New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 79 Stars at UCLA
After a brief training session in the morning, Wacker announced that he would play his second home game in the evening against the University of Texas Longhorns.

The background of this team is similar to that of the UCLA Bruins, because they did not make it into the top five of the Big [-] last season, and they had to start extra-league playoffs in order to hit the knockout round.

Unlike the Bruins who won seven consecutive victories smoothly, the Longhorns did not have such dominance. They stumbled and achieved four wins and four losses.

This is not an impressive achievement in the colleges and universities that started the Avengers. Even if they won the last two games, they could catch up to No.4 in the division last season. It is still difficult to enter the knockout round.

And seeing that the Bruins are so strong, the coach of the Longhorns feels desperate, which is reflected in the frustrated expression on his face.

When the two teams warmed up in the afternoon, facing the strong Bruins, the players of the Longhorns seemed a little disorganized, and the team's main small forward was absent due to injury.

Right now, the only player in this team who can be regarded as an upper-middle-level player is the main combo guard Bomb Robin!

Hearing Wally's introduction, Zhang Yi thought that this small point guard of around 180 was not like a player with explosive physical fitness.

But Wally said convincingly, "Look, this Robin's way of playing will make your ears shine!"

Zhang Yi was taken aback for a moment, thinking to himself what does it mean to have a bright ear?He probably wanted to say that his eyes lit up...

After the warm-up training came to an end, Zhang Yi picked up a towel to wipe off his sweat, and then threw it on the chair.

Suddenly, a Longhorn player tiptoed over, and Zhang Yi looked at him suspiciously.

The other party asked hesitantly, "Brother, can you give me this towel you used? I'll exchange it with this brand new towel that hasn't been damaged..."

Zhang Yi didn't react in a daze, and nodded subconsciously, thinking what is this guy going to do again?
The young white boy looked like he was also a freshman.

He handed Zhang Yi the towel in a sealed bag, and immediately ran over to pick up the old towel he had just used.

"Wait?" Zhang Yi's words were not very firm, so the other party glanced at him and still held the towel tightly.

"Okay, don't you want to explain?" This person's behavior made him a little confused, and at this time Wali and others also came over.

The man stammered in excitement, "The reason? You are the 'Oriental Cooking God' Xiao Yi, right!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yi finally understood, "So?"

"Because I knew that I was playing against you, my younger brother especially wanted one of your personal items, and he said that if I can't get it, I can't go home."

Even Zhang Yi was a little moved when he saw the young man's aggrieved face. This was the first time he had the feeling of becoming an idol.

It's just that when the man turned his head and walked towards his teammates, Zhang Yi inadvertently noticed that he put the towel on the tip of his nose and sniffed it.

It was only then that he realized that his younger brother and his refusal to go home were all lies, it was what he wanted.

And it's not just him, there are at least four members of the Longhorn team whose eyes are fixed on Zhang Yi, their eyes are so intense that they can emit light...

"Yi, how does it feel to be a big star?" Robert asked, elbowing Zhang Yi's waist lightly.

"Evil... Didn't you see that person smelling my sweat again?" Zhang Yi made an incomprehensible grimace and laughed.

Opponents become fans, which is probably something any star can face, but it happened to Zhang Yi earlier.

Before it was time for the official game in the evening, a large number of fans were blocked at the entrance outside the arena.

There are only some fans of the Bruins, and most of them are fans of the "Oriental Cooking God" Xiaoyi's game.

In this UCLA university, almost everyone knows Zhang Yi's name, and even the entrance of his personal support has been derived from the campus forum.

Of course, Zhang Yi has to get used to being sought after by fans sooner or later, because this is also an important part of a player's career.

UCLA students can get ten tickets for free, so Polly Garden Arena is destined to be another night full of popularity.

At night, when the spectators can enter, a magnificent long queue runs from the aisle to the path outside.

This made the black uncle who was doing the cleaning work couldn't help calling God, thinking that his easy days might be coming to an end.

Although Zhang Yi and others will also help, they are limited to cleaning the court and clearing up basketball training equipment.

"I have to ask that guy Wacker to send more people, it's a life-threatening..." I saw him complaining to Wacker angrily.

Zhang Yi and others put on brightly colored home jerseys in the locker room, and heard the noise of the audience outside before they even played...

"Brother, no kidding, the outside is full of students, crazy, everyone is crazy!"

Roy, who came in from the outside, excitedly described the scene outside, which was the first scene he had seen after playing for the Bruins for two years.

"Yi, special reminder, don't be scared for a while!"

After listening to Roy's words, Zhang Yi was also prepared. For him, even his opponents have their own fans. Can the audience do anything to shock him?

The Longhorns walked out of the player tunnel first, and they had the illusion of becoming a star team when they saw such a grand occasion in the auditorium...

Especially for a crazy player like Bomb Robin, this feeling of being surrounded by the audience is the best stimulant for him.

It wasn't until the players of the Bruins came onto the stage one by one that the scene became lively. Escalo was the penultimate appearance, which caused the first riot of popularity outside the arena.

But in the face of such an excited audience, Escalio still had a cool look on his face, and the screams of the female fans outside the venue were very loud.

Of course, Zhang Yi made his grand finale appearance, and the Polly Garden Arena had its first climax tonight...

The spotlight was chasing Zhang Yi, shining so dazzlingly that the light was projected on him, and he was like a superstar in the No. [-] home jersey of the Bruins!
The moment Zhang Yi stood in the center of the stadium, the audience suddenly displayed a huge banner in Chinese that read "Yi! 'Oriental Cooking God'! Come on!" on the main stand facing him!

And this is not over yet, when Zhang Yi waved his hand, the audience suddenly shouted in Chinese under the leadership of one person, "Yi! 'Oriental Cooking God'! Come on!"

Hearing the neat but crappy American Chinese, Zhang Yi was so excited that all the hairs on his body stood on end.

Even for UCLA students, it is impossible for everyone to be able to speak Chinese, but as Zhang Yi’s game fans, most of them learned this slogan specially for the sake of being there to support!

At this moment, Zhang Yi was only grateful to the fans. Although Wacker arranged for him to appear in the second half of this game, he knew that he could not do this...

Wacker didn't know when Zhang Yi had the title of "Oriental Cooking God", and it was even more impossible for him to understand the Super Basketball League game.

It's just that Wacker knows the position of the player. In order not to hurt the audience, he must let Zhang Yi start!
In the host's introduction, the Bruins started with five players: point guard Robert!Shooting guard Escalo!Power forward Brad!Center Wally! ...

Small forward Zhang Yi! ! !
(End of this chapter)