Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Opening lightning strike!

However, this is not something indescribable, but the sound of hands slapping his cheeks heavily.

Lens from far to near~

In the picture at this time, darkness is about to replace light and occupy the entire lens space. This is New York in 1997, the largest and most prosperous city in the world, but you will never feel envious because this is the famous slum area of ​​New York.

---A corner of Harlem.

Harlem is roughly located in the administrative area from 110th Street to 160th Street in Manhattan. The location number of the streets is proportional to the "danger index".

And this is 140th Street, which means this is the Harlem of Harlem!

It was almost evening at this time, and those who have never experienced the night in the ghetto would never imagine how terrifying Harlem is at night, so you can understand the scene that just happened.

In the camera, two teenagers, one black and one white, were squatting anxiously on the ground next to a dilapidated stadium. The black boy would utter some American curse words from time to time, while the other white boy was obviously more concerned than the black boy.

The person lying on the ground kept testing his breath with his fingers, and kept hitting the cheek of the person lying on the ground with his palms, trying to revive him, but his increasingly anxious face could be understood, as the darkness gradually deepened.

Covering the earth, he could not maintain inner peace.

"Hey! Hey! What's going on, silly big guy, wake up! Tom, what should I do? This guy may be out of breath! Do you want to call the police?"

"SHIT! Bad luck, call the police. How can those police officers care about our life and death? Let's see if we are still angry. If we don't, leave here quickly. Don't attract the police officers here for a while. I don't want to be locked up for a few more days!

Besides, it’s getting dark soon. Who knows what will happen here at night. I heard that there is serious infighting among the gangs nearby. We will be in danger if we stay here any longer!”

"But we can't just leave him here. The three of us sneaked out in the first place. If one less person returns, the dean will probably throw us out directly."

"FUCK! What should I do? Come and tell me, are we just waiting here, do it! This trash, if Dick hadn't sprained his foot the day before yesterday, he wouldn't have dragged this fool with him this time. I didn't expect that a fool is a fool.

Even a ball can’t stand it!”

…

The angry and roaring black boy is named Jerry, and the guy next door who is very fair-skinned but does not look like an orthodox white boy is named Tom.

Yes, these two people have the same name as the protagonists of the famous anime "Tom and Jerry", but no one knows how their names came from, and no one cares. They themselves don't care. After all, this is the United States, and these two

The name can be seen everywhere on the streets. It is a popular name that makes 300 people turn around when they roar. And they have not even watched the famous cartoon that almost everyone in China is familiar with. For them, calling this name seems to be just to avoid being called.

A cat, or a dog.

Although they are playing this role at all stages of their lives at this time...

Tom and Jerry, as well as the Chinese teenager who is lying on the ground at the moment, all come from a welfare home called "Harris" in Block 128, a dozen blocks away from here. The name is derived from the name of the donor.

It is also the largest child welfare agency in Harlem.

Yes, they are all orphans, without fathers or mothers, and they don't even know when they came here, but it doesn't matter, because they are surrounded by such people and have become accustomed to them over the years.

They have grown up in orphanages for so many years. This is not uncommon in Harlem. After all, the crime rate here is the highest in New York and can occupy a place in the world. Drugs, gangs, races, in short, all kinds of crimes you can imagine.

All darkness gathers here.

There is a story like this: a black brother has never seen his father since he was born. When he was arrested and imprisoned for stealing and wounding someone one day, he unexpectedly ended up living in the same cell with his father whom he had not seen for 30 years...

Fortunately, the director of the orphanage, Mr. Derek, is quite competent now, so the basic life there can be guaranteed. At least you don't have to run around for food, and you won't be harassed by gangs, but that's all.

, just look at the costumes of the three of them and you can understand that life there is limited to food and clothing.

Well, the social conditions and origins of Harlem are enough for a sociologist to divide into 108 lectures and teach them continuously for an entire semester. It can also be a master's thesis in sociology, so I won't go into too much detail here.

Well, you just need to understand that these three guys with different skin colors and ages belong to the same kind of people here - the bottom class of society.

The bottom of society in the slums, oh ho, is there any more stupid start than this?

