Masatoshi Ozaki resigned, stepped down as president of the Japan Basketball Association, and bowed to the national audience on NHK's television station to apologize and read out the 'guilty statement' he had spent the night writing.

As a result, the position of president of the Japan Basketball Association has become vacant, and considering the upcoming youth training cooperation with the NBA, the Nike Summit, etc., the Sports Agency is expected to re-select a new president to take charge of Japanese basketball within a month......

The news on the morning of the 6th finally put an end to the 'premeditated wounding' incident that has been raging in the past two days.

Ordinary people naturally celebrated and cheered at this forehead, but there were also some people in the basketball circle who sighed secretly.

If you really want to evaluate Masatoshi Ozaki, his contribution to Japanese basketball is absolutely obvious to all.

If it was just because he instigated the Mountain King players to use a trick against Xiangbei, I am afraid that it would not be enough to shake his status, nor would it be enough for the sports hall to remove him immediately like crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.

Obviously because he offended people behind it, and he must be a master who has so much energy in Japan that he can reach the sky with his hands and eyes.

However, this kind of thing, there are some points in the heart, just take it as a warning, no insider will be stupid enough to raise such an objection, firstly, it is untenable in terms of reputation, and secondly, it is ...... Such terrifying energy, let alone revealing it, even if they just guess the identity of the other party, it is enough to scare the people in these circles, and they only dare to think but dare not declare it.

………… But one thing is for sure, after such a fuss, the hope of the whole people has shifted to Xiangbei, hoping that Xiangbei can represent Japan and defeat the 4.3 billion strongest man from the Dragon Country!

After all, it was the name of 'defeating the Dragon Kingdom', so that many people who didn't pay attention to basketball before couldn't help but follow the trend to take a look, but this national high school winter selection tournament was pushed to an unparalleled heat.

The popularity of basketball continues to rise in Japan.

In addition, the 6th happened to be the 6th of the week, so that NHK's live broadcast of the match between Xiangbei and Luoan in the morning, as well as the match between Xiangyang and Hakata Business University in the afternoon, all saw a sharp rise in ratings, once exceeding 30%.

And under the attention of fans across the country, both teams successfully advanced.

It is worth mentioning that NHK did a separate interview with Luo'an and Hakata Business University before the game, mainly because everyone knew enough about Xiangyang and Xiangbei, so it was necessary to change the angle to let the audience understand the game.

As a result, when interviewing Luo An in the morning, the excitement and fighting spirit of Luo An's officers really lit up the audience in front of the TV, and they also shouted the slogan of 'Xiangbei can defeat the king of the mountain, we can also defeat Xiangbei', but I didn't expect to be swept by 117:65 later, the top four teams, the whole game was powerless, and it finally made people see the horror of Xiangbei.

And wait until the afternoon...... The interview with the Hakata Business University is even more interesting.

It seems that he has seen the fate of Luo An, who is full of confidence in the morning, and he has also seen through the TV station's interview is not to cheer up Hakata Business at all, but purely to create some topics, so that he can watch this side release bold words and be slapped in the face or something.

Hakata Shoda's heart is to pull out the cold.

How can it be said that last year, Hakata Business University was still the national runner-up team, why is it now reduced to a background fish belly for entertainment?

Everyone can see the strength of Xiangyang, and Boduo Business University has no other thoughts.

But the ball can lose, if you want to entertain me, no!

So the coaches and players affiliated with Hakata Business University were silent for a while in the face of the interview, coming and going with only one word: "Hmm." ”

Even when it came time to play, the coach of Hakata Business University didn't even say a word of cheering, and still just used one word to pass the camera: "...... Walk. ”

The final result of the match, 118:85.

It can be seen that Xiangyang is still quite face-saving, except for Lin Dong who rested after only playing for 10 minutes as usual, Xiangyang did not really do his best on the defensive end in the second half.

But even Xiangyang, who lacked Lin Dong and didn't do his best on the defensive end, still fought hard with the full main lineup of Boduo Business University.

Both sides are offensive teams that are more offensive than defensive, and Xiangyang's side also made it clear that Che Ma used a high-post card tactic to pull the flower shape to the outside of the three-point line to play a misplaced offense, opening up the inside space of Hakata Shangda.

Hakata Shodai was miserable by this trick.

Their trump card is center Jiro Tanaka, whose interior strength is not under Akagi Tsuyoshi, but if you choose to guard the basket, the emptiness of its interior line, not to mention Fujima, even if Ito Zhuo breaks through, it is a dozen and a right, and Shoichi Takano, who eats cakes, directly scores a double.

But if you choose to guard the inside line, the projection of the flower shape through the middle distance makes Hakata Shangda helpless.

This guy's mid-range is too accurate, his height is high, and with a hand back, he is simply unstoppable.

Without Lin Dong's Xiangyang, they have been able to stabilize the runner-up of last year's summer league, Hakata Shangda, which made many fans who were optimistic about Xiangbei singing Xiangyang and saying that Xiangyang was a one-man team calmed down.

Is this a one-man team?

Everyone seems to have finally remembered the horror of Shoyo, who ruled the whole of Japan during the summer league.

Yes, this dark horse Xiangbei is indeed very strong.

