Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Chapter 358 Streetball Holy Land, Rock Park

This is an outdoor court. It looks very ordinary and not very big. There is only one court with a few rows of seats next to it. The court is surrounded by iron fences, and a little further outside is lush trees. Surrounded in a circle, leaving only one exit.

There is such a stadium surrounded by trees in a reinforced concrete city, which has a different feeling.

It’s just that before entering the stadium, you can see a green sign, just like the kind of warning signs often seen on American streets, with many slogans written on it, reminding you not to underestimate this humble stadium, come here Just be respectful here.

Because, this is called Locke Park!
"This is where you want to bring me?" Qin Hao looked at the stadium in front of him, his eyes lit up. He had heard of this place long ago, but he had never been here.

"Hey, this is a good place." Butler said with a smile: "It's still early, let's go buy something to eat, and it will be lively in the evening."

Qin Hao nodded, looking forward to it.

New York Rock Park basketball court, located next to 155th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in New York, is a legendary place, very famous in the American basketball circle, known as the "Street Ball Holy Land".

In 1950, Mr. Locke founded a basketball tour so that the poor children could stay on the street to practice and then have the opportunity to play in college. Locke Park was the first stop of the tour.

Since then, more and more people have come to play in Rock Park, and even some celebrities, such as "Destroyer" Hammond, "Goat" Manigat and other street basketball figures have played in Rock Park.There are also many NBA stars, such as Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Shaq O'Neal, Vince Carter, Stephen Marbury, etc., who have also played in Rock Park.

Over time, Locke Park has become a legendary place. It is always very lively at night, and many masters gather here to present a basketball feast for people.

This is a street court, no need to buy tickets, but people who come here are not here to save money, some wealthy entrepreneurs, movie stars, etc. will also come here.

Some people even think that watching the game here is more interesting than watching an NBA game at Madison Square Garden (home of the New York Knicks).

If given a choice between the two, they'd rather come to Rock Park.

Qin Hao and Butler bought something to eat casually, and when night fell, they saw more and more people coming to Locke Park.

At night, the Rock Park stadium is brightly lit, full of voices, and very lively. Many people gather outside the small stadium, with three floors inside and three floors outside. The fiery atmosphere is exciting.

Some people were on the court, seeming to be warming up. Some people rushed to the basket with the ball in their hands, and they dunked with both hands. The audience immediately burst into cheers.

Some fans rushed onto the court and surrounded the player who dunked. People surrounded him, and everyone was smiling happily.

"This atmosphere, tsk tsk." Qin Hao clicked his tongue.

After coming to the United States, Qin Hao felt that the basketball atmosphere here is better, especially the game atmosphere. The fans are very enthusiastic. Even in high school games, the atmosphere is very enthusiastic.

But compared with here, it is still a lot worse.

There are teenagers here, children aged eight or nine, office workers in suits and leather shoes, and glasses, and middle-aged people in their 50s and [-]s. At this moment, their faces are full of excitement, with laughter, forgetting life The troubles in life and the pressure of work leave only pure joy.

Seeing the appearance of these people, Qin Hao finally understood why Rock Park became a holy place for streetball, attracting so many players and fans to come here.

Because anyone who loves basketball can gain happiness when they come here.

"Does it feel good?" Butler said with a chuckle, "I've heard of it a long time ago, but I haven't had a chance to come here. Why don't we go up and play later?"

Qin Hao pointed to the green warning sign at the entrance of the stadium behind him, shook his head and said, "Let's have a look first."

Butler also glanced at the warning sign, nodded and didn't say much.

This is New York, and it's Locke Park. It's not a place where you can act recklessly, let alone them, even if it's an NBA star, they don't dare to be arrogant here.

"Everyone, everyone."

Suddenly, a potbellied white man with a beard shouted into a microphone, "Be quiet, everyone."

At the same time, the electronic scoreboard on the court and the 24-second timer on the basket lighted up and glowed red, which surprised Qin Hao again.

It didn't light up before, and Qin Hao didn't notice that such a field field was actually equipped with an electronic scoreboard and a 24-second timer.

From this point, we can also see the specialness here.

When the people quieted down, they heard the big-bellied host say: "Today is the same as usual, and there will be a wonderful game. However, there will be some differences from the previous rules. In the past, we would invite some players to come here to play. There are some strong teams coming. But today we are going to do something different, we will randomly pick ten players from the crowd and divide them into two groups to play.”

Hearing this, people suddenly became noisy.

"Yes, you heard me right, I just choose from among you." The host continued: "Whether you are a streetball player or a professional player, or a programmer or a plumber, as long as you think you are strong enough, Anyone who can sign up has a chance to play.”

This gameplay makes Qin Hao feel very interesting.

There is a lot of uncertainty in random selection and random team formation, but it also brings enough suspense and anticipation.

It's just that Qin Hao has a question, he pulled Butler, and said in confusion: "This random selection, random team formation, then I'm afraid there is no way to guarantee the strength of the players? In this way, the gap in player strength may be relatively large, and the game will not be easy. Nothing to see?"

"Haha." Butler said with a smile: "Qin, you still don't understand Rock Park. It is true that you need strength to play here, but not entirely. What's more important is the atmosphere and happiness. For example, some NBA players come to play, what do you think? Isn’t there a big gap between the players in the team?”

"For example, when Kobe comes, no matter how the team is formed, no one can compare with Kobe, and the gap between others and him will be very large."

"This is a street court and Rock Park. The game here is different from the regular game. It doesn't require such strictness, as long as it is interesting."

(End of this chapter)