Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Chapter 119 Shoot her a small target first!
four o'clock in the morning, los angeles
Wu Di yawned and came to an indoor basketball court in UCLA on time.

UCLA hadn't established the Lakers' training base at this time, but according to reliable sources, Corvo came here for training almost every morning.

But after Wu Di arrived at the scene, he realized that there was no one there!
Could it be that what Corvo said about Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning is a lie?
Or was he in the wrong place?
Or is Corvo still on the way?

He briefly warmed up, then picked up his phone to check the news he got from O'Neill last night.

It's amazing to say that Wu Di had a bullfight with Corvo yesterday, but Corvo couldn't read the news and didn't answer the phone.

Wu Di could only use his personal connections. First, he asked Odom, and Odom said that he would be a ghost if he knew.

Then I asked O'Neill again, and O'Neill said that he was off the mark, but in the next sentence he replied that Wu Di asked the right person, saying that he would help Wu Di to find out the news.

Now that Corvo has five crowns in his hand, others don't know if he is convinced, but O'Neill was completely defeated, and the two also let go of their previous suspicions and reconciled as before.

So it didn't seem awkward for O'Neill to ask about Kobe's status, so there was the place Wu Di came to look for today.

But Wu Di waited for more than ten minutes and did not wait for Corvo. He became a little anxious and sent a message to O'Neill to confirm the location again. Soon, O'Neill called:

"OMG, you are so crazy, let the other rookies of the 10th class live? You have an injury and you still get up so early to practice!"

Wu Di: "Huh? Don't you also get up early?"

O'Neill: "...Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha I have been up all night!Christmas party you know it!"

Wu Di: "...Christmas? Well, I probably know why..."

O'Neill: "...Yeah, he might be spending Christmas, you know, taking Vanessa and the kids to go skiing or something..."

Wu Di: "OK, you didn't play with me Shaq, are you sure this is the place?"

O'Neill: "What are you talking about! I still expect you to help me teach that old boy Riley a lesson! And, you know, Kobe didn't go to college and he likes the atmosphere of UCLA, so it should be true!"

Wu Di: "Okay... Anyway, Merry Christmas!"

O'Neill: "Yes, Merry Christmas! I have to catch up on sleep, let's talk!"

He called Corvo again, but still no one answered.

"Damn! Could it be that Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning is just a lie?!"

Wu Di's eyes widened. He had already spent 500 million US dollars on 5 drops of recovery essence!
Now he only has 600 million dollars left on him...

Although the following games should be able to restore the blood of 300 million dollars, there is still a deficit of 200 million dollars!
A loss of 100 million US dollars means a loss of 1 centimeter of height or arm span!

"Forcibly pulling Xiao Qiao all the way to one-on-one should be able to brush it out... right?"

Wu Di didn't care about it, since he used it all up and came here, it's better to experience Corvo's usual practice environment.

However, what Wu Di didn't know was that Kobe was secretly watching him in the aisle on the second floor of the gymnasium. There was a hidden parking lot connected to it. As a superstar in Los Angeles, Kobe naturally knew how to avoid public attention.

"This kid actually found this place! And... even earlier than me?!"

Kobe murmured, he did come here to practice every day, but he set off from his home in Orange County at 4 in the morning, so it was almost 5 o'clock here...

But he didn't want to go down immediately to train with Wu Di, because he didn't want Wu Di to see his shocked expression.

"This kid is obviously injured so seriously, and his expression is so painful, he is still beating and practicing..."

Kobe sighed in his heart, of course he didn't know that the real reason for the pain on Wu Di's expression was because he felt sorry for his Bai Krypton's $500 million, and he thought it was because of his groin injury.

Wu Di's tenacious will reminded him of himself.

His current injuries to his left ankle, right knee, and back spasm are not optimistic. The broken bone in the ligament of his right index finger has not been removed yet. Every time he throws a ball, his fingers feel as if they are broken...

Wu Di... I'm afraid it hurts more than him now, right?
A groin strain is a large muscle group, and he gasps just thinking about how it feels to tear.

However, Wu Di was still practicing on the field!
This will...isn't it stronger than him?
No, I'm almost catching up with him!

Kobe nodded forcefully, he still felt that the pressure and challenges he faced this season were greater!
In fact, his physical condition no longer allows him to fight like he is now.

