Chapter 2 Tomahawk Split
Sun Xiaotian walked out of the JFK airport and found his aunt already waiting for him at the exit.
"Xiaotian! Welcome to New York! The aunt smiled and gave Sun Xiaotian a hug.
When he arrived at his aunt's house, Sun Xiaotian found an American sitting on the sofa at his aunt's house, still wearing Anthony's Knicks' No. 7 jersey, watching the Knicks vs. Lakers.
"Tony, dawn is here." The aunt shouted, it turned out that this was her uncle-in-law Tony.
Tony looked up at Sun Xiaotian, "Wow! You're so tall! When he saw that Sun Xiaotian was still holding a basketball in his hand, he asked Sun Xiaotian: "You don't want to come to the United States to play basketball, right?" ”
Sun Xiaotian smiled and shook his head, saying that he went to Yale University.
Tony hurriedly pulled Sun Xiaotian to sit down, "Come on!" New York is going to win! "I'll go! The fourth quarter is almost over, and the Lakers are still 20 points ahead, can they not win?
After dinner, my aunt asked Tony to take me around the neighborhood, and Tony told Sun Xiaotian to take him to a mysterious place.
It didn't take long to drive and it arrived.
"Xiaotian, I've never seen such a formation." Tony said.
Sun Xiaotian got out of the car and was stunned by the scene in front of him. I didn't know how many people were playing street ball in front of me, dazzling and vicious, which simply dazzled Sun Xiaotian's eyes.
"What kind of place is this?" Sun Xiaotian asked.
"This is the mecca of streetball--- Rock Park." Tony said proudly.
When Sun Xiaotian heard that this was Rock Park, he was very excited. Is this the Mecca mecca of street basketball? You're not mistaken, right? At this moment, Sun Xiaotian's mind kept emerging the immortal legends that came out of Rock Park, "Goat" Earl McNicolt, "The Destroyer" Hormond, "Whirlwind" Crendo, and Yao Ming's teammate "Jumping Soul" Alstom......
And he was standing on this land at the moment, and suddenly, Sun Xiaotian had the urge to go on the court to fight bulls, but seeing that the blacks and whites in front of him were extremely tough, forget it, don't be ashamed to throw people to the United States! How sorry I am for my hometown fathers!
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After spending three days at my aunt's house in New York, on the fourth day, Sun Xiaotian was going to report to Yale University. Yale University is in New Haven, not far from New York, and Tony and his aunt decide to send Sun Xiaotian to school together.
As soon as he got in the car, Tony couldn't talk about basketball, but it was nothing more than the Knicks wanting to win the championship and Anthony wanting to win the MVP or something. Sun Xiaotian thought to himself that the Knicks were going to win the championship, which was simply a fantasy. That's right, the Knicks have a very good roster, with good scorers like Anthony, J.R. Smith, and the best defensive player like Chandler, so it's fair to say that the Knicks have all the hardware to win a championship. But if you look closely, these scorers of the Knicks are more selfish and lonely than one another, and they don't have the sacrifice and team spirit of the Spurs and Kaizi at all. Therefore, if they want to win the championship, it is like a flower blooming on a rotten tree, and even if it opens, it is just a fungus.
"Does Yale have a basketball team?" Sun Xiaotian was eager to change the subject.
"Are you kidding? Can Yale call that a basketball team? Although they are all Ivy League, Harvard University at least has a forest madness! That's the pride of New Yorkers! Tony said with a smile.
"But isn't he in Houston now!" Sun Xiaotian was sarcastic.
"That'...... That's just cheaper Houstonians. Tony was also a little embarrassed.
"You're going to do your job there! Your mother has told me many times that I should supervise your studies and never be like an American, either in the stadium or going to a party. The aunt on the side told Sun Xiaotian.
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After Aunt and Tony settled Sun Xiaotian smoothly, they said goodbye to Sun Xiaotian and hoped that he would have a pleasant college life at Yale University. Before leaving, Tony told Sun Xiaotian that the basketball team of Yale University is called the Bulldogs, which is still a strong team in the Ivy League, but out of the league, they are just gangsters on the side of the road.
Sun Xiaotian's roommate is a Chinese American named Johnny. Plum. Although I went to business school here like myself, I love IT and hope to start a software company in the future. However, when Sun Xiaotian walked into the dormitory with a basketball, Johnny. Li exclaimed: "There is another one who is not afraid of death." ”
"Why?" Sun Xiaotian asked him.
"Since Lin became famous, countless Chinese children have felt that they are Jeremy Lin II and believe that they can achieve the same success as him if they work hard to play basketball. But the fact is that in the United States, basketball has never belonged to the yellow race, and people like Yao Ming and Jeremy Lin are very few. "Johnny. Lee said.
Sun Xiaotian listened to his words and ignored him, and he suddenly found a propaganda message on the table, on which was painted a simple bulldog.
"What is this?" Sun Xiaotian asked Johnny. Plum.
