"How did you have this?" Ryan asked.

"How do you think there is? I don't steal or rob, of course I get it by strength! The pigtailed black man continued to smile and returned.

"You won the EBC League?"

"Exactly!"

"Isn't this guy?" Michael, who was beside him, was also thoughtful, and then a surprised expression appeared on his face, as if he had guessed the identity of the pigtailed black man.

Li Xin didn't understand what the two of them meant for a while, what is this "EBC League"?

"What the hell is this EBC League? Do you know this guy? Li Xin couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart anymore, and pointed to the pigtailed black man and asked Michael beside him.

"The EBC League was created in Rock Park in New York and is a very street league, similar to the VBL League. But each of these teams often has some famous professional league stars to make cameos, including Carter, Kobe Bryant and others are regulars, and other TV stations will broadcast some of these important games, and even Nike, Adidas and other brands will sponsor this event, and now it has gradually expanded to the whole country, which can be said to be the most important league in the minds of American street players. The difficulty of winning the EBC League championship is also quite large, and the members of the championship team are not idle compared to each other. If the guy in front of him is really a member of the championship team, then judging by his outfit and appearance, it is likely to be Ki Huai. Rivers. Michael explained to Li Xin seriously, and told the true identity of the pigtailed black man.

"Even if you have a vision, yes, I'm Jihuai. Kihi Reeves. Members of this year's EBC Champion Team! ”

"Keiwai. Who the hell is Rivers? What is the origin? Li Xin asked.

"Keiwai. Originally from the Mantica area of California, Rivers, was once and is a hot basketball high school student. Although he is only 173cm tall, he has super perverted sports genes, can dunk suddenly, and can complete dunks of various difficulties. It's extremely fast, and the shots are accurate. Very ornamental street point guard. Recently, his video has become very popular on the Internet, and has even been called "the scariest point guard in history" by netizens. Ryan finally told where he really came from.

"Thank you for the compliment! Give me a happy word, dare you compare! Will I take the trophy or my ring. Ji Huai looked at the ring on his hand and said lightly: "The gold content of my ring is much higher than your broken trophy!" ”

"And what do you want this trophy for?" Li Xin asked!

"Hehe, when I am my personal treasure! I'm a basketball prize collector! Ki Huai said lightly.

"If you win, you can take this ring, right?"

"That's right!"

"Okay, but you're alone? How to compare? ”

"How to compare? Singled out! ONE ON ONE knows? Just 5 balls in a game. Outside shots count as 2 points, and the rest count as 1 point. Ji Huai stretched out 5 fingers and danced in front of Li Xin's eyes.

"Good! I'm coming, I'm up for the challenge! Li Xin agreed, but was strongly opposed by Michael.

"Lee, you can't fight him! You're no match for him! ”

Li Xin smiled and said, "How do you know if you haven't compared?" What's more, everyone has put the war book on this, isn't it too cowardly not to accept it? ”

"Listen to me, don't fight him!" Michael continues to stop Li Xin.

"Just compare, and you'll know the result soon!" Li Xin rubbed his hands and began to get excited, for him to be able to compete with a master again, that was the happiest thing.

"Okay, let's get started! You serve first! Ji Huai walked to the center circle arc with the basketball, and the surrounding onlookers not only did not decrease, but more and more, and some senior fans recognized the pigtailed black man in front of him, pointed at him, and talked about it, it seems that he does have a certain popularity.

"But it doesn't scare me! Let's have a fight! Li Xin took the ball sent by Ji Huai and started his first one-on-one with a foreign player in his life.

Li Xin attacked for the first time, trying to seize the opportunity through a fast attack. But Ji Huai's fast card position made Li Xin have no way in. Unlike Ryan's defense, Li Xin's absolute speed is not dominant. The change of pace and acceleration could not shake off Kie's defense at all. In just a few seconds, Li Xin clearly felt that Ji Huai's pace and defensive advance were a notch higher than Ryan's. Ji Huai's center of gravity is very low, although the figure is not tall, but the arms are very long, about the touch is estimated to be 173cm of the small guard arm span at least 190cm or more, the coverage is very wide, and the pace is very fast, and the opponent's rich defensive experience can also be seen in the prediction of defense. After several failed breakthroughs, the ball hit the basket in a hurry. The opponent gets the rebound. As soon as he withdrew from the three-point line, he jumped out of his hand while Li Xin's foothold was not stable.

"What, shoot so fast!" Li Xin didn't expect the opponent to complete the first attack, and what was even worse was that the ball seemed to be a hasty shot, but the ball drilled into the net as if it was open.

2:0

In the next game, Li Xin was never able to find his rhythm. Just rely on one mistake from the opponent to get a layup.