In order to prolong his career, doctors advised him countless times to undergo surgery on the knee, and even the Zen master Phil Jackson advised him to rest for a while...

But Kobe still stubbornly resisted, he knew that he must not stop!
There are many contradictions in the team now, and only by winning continuously can these problems be covered up.

Once he truces, all kinds of conflicts in the team will erupt, and even lead to the collapse of the Lakers dynasty he built with so much painstaking efforts...

Thinking of this, his vision blurred, there is no shortcut to the championship, he is the leader of the team, if he does not carry it, no one will be strong for him...

But none of these can stop him!
He wants to win another championship, and if he wins another championship, the old rascal won't be able to count the rings in front of him!
His mood, his persistence, his forbearance, probably only Wu Di can understand!
They are all team bosses, all for the sake of breath, he wants to prove that he is no worse than Jordan, and Wu Di wants to prove that he is no worse than Xiao Zhan...

When Kobe finally calmed down and went down to train with Wu Di, Wu Di disappeared!
Kobe took out his mobile phone and was about to call Wu Di to call him back, but just after entering the number, Kobe put down the phone again, yes, he was injured, it is better to practice less!
"Forget it this time, when you make it to the playoffs, I'll teach you some tricks to defeat that guy!"

Kobe began his training day even harder.

……

At this moment, Wu Di has already driven back to Meghan's small villa in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles.

Unlike remote Orange County, the Bel Air community is right next to UCLA.

"Haney, what happened?"

Megan, who was still on the bed, saw Wu Di go back and forth in a daze, and asked with concern.

"Damn it, that guy didn't come to practice!"

Wu Di pouted, originally he wanted to catch Corvo and pay him at least 300 million dollars, but Corvo didn't come!

Oh, that's $300 million!
It's not Guan Xige's 300 yuan!
"It's okay, I'll practice with you..."

Megan took the initiative to send her own balls, and Wu Di had no choice but to fill the puffs with firm skin and soft inside with cream.

……

"Haney, why don't I stop going to the game later, and call some sisters over to organize a party for you at night?"

Megan wiped away the crystal tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes, and suggested pitifully, in the past, with Amanda around, Wu Di just made her breathless, but today Wu Di almost set her on fire.

"Okay, trust your eyes."

Wu Di looked at his watch, well, it's time to go to the Staples Center to watch the Cavaliers' away game against the Clippers.

……

Although the Staples Center was only completed and put into use in 1999, because of the three consecutive championships of the OK combination and the two consecutive championships of Corvo, the status of this arena is close to that of the basketball mecca Garden Plaza Arena.

This arena is very popular. In addition to being the home of the Lakers and Clippers, it is also the home of the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA, the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL, and the Los Angeles Avengers of the AFL.

In fact, Lao Mei is also superstitious. These teams saw the Lakers win the championship in the first year after they settled in, and established a dynasty later, and they would not leave no matter how crowded they were.

But for the Clippers, the most embarrassing thing is not that so many teams share this arena, but the honor of the Lakers flying above the arena.

As soon as Wu Di looked up, he could see the 16 huge championship banners of the Lakers, plus the No. 13 jersey of Chamberlain, the No. 22 of Baylor, the No. 32 jersey of the Magician and so on.

But the Clippers don't even have a championship banner, they don't even have retired jerseys, they don't even have a division championship banner...

The Lakers directly have 31 division championship banners, but people think it's too bad, and they don't even bother to hang it...

It's a geomantic treasure. Why is there such a big difference between the two teams?

"Little Qiao, go over and spray Varejao later, "It's an away game, whoever is afraid of who", Varejao will explode!"

During the warm-up session before the game, Wu Di encouraged Jordan, which instantly elicited bursts of laughter from his teammates.

"Haha, I really have your boss!"

However, Jordan smiled a little nervously. This was the first time he returned to play at Staples after being traded by the Clippers.

"Relax, you are definitely better than that actor!"

Wu Di patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him. Although Jordan has not been promoted to the superstar level, he still has the strength of the peak of the starting level.

Varejao, who is also at the starting level with this strength, is definitely enough as long as he doesn't get ahead. The outcome of the game still depends on Williams' performance.