But Xiangyang has always been the king who has always stood at the pinnacle and waited for others to challenge, and Xiangbei has just just gotten the ticket to challenge them!

- The Kanagawa duo met again in the finals, and the governor of the prefecture, Hiroshi Okazaki, delivered an important speech, sharing the secret of Kanagawa's great success in sports.

- The invincible king, facing the boy who slays the dragon!

- Both sides have defeated the so-called strongest mountain king!

- Is it the 4.3 billion strongest man who sits firmly on the throne, or is the dragon slayer boy creating the myth of rebellion?

——At 2:30 p.m. on the 7th, the National High School Basketball Winter Trials Finals, Xiangyang VS Xiangbei, NHK will broadcast the whole process!

At 8 p.m., Lin Dong's house ......

"I've got a spot for you at the Nike Summit in April." Lao Li's voice came from the other end of the phone: "At that time, there will be two places in the Dragon Kingdom to participate, and the other one you know, Zhu Fangyu, who you have played together in the Lloyds Training Base, I heard him say that the relationship between you is not bad, how about it, decide when to return to China?" ”

"Maybe in mid-February, when I return to China for the Spring Festival."

"Is the school side arranged? If you are thinking about going to the United States to play high school basketball or college basketball, your student status is still very important, you must keep it, if you want to go to the NCAA, the high school diploma is indispensable, of course, I can also arrange it for you, affiliated with some sports colleges in China, and if you want to go to the NCAA or NSAA, it will be better to operate. ”

"Don't use it for the time being, the Xiangyang school is quite familiar with it, and it has also agreed that I will keep my student status, but I don't have to go to class, or wait for the World Championships to end." Lin Dong said: "Even if you want to go to the United States, it will probably be next year. ”

"Well, that's fine." Lao Li said with a smile: "I have also been paying attention to the whole process of your winter selection competition, speaking of which, the level of high school basketball in Japan is really a bit unexpected to me, and it is stronger than their national team...... Incredible. ”

This problem, now in the world, I am afraid that only Lin Dong understands what is going on.

It's a pity that I can't tell it.

Lin Dong said: "I heard that the Japanese Basketball Association has done a detailed investigation on high school basketball in the past two years, and believes that it has ushered in a talent blowout period, and it can get the full support of the Japanese government and major sponsors, and it should be the reason for negotiating youth training cooperation with the NBA." ”

"Well, I've heard of it." Lao Li said with a smile: "In fact, it is the same in China, starting from Yao Ming, to Zhu Fangyu, Sun Yue and others, and more importantly, you...... It feels like the basketball talent of the Dragon Country has exploded, maybe this is really a harbinger of the rise of Asian basketball. ”

"Today's basketball strength in Asia, although our dragon country is still the only one, but Japan's progress makes people feel threatened, I heard that they have applied for next year's U19 World Championships, and now Japan is ranked 21st in the FIBA Youth World Rankings, 3rd in Asia, according to the rules, it is not their turn, but because there are several higher-ranked teams in front of them may abandon the game, plus the organizer is in Seoul, South Korea, South Korea automatically gets a place, so considering the audience in Asia, There is also a good chance that they will participate in the Under-19 World Championships. ”

"I think the level of Japan's high school players has surpassed the Korean national youth ranked above them, and it is not completely without a threat to us, plus they have been very hyped in the media recently, so there has been a lot of attention to Japanese basketball in China recently, which will inevitably have more eyes on you." Lao Li said: "This is an opportunity for you, but it also means that if you don't perform well, then I will inevitably be frustrated when I fight for you conditions." ”

"So ......" Lao Li said with a smile: "Please go all out in tomorrow's finals, and come up with the most beautiful report card, then you and I will be much easier." ”

Hanging up Lao Li's phone, Lin Dong was also a little emotional for a while.

In the blink of an eye, it has been almost a year since I came to Japan, or rather...... It's been almost a year since the crossing was reborn.

A lot has happened this year, whether it is the intersection between those characters in the slam dunk comics and themselves after they messed into reality, or a year of hard training that allowed him to surpass his former limits......

Speaking of which, it's a bit like the feeling of a newbie village when playing a game.

And now, it's time to get out of this newbie village.

Nike Basketball Summit, World Championships, and even a trip to the United States, those places are the real stage to test the results of your training this year.

As for tomorrow's final.

Evolved Rukawa Kaede and Mitsui Shou, Sakuragi Hanamichi, who is extremely talented, and Mitsuyoshi Anzai, who is a master of psychology.

Their lineup is indeed very strong, if it is against themselves in the summer league, then even if Kitano's adjustment to Xiangyang is counted, the chance of winning may not exceed fifty percent.

Can ...... now

It should be regarded as a complete end to this novice village.

In fact, no one understands his real strength now, and even Lin Dong himself doesn't know exactly where his current limit is.

The only thing that is certain is that it feels like it has surpassed the peak of what it was when it was 19 years old.

This is due not only to the fact that the potential of the body itself is greater than in previous lives, but also to the experience of training, but also to the fact that many things that have happened during the year have made the most difficult state of mind to improve grow.

Let the horses come, Xiangbei.

Let me see how far you can go.

I also hope that I can see where my limits are!

(End of chapter)