcast on the TV screen and was full of emotion for a while.
"Xiao Rui, stop watching TV, have a good rest, it's time for chemotherapy in a while."
Before the young man finished speaking, beside him, the nurse sister in a white lab coat walked to his hospital bed and gradually lowered his hospital bed so that the young man could lie down and rest.
"Sister nurse, do you watch the NBA?"
The young man lay down obediently, blinking with a pair of big eyes, and asked the nurse who took care of him beside him, but before the nurse could answer, he continued: "Also, do you know Kobe Bryant? β
"It's the Black Mamba who scored 81 points, Kobe Bryant!"
"Okay, I don't know what Peter Pan is, I don't know what Kobe beef is, I just know that you have to rest well." The female nurse smiled at the lying boy, then turned to leave, and closed the door of the ward.
However, as soon as the nurse closed the door of the ward, the smile on her face gradually disappeared, looking at the lines of text on the monitoring form in her hand, and remembering the vitality in the eyes of the guy just now, the nurse's heart was a little uncomfortable.
The guy in the ward, named Wu Rui, is his 22nd birthday today, and his favorite is the NBA, but the god of fate seems to have played a big joke on him.
When he was born, little Wu Rui was still alive, but since he can remember, his lower body has gradually lost his intuition until he is completely paralyzed, however, this joke is not over, when Wu Rui was seven years old, he was found to have cancer!
But Wu Rui, who is optimistic by nature, has been fighting against the disease, and was even selected as a fighter by the hospital, but, the cancer is fiercer than the tiger, and finally this morning, Wu Rui's latest blood sample report shows that the spread of cancer cells has become faster and wider, and there is not much left of his life.
"Doctor, there's really no way!" Outside the ward, Wu Rui's mother, who was holding the doctor's arm with teary eyes, was heartbreaking: "My Xiaorui is only 22 years old this year!" β
"Today... It's his birthday! β
Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, looking at the middle-aged woman with teary eyes, Wu Rui's attending doctor can only shake his head helplessly, the doctor is benevolent, why doesn't he want to completely cure the optimistic guy who loves to talk in the ward?
But often the reality is so cruel......
In the ward, Wu Rui lay quietly on the bed, his body was paralyzed for many years, which had already made him immune to any pain, and the ravages of cancer cells at this time only made him feel a little panicked in his heart, but he was not afraid at all.
"When I was born, Kobe Bryant wasn't in the league yet." Wu Rui talked to himself, wanting to make himself more sober: "Now that Kobe Bryant has retired, is it my turn to retire?" β
However, the more Wu Rui wanted to be sober, the gradual feeling of powerlessness in his body also made it difficult for him to support it!
"It's a pity, if I have the opportunity, I would also like to retire on the basketball court like Kobe......"
Gradually, Wu Rui closed his eyes, but then, in a trance, he subconsciously opened his eyes again, and his heart beat suddenly!
In front of him, a black man in a jersey, holding a basketball, looked at Wu Rui, nostrils facing the sky, and there was a strong momentum.
After watching Wu Rui in the NBA for so many years, you can recognize it at a glance, the person in front of you is wearing the home jersey of the NBA team Cleveland Cavaliers, and this person Wu Rui also knows that he is the backup forward of the Cleveland Cavaliers - Iman Shambaugh!
"What's going on? Am I hallucinating? β
Wu Rui was stunned for the first time, looking at Shambaugh holding the ball in front of him stupidly, unable to come back to his senses.
Aren't you battling illness in a hospital ward? Why did an NBA player appear in front of him as soon as he closed his eyes and opened them?
"Asian rookies, welcome to the NBA!"
However, before Wu Rui could react, in front of him, seeing the defender there in a daze, Iman Shambaugh would not waste this excellent scoring opportunity, and while speaking, he had already put on a shooting pose.
In his opinion, the Asian rookie who was sent in garbage time opposite was still too nervous and not ready to appear at all!
"Michael, stop him!"
At the same time, on the side of the court, a middle-aged man in a suit shouted at Wu Rui on the field, obviously, the Michael in his mouth was Wu Rui!
However, this middle-aged man's requirements for Wu Rui, in Wu Rui's opinion, are too high, he was born paralyzed, and his lower limbs have long been out of feeling.
It's just that the next moment, Wu Rui suddenly realized that something was wrong, a certain instruction was issued in the depths of his brain, he moved his eyes down in surprise, and couldn't help but roar loudly!
"I actually stood up!"
That's right, at this moment, Wu Rui not only appeared in front of an NBA player, but most importantly, he was standing in front of Shambaugh!
βOh ShitοΌ What is this little imp screaming nonsense! β
Wu Rui's roar startled Shambaugh, there was something wrong with the rhythm of the original shot, but he adjusted quickly, after all, the rookie in front of him was still standing in place stupidly, and his shooting this time was still equal to an empty position!
Thinking about it, Shambaugh no longer paused, directly exerted force with his legs, jumped up, and shot!
"Michael!"
On the other side, the middle-aged man in a suit standing on the sidelines roared angrily at Wu Rui on the field, and then pinched his waist with both hands, and his dissatisfaction with Wu Rui was already written on his face!
And his shout also completely pulled Wu Rui back from the joy of feeling his legs!
Seeing the Shambaud in front of him jumping high and shooting, Wu Rui's heart suddenly warmed up, since he can stand now, then he must be able to walk, he can walk, then he must be able to jump!
Thinking about it, Wu Rui strode forward and leaped towards the Shambor in front of him, and at the same time, stretched out his arms!
"Bang!"