This is also one of the reasons why Wu Di decisively used the recovery essence. He didn't want the Cavaliers' victory or defeat to be decided by Williams!

While chatting, Anthony Parker walked over with a tall black beauty with bright eyes:
"Boss, this is my sister Candace. She plays for the Los Angeles Sparks. She is a big fan of yours. She has been clamoring for me to help her get an autograph!"

"Hey Wu, can I have an autograph?"

Candice took out a white No. 46 home jersey of Wu Di, and asked with staring eyes. The player she admired before was LeBron James, but since Wu Di appeared in the NBA, she has changed her mind!

A tall, handsome, and powerful idol star like Wu Di is the only existence in the eyes of female fans, and his debut is the pinnacle.

"It's an honor! But you have to sign me one too, Ms. MVP!"

Wu Di smiled and handed over the No. 3 Sparks jersey he just bought in the Staples fan store.

Candice is one of the few players in the WNBA with outstanding appearance and skills. He has won the WNBA Rookie of the Year and MVP awards at the same time before, but limited by the size of the WNBA, relatively few people pay attention to it. famous.

Before Wu Di came, Anthony Parker had told him about it. After all, he was the sister of a reliable teammate. Wu Di simply checked the information and made preparations.

"Ha ha, alright!"

Candace grinned from ear to ear, obviously being teased by Wu Di's humorous yet graceful words.

But her warm and innocent smile quickly attracted the envy and hatred of many Cavaliers players to Wu Di:
"Hey! Boss, why are you rushing away? No, Candace, you can't just let the boss take advantage, you have to sign one for me!"

"Big beauty, sign me one too!"

"And I!"

A group of teammates clamored and began to take out various objects and ask Candice for his autograph.

Candace is a super beauty among blacks, known as the Sailor Moon in the basketball world, the black version of Akagi Haruko!
Candace smiled even happier. After signing, she asked Wu Di with some reluctance:
"I really like your super step back, can you teach me how to do it?"

But Anthony waved his hand immediately when he heard the words:

"No, Candice, how can you make such a request? The boss's injury is not healed yet!"

"Oh yes, sorry I forgot!"

Candice stuck out his tongue in a panic. Although Wu Di was wearing sportswear today, he did not wear the Cavaliers uniform because he was still out due to his groin injury.

"Haha, little Case!"

With a big wave of Wu Di's hand, he picked up a basketball. In fact, after using 5 drops of recovery essence, his injury has basically recovered. Except for the heavy load of the competition, he is fine in off-court bullfighting.

"This footstep looks complicated, but there are actually only two key points, one is the rhythm of the ball, and the other is the adjustment after the withdrawal..."

While demonstrating, Wu Di explained in simple terms.

Not to mention Candace, even the other players of the Cavaliers have followed suit and learned it attentively.

Every time Wu Di uses the double step back move, it can change the situation of the battle. Just watching it is already a magical visual enjoyment. This time Wu Di personally taught the decomposition movement, and everyone watched Mesmerized.

Adhering to the principle of helping people to the end, sending Buddha to the west, and going to bed with hooligans, Wu Di taught Candice for a while, and then let Candice stand in front of him.

"One last actual combat demonstration, Candace, you come to defend me!"

Facing Candice, Wu Di put on a three-threat posture, and then a clean forward stab followed by a cross step and rushed towards the penalty area without haste.

Candice gritted his teeth and moved sideways to keep up, but Wu Di suddenly stopped and pulled his hips back, instantly tricking Candice into losing his position.

The double step-back was so smooth that it was like visual deception, and finally the jumper was shot with pressure on the wrist!
Swish!
Easy basketball!

"Oh my god! It's amazing! I'm totally fooled!"

Candace covered her mouth and said in surprise, looking at Wu Di's eyes, there are more little stars she admires.

But Wu Di's reaction was even more exaggerated than hers...

Because of the system prompt that just sounded in his mind:

【Ding!It is detected that the host has completed a jump shot and scored +1 in a duel with the super giant player Candace Parker, and the wealth value has arrived, +10000 US dollars! 】

Gan!
Is he right?
How many zeros after 1?
One, two, three, four, four zeros!
How is it possible to award so much money?

Wade is only $[-] a ball!
Could it be that the comprehensive ratings of WNBA and NBA players are mutually recognized? ? ?

