pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 72
South Chicago is a well-known slum area, where 50% of the residents live in poverty, and basketball has become the entertainment of choice for most teenagers in the slums, because it is very cheap and does not require much money. As long as there is a basketball and a hoop, you can play very happily.

This is not the Chicago I remember.

It was only when Mu Chenfeng stepped into this land that he truly realized the reluctance shown on the driver's face when he told the driver master that he was going to the southern district. If it weren't for the long distance and high fare, the driver would definitely not have driven here.

After putting Mu Chenfeng and Fu Di off the car, the driver drove away without turning back, not wanting to stay here for another minute.

"Are you sure it's here?" The messy scene made Mu Chenfeng wonder if he came to the wrong place.

"Probably." Fu Di didn't want to admit that this was their dream basketball sanctuary. Dirty street corners and impoverished people were scenes that were often seen in movies.

Dirty feces and discarded needles can be seen everywhere on the ground.

"Do you still want to go in?" Fu Di hesitated, standing at the interface, hesitant to step in.

Mu Chenfeng said helplessly, "It's already here, the $200 fare can't be wasted." After saying this, he walked into the alley.

"But." Fu Di quickened his pace to catch up, "I always feel unsafe."

Before coming to Chicago, Fu Di also did his homework, knowing that this is a slum, but he still lacks the imagination of the slum, which is far more impoverished than the slum he knew.

Poverty leads to crime. As the South Side of Chicago, where the crime rate is extremely high, all kinds of transactions are happening all the time.

"Mu Chenfeng" Fu Di stopped and called Mu Chenfeng to stop at the same time.

At the corner of the street, two Americans were sitting naked and making a deal. As for the content of the deal, they could guess without even thinking about it. The two of them met Fu Di and Mu Chenfeng's eyes, but this did not affect them in any way.

"Let's go." Fu Di whispered, this is only the periphery of the slum, and the situation inside will only get worse rather than better.

"But you are planning to come." Mu Chenfeng turned his head and said.

"I regret it." Fu Di is straightforward, he is really a man who can bend and stretch, and he must be coaxed when he should.

After pulling twice, Mu Chenfeng didn't move, and Fu Di knew that something was wrong.

"Listen." Mu Chenfeng said.

"Listen to what?" Fu Di asked.

Mu Chenfeng closed his eyes slowly, and listened in the direction of the wind, "It's the sound of basketball."

Fu Di sneered, "You want to play basketball and you're crazy." Turning his head and glanced at the surrounding environment, it didn't look like a place to play basketball.

"There must be." Mu Chenfeng insisted, raised his finger and pointed to the left direction, "It's over there, not far away."

"I won't shoot any more." Fu Di's mind is now full of the scenes that happened in the slums in the movie, imagining that his head may have been locked by a sniper rifle in the dark, as long as the other party pulls the trigger, his head will explode like fireworks.

"Then you go back first." Mu Chenfeng walked in the direction he had just positioned, as long as he decided to do it, he must complete it.

"I've convinced you." Fu Di's character is still not as stubborn as Mu Chenfeng's, and he is the one who is submissive again, so he quickly walked a few steps to follow.

The corner of Mu Chenfeng's mouth rose triumphantly, and Fu Di lost again because he was injured.

The stadium is next to a dilapidated school on the third street. When passing the first street, the scene on the street is acceptable. Although it cannot be compared with the urban area, it is still acceptable. But when the second street is reached, the scene on the street changes suddenly. There are children on the street, about 5 or 6 years old, but they are not experiencing the childhood they should experience at their age. In their eyes, they are more afraid and helpless about the future than hope.

Evil transactions can be seen everywhere on the streets, and most transactions are beyond the reach of the police.

The third street should be the most densely populated place for the poor. The magic is that trading is no longer the mainstream of this street. It is more of a scene of mothers and children relying on each other. Great mothers guard the last innocence of their children with their instinctive motherhood and accompany them to adulthood.

When we got here, the sound of basketball gradually became clearer, "There really is a court." Fu Di exclaimed, Mu Chenfeng's ears are really good.

The Chicago South Course is the most densely populated place for poor people. There are people playing here almost 24 hours a day, and it is always full. There are mostly teenagers here. This place was originally occupied by local gangs.

Mu Chenfeng and Fu Di are exactly the same.

Countless superstars have been born in the slums of the United States. Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, etc. are all superstars who came out of the slums.

"There may be future NBA superstars here." Mu Chenfeng carefully looked at the players running tirelessly in the court.

The stadium was full of people inside and out, and everyone shouted different names. Obviously, they all had their own object of support, and the voice of "Kyle Terry" was particularly high. If you guessed correctly, he should be the "star player" in this slum.

Kyle Terry, 16 years old, with outstanding body, is a shooting guard with comprehensive skills, omnipotent on the court.

When he started playing basketball at the age of 8, he rarely met opponents in the South Court, defeated all the older kids, and showed his outstanding basketball talent. Everything that happened in this court was seen by the gang organization. They focused on training this "future superstar" and equipped him with a professional training team. Only he can lead adults to train on the court. The price is that he can only play for the Chicago Bulls when he enters the NBA.

In the eyes of everyone, he is the next superhero to save Chicago, and the name of the previous hero is "Michael Jordan".

If you want to be a hero, you must have the strength to match the hero. In order to get closer to Jordan and even surpass him, Kyle Terry stole all of Jordan's moves. The gradually growing figure really resembles that man.

Every time Terry touched the ball, the audience went crazy, and even a simple jumper made the fans mesmerized.

"This is too much like Jordan." Even Fu Di saw Jordan's figure from Terry's body, and he imitated exactly the same whether it was a breakthrough or a jumper.

"Jordan has been imitated all the time. Have you ever seen anyone surpass him?" Mu Chenfeng said coldly, "Heroes are not touted."

"STOP!" Mu Chenfeng stepped into the court and raised his hands to stop the game.

(End of this chapter)