5:1

Keiwe put the ball in the basket and completed the final attack.

Li Xin didn't seem to understand what was going on, and the game was over.

"Well, I won! The trophy is mine! Holding the ball in one hand, Kieong spun it up for a moment, holding his index finger against it and letting it spin rapidly.

"This guy is amazing! I'm not an opponent at all! ”

"Hehe, let me tell you an even more amazing fact, there are at least hundreds or even thousands of streetball masters in the United States who are above me or similar to me! The EBC championship is not a big deal, there are many similar leagues across the country, and there are even better guys who don't bother to play these kinds of games. ”

"Thousands!?" Li Xin couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this number, these are not professional players, nor are they student masters in college. It's not nice to say, it's just street players on the streets, but there are still hundreds of players like Kei, which is an amazing fact.

And these players may never be able to enter the NBA, the highest temple of basketball, in their lifetime, even if they already have extraordinary strength, and today they are so simply prostrated to a street player like Kei. Not even a streetball player can beat it, and two days ago he was dreaming of making it to the NBA in the future, although Mr. Wesley gave himself a positive assessment. But today, Li Xin really realized the gap between his strength and that of American basketball masters. A street player can abuse himself casually, not to mention the top players in the NCAA, not to mention the outstanding high school basketball players in the United States such as Allen, McKins, and Avlarlo, and those American professional players who play in the NBDL and Drew League, all of which may add up to tens of thousands. His strength is below these players, and he wants to step into the highest NBA basketball hall, but now when he thinks about it, he feels that it is out of reach, and he almost has to give up. In the next few years, will your strength still be able to grow significantly? I am almost 18 years old, and I am about to become an adult, looking at the NBA rookies over the years have entered the NBA at the age of 20, Kobe Bryant entered the NBA at the age of 17, and Garnett entered the NBA at the age of 19. Simmons and Inglish are both only 19 years old. Within 5 years, let alone the comparison with peers in the United States, can you reach the top players in China? This is a big question mark in front of Li Xin.

"Want to play in the NBA?" Ji Huai held a basketball in one hand, and suddenly asked this sentence in front of Li Xin.

Li Xin was noncommittal for a while, but finally nodded slightly.

"I'm a few years older than you, and that's what I dreamed back then. Although I am not very tall, I have never given up on the pursuit of basketball, because at least in the history of the NBA, there have been many short but successful NBA players, such as Boggs Bugs, such as Boigns, like Spark. Weber. There are also Thomas Jr., the current leading point guard of the Celtics. But reality ultimately told me that I might not be able to step into the NBA. Even if I have great bounce, I can dunk in front of a big man over 2 meters, I have fast speed and good ball handling, but it won't be enough for me to get into the NBA. Unless a short player is perfectly outstanding, there may only be one in the NBA in the United States under 180cm in three years, but how many young people under 180cm play basketball are about hundreds of thousands. Three years is more than one million, to stand out from more than 1 million basketball players, how can it be so simple. Ji Huaitao said endlessly. After a pause, he pointed at Li Xin and said:

"I think it's better for you to give up on your goal of getting into the NBA! Or don't think about it, if I can't make it to the NBA, then what's the point of me playing all these years. Because after a few years you will be disappointed, and this disappointment will make you doubt yourself, which in turn will affect your love of basketball. It's like I did in the previous two years, but now I'm happier and enjoying basketball, even if I can't get into the NBA, but at least I have my achievements, trophies, rings, medals are the best proof of my own strength! ”

Hearing this, Li Xin's eyes widened, and these words pierced his chest like a sharp sword, making him unable to breathe for a while: "The goal I just set to enter the NBA was ruthlessly pierced by reality like this?" I can't even win an amateur street ball player who is 10cm shorter than me, so why talk about entering the NBA? What else to talk about getting into the national team? Li Xin kept asking himself.

Ji Huai smiled and said, "I accepted the trophy, thank you!" While taking the trophy, he turned his back and waved goodbye with the other hand.

Li Xin stood in place sluggishly, and suddenly knelt on the court with weak knees. It was the first time in three years that he felt hopeless, and his former ideals suddenly became so unattainable that he suddenly lost his strength.

"Li Xin!" Zhuo stepped forward to support Li Xin.

"It's okay!" Michael also stepped forward to support Li Xin.

"It's okay, let's go back!" Saying that, Li Xin picked up the basketball, turned around and left the court, leaving Venice Beach. The moon had risen, and by the moonlight Venice Beach it appeared hazy and tranquil, casting a mysterious fog over the beach. Like the basketball future of teenagers, they can't see the end in the distance.