Hold a grass!

Yes, men and women are equal, how can you forget this? !
Looking at Candace in front of him, Wu Di's blood pressure soared!

Ma De, the previous rebirth life was in vain!

He wanted to grab the DJ's microphone and announce that this is the world's most awesome doll money-swiping cheat!
what?
Lao He Dou is [-] dollars a ball, [-] dollars more than Candace?

The old hooligan is five thousand dollars a ball, and there are [-] times the Hall of Fame reward coefficient?

Get out of the way!

Now he only recognizes the shape of a beautiful girl!
"Well, Candace... It's a bit noisy here, do you want to go out and find a place to play?"

Wu Di twirled the basketball on his fingertips and suggested with a smile.

Yes, don't get me wrong, he has no other intentions, but his hands are itchy and he wants to play ball!

However, when the Cavaliers around the two of them heard the news, boos erupted in an instant. Damn it, they went out without watching the team's game?

Can you be a human being?
Is there such a thing as the boss of the team?

"Ok!"

Candace pursed her lips and lowered her head in response, suddenly being invited on a date by her idol, her heart was about to jump into her throat!

Moreover, Wu Di's reason for inviting him on a date is so special!

They went to play together?

But it's reasonable to think about it, everyone likes basketball!

Anthony showed an old brother's smile on the side. He expected it right. When an NBA superstar meets a WNBA superstar, this wave must go in both directions!

"Pay attention to safety, don't think too much, I'm talking about being hit by a car!"

"Yes, but don't kill anyone!"

"Slow down, it won't sound good if you get hurt!"

……

In the "goodwill exhortation" of a group of teammates, Wu Di took Candace out of the Staples Center.

Then the two of them talked and laughed all the way and drove to a basketball court next to a hotel...

"Hey Candace! Be serious!"

However, after not scoring a few goals, Wu Di couldn't be happy, because the system judged that Candice didn't defend seriously and was not rewarded.

There are still rules for system rewards. Bullfighting can trigger rewards, but it must be when the opponent is doing their best.

Moreover, it also stipulates that methods similar to system goal rewards cannot be used to stimulate the opponent's fighting spirit.

So Wu Di can only use words to motivate...

Well, not talking trash is his last tenderness.

But Candace looked aggrieved. She didn't feel Wu Di's "tenderness" at all, but only Wu Di's "cruelty".

Although she once won the MVP award, but after all, it is the WNBA league, and the physical differences between boys and girls are destined to make her level far inferior to Wu Di.

And Wu Di is really just playing basketball?
At first, she thought that Wu Di would teach her by hand, or that the two of them would team up to play wild ball, but she never expected that Wu Di would come to abuse her...

Wu Di's brain was spinning, and when Candice was serious about defending, the defensive pressure on him was not as good as Turner in college, that is, it was less than the level of a boy's $[-] a ball.

But this will also make Candace feel that she really has no need to take precautions seriously. No one wants to make herself feel like a fool in front of her sweetheart. After all, little girls still want to save face...

Seeing Candace pouting and pouting, Wu Di smiled, and he had already thought of a way:
"Want to know the secret to my rapid promotion?"

Candace raised her head when she heard the words. Although her talents were limited, as a professional basketball player, she could still see how terrifying Wu Di's progress was. This was one of the reasons why she admired Wu Di:

"Of course I do!"

Wu Di handed her the ball and began to seduce:

"If you can continue to practice after being blocked [-] goals in a row like me, I will tell you the next secret!"

Candice's eyes widened. Did she hear correctly, Wu Di was hated [-] times by a mysterious person in a row?
If this is true, then Wu Di really revealed a big secret to her!

Oh my god, Wu Di actually revealed such a secret to her, it seems that he still likes her!
Candace's complexion flushed with excitement for a moment:

"How is it possible? Who can hate you like that?"

Wu Di smiled. With his current strength, it is naturally impossible for someone to block him [-] times in a row, but when he first entered the league, his strength was almost at Candice's current level. It's normal.

It's just that he's elevated now, so these become stories:
"If you want to know who it is, come and try it. Use your best. Only by doing your best can you improve!"

Well, thousands of words can be summed up in one sentence, let's brush him up with a small goal, $[-] million!

(End of this chapter)