Johnny. Li glanced at it and said coldly, "Where Jeremy Lin stays." "It turned out to be a recruiting promotion for the Yale basketball team.
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Sun Xiaotian walked straight into the gymnasium and saw that the basketball team was training, and the sisters of the basketball cheerleaders were talking and laughing next to him.
Sun Xiaotian approached and asked a small boy on the sidelines, "Hello!" I would like to ask, where can I sign up. The boy turned his head to look at Sun Xiaotian and was taken aback.
"You want to be on the basketball team?" The boy asked him.
"Yes!" Sun Xiaotian replied.
"Hey! Joe, someone wants to sign up! The boy screamed loudly, and the cheerleading sisters stared at him curiously.
After hearing the boy's scream, the team members who were originally training stopped one after another, turned to look at Sun Xiaotian, and one of them came over with a black man, probably this is Qiao, right?
"You're not kidding, are you? Basketball doesn't belong to you, don't think that because you are out of Yao Ming and Lin, you think you are suitable for basketball. Joe spoke in a black way, sarcastically mocking Sun Xiaotian.
I'll go! What kind of theory does this benevolent brother have, is it possible that Americans regard themselves as big brothers in all fields? Besides, isn't it possible that all black people should have a big bird?
"If you're a good fit, I think you've been to the NCAA round of 64 a few times by now, right?" Sun Xiaotian asked.
Joe's face changed color instantly, and although it was dark and translucent, he could still see the expression of being said to be in pain.
"Okay, I can give you a chance, and if you can score under my defense, I'll let you join the team." Qiao pointed at Sun Xiaotian.
Sun Xiaotian couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and he couldn't speak. Did you just do a little bit of it? I just want to maintain the dignity of the nation, didn't I say that I must not lose my dignity abroad? I didn't expect this benevolent brother to fight with him, isn't he looking for death now? There are so many people around, especially so many American sisters. If you lose now, wouldn't you be a loser, and you have to compete with the Americans in basketball, or let's play table tennis, right? I'll give you a hand.
"You'd better go back! The classroom is where you be. Joe turned back onto the court, and everyone around him laughed, and the cheerleaders sisters laughed more and more.
"Alright! I accept the challenge. "Sun Xiaotian is a face-loving person, he feels that he has been humiliated today, and if he loses, he will lose, but if he loses, he can't lose his temperament, which he learned from the national football team.
Everyone gave up the field and surrounded the basketball court, and the cheerleading sisters also surrounded them.
Sun Xiaotian held the ball, his hand held the frame of his glasses from time to time, and Qiao actually gave up a space of two meters, I go! I really don't use bean bags as dry food! And what's even infuriating is that he actually stood there without his arms spread.
When Sun Xiaotian saw this posture, his heart was a little empty, and he looked at the people around him, basically with mockery. Whatever! If you break through, you can't grasp it, so it seems that you still shoot! Anyway, he gave me so much space, and I didn't vote for nothing.
made a decisive move outside the three-point line, and Joe didn't even bother to seal it, and stood in place. "Huh!" The ball went in.
"What!" Joe looked a little overwhelmed.
Sun Xiaotian here hasn't come to his senses yet! The ball went in! Sun Xiaotian excitedly exclaimed, "Yes!"
The onlookers and cheerleaders didn't know how to react and looked straight at Joe, the captain of the basketball team.
"How? I scored! Sun Xiaotian pretended to be calm.
"You're a fluke, you have the ability to do it again." Joe was a little ugly.
Sun Xiaotian thought to himself that this girl didn't talk much, and she made a fool of herself in front of everyone, and she didn't give up. Sun Xiaotian had no choice but to be cheeky and one-on-one again.
Sun Xiaotian regained the ball on the outside, Joe learned the lesson of the previous ball, and clinged to Sun Xiaotian tightly, Sun Xiaotian pressed against Joe sideways, trying not to let him steal the ball. But Joe is a black player after all, about the same height as himself, and his arm span is also very long, he continued to interfere with Sun Xiaotian, and slapped Sun Xiaotian's ball off several times.
Suddenly, Sun Xiaotian actually made a right-handed action to grab the ball, and the onlookers exclaimed, even he was surprised, and for this action, Sun Xiaotian himself felt that it was so natural.
Wait a minute! Could this be true? That dream on the plane, that black uncle, and Maizi's ball skills!
If it's true, then wouldn't it be easy to hit Joe in front of you? Sun Xiaotian recalled the three-point shot just now, the moment he threw it, it was so soft, and the arc was so wonderful, now that he thinks about it, it is definitely not blind.
All right! Try him again! Sun Xiaotian looked at Qiao, his right hand suddenly raised, and made a shooting feint, Qiao suddenly jumped up, Sun Xiaotian passed Qiao in one step, dribbled into the three-point line, and took a big step across the free throw line, Sun Xiaotian's face was resolute, and he jumped with all his strength, only to feel that his body was as light as a swallow, and he flew high.
"Boom!"
Sun Xiaotian slammed the ball into the basket with a tomahawk slam.