The orphanage is not a paradise. It naturally forms a small independent society. When the best way out is to be adopted by kind-hearted people, the competition will be particularly fierce.

And it just so happens that the three of them are the most unpopular people.

I won’t go into details about the reasons why Tom and Jerry are not popular. After all, there are many people with stories in this place, but only a handful of them are worth telling. Naturally, our eyes should focus on the people who are about to become our protagonists.

It was also the person that Tom and Jerry cared about most at this time. There was a large figure lying on the cold ground, a Chinese-American teenager with black hair, yellow skin, and rags.

The Chinese-American boy didn’t have a serious name. The dean, Mr. Derek, called him Harry, but no one had ever called him that. In Harlem, a place full of African-Americans and Hispanics, Chinese-Americans are as rare as white people. When did he

It no longer matters how he came here, because no one knows. They only know that he was brought back from the gate of the orphanage on a cold winter night by Derek, the director of the orphanage.

I'm of Chinese descent, so my name seems very casual.

This kind of incident can write a whole social news article in China, but no one here cares at all. This kind of thing should be regarded as daily life here. It would be strange if it doesn't happen any day. The only surprising thing should be the skin color. After all, black hair and yellow hair

It’s really hard to see Asians with skinny skin here. If you are a Chinese tourist visiting New York, the local tour guide will definitely tell you that entering Harlem alone is definitely the most stupid thing to do.

So you can imagine how difficult it is for this Chinese teenager to survive here. When he was a few years old, he became the target of teasing by the children in the orphanage. Being disgraced is the norm every day. Although Mr. Derek takes good care of him,

But this cannot be completely prohibited.

But soon, the children in the orphanage lost interest in playing tricks on him, and everyone also knew the most likely reason why he was abandoned here, and that was because he was a person with a defective IQ...

Okay, okay, this is what it means. Not everyone is born with a good mind. It just happens that he is the unlucky one. Although he looked very strong when he was born, Derek held him back and weighed 9 pounds.

He looks really scary, but it doesn't affect the fact that he is a fool.

It seems that all the skills in the skill book are defensive. He is silent, dull, does not know how to resist, treats others very well, and is taciturn. Although Harry has grown wildly in a way that is multiple times higher than that of his peers, his IQ has stagnated, and he can only carry out research until now.

In simple communication, it is difficult to even express complete words.

As your primary school teachers often say: Just grow taller, not brains, the prototype has been found!

Haha, just kidding, for him, this is not a joke, but a real thing.

In this way, he naturally became a little transparent. Under Derek's deliberate care, except for being teased occasionally, the big man's life was actually pretty good. At least most people here would not feel any pleasure in bullying a fool.

On the contrary, he was unexpectedly welcomed by some people. Many people liked to order him to do this and that, and his name also became Big Man, Silly Big Man, which fit his image very well.

The most important thing is that he is very strong. When he was 5 years old, he accidentally overturned a 10-year-old child in a 'big battle' and became famous in the orphanage.

It was rare to see him injured, not even with broken skin. Tom once saw him roll down the stairs on the second floor with his own eyes. In the end, he stood up with a slap on his butt, acting like a normal person, which shocked Tom for a whole year.

From that moment on, Tom decided that he would make this friend!

Of course, forget about adoption. If Tom and Jerry still have a 100% chance, his probability is basically zero. After all, no family would be interested in adopting such a person who has an IQ below the line but is very good at eating.

, a guy whose appetite is 4-5 times that of ordinary people.

Of course, it is obviously useful to have a skill that only focuses on defense. In addition to being strong and resistant to being beaten and knocked down, this Chinese teenager also grew wildly in height. To use Mr. Derek's words, he is: out of control!

That's right, in just 8 years, at the age of 8, he was already on par with Mr. Derek, who was 180 centimeters tall, and even looked a little taller. This growth rate was beyond the recognition of many people. Although the United States, due to various reasons,

There are many experts everywhere, but the growth rate like this still shocked the entire orphanage.

Mr. Derek once suspected that he had gigantism, and even spent a lot of money to go to the hospital for examination. The conclusion he got was: "This is his normal growth curve. He may even have lost a section due to lack of nutrition..."

After receiving the doctor's reply, Mr. Derek finally felt relieved. It just had to be gigantism. Otherwise, Zuo Li might not even survive to adulthood. After all, they couldn't afford the high cost of treatment, and this was Harlem, so people with this disease could not afford it.

It's basically equivalent to a suspended death sentence.

But after he was relieved, Derek's emotion was more of regret, as he often said: Harry, what a good basketball prospect, but unfortunately, he is a fool.

Yes, many people don't understand the meaning of 8 years old and 180 centimeters. This basically means that he will have the opportunity to become a super tall person with a height of 220 or even 230. Such a person will be a replica of Dayao after 2000. Dayao

He broke through 200 centimeters in the fifth grade of elementary school and reached 214 centimeters at the age of 14. Although Yao is still far from entering the NBA, in Harlem, an area with the most prosperous street basketball in the United States, no one does not know this age.

The value of height.

A person who may naturally grow to 220 centimeters would probably be able to break the head of various domestic sports teams. It is also very popular in the United States. Even though Harry is a Chinese-American, there are still coaches who will take a gamble.

However, IQ has become an obstacle to everything.

Despite this, Mr. Derek still did not give up on him. In his daily life, he slowly taught Harry some basketball skills and even gave him some nutrition. This made the players on the basketball team of the orphanage feel that

Surprise and jealousy.

Oh, speaking of the basketball team, in Harlem, if you want to get ahead, relying on study is almost useless. The number of people who can get out of here by studying is almost negligible, and discrimination is everywhere. Many outstanding people

None of the schools admit people from here.

It's the same in slums across the United States. If you want to get out, you can only rely on your expertise, and sports is the most reliable and easiest choice.

For example, Allen Iverson, who is popular in the NBA today (1996), came from the slums of Philadelphia, and the same is true in Harlem, New York. There is Rucker Park here, and it is also the most prosperous place for street basketball in the United States, with various streetball gods.

They all go to the United States from here.

Harlem is full of masters. Not to mention that players above 1.90 meters can be seen everywhere. Even players around 1.80 meters can go up to the sky and show Harlem's fierce playing style.

The orphanage is no exception. Mr. Derek is really a very competent manager. He organizes those children who have no hope of being adopted to practice basketball together, which can be regarded as a way out for their future.

Jerry is considered the best among them. At the age of 14, his height of 180cm and his decent skills make him the captain of the team. Naturally, he is unwilling to be lonely after training. Since two months ago, he has been carrying Mr. Derek on his back.

You can play baseball on the field outside and make some extra money by gambling. This is also a major feature of the street ball fields in Harlem.

The number two player in the team is Tom. It has to be said that it was a fate, and together with Dick who was injured and not at the scene, a standard three-person half-court basketball team was formed.

In the past two months, they have made a little money by picking out weak-looking people. However, the day before yesterday, they hit a brick wall and met the streetball master in the nearby neighborhood. Not only did they lose in the past two months, but

With an extra $200, Dick was knocked down and sprained his foot, so he temporarily retired from basketball.

As a last resort, in order to continue to make money, Jerry thought of this Chinese boy, the only guy in the team who was comparable in height to him and extremely resistant to fighting. Although he was only eight years old, it didn't matter. With this height, don't tell me.

Who knew that he was only 8 years old, and he only needed a human shield and a rebounding tool. He didn't need to attack or even defend. Although IQ was a big issue, for the green dollars, it didn't matter.

It turns out something went wrong in the first game...

It was okay at first, but in the end, during a simple three-pointer, the boy was fighting for a rebound and was hit in the back of the head by his opponent. Then he was hit by a falling basketball. His body resisted the blow and he fainted immediately.

The opponent was immediately scared away, especially the one who accidentally elbowed him on the back of the head. Dirty moves like this are commonplace in this place. There is almost no chance of success for such an obvious move like his, after all, everyone is

Thousand-year-old fox, who is acting as a fairy tale for whom?

But he didn’t know that this old man didn’t even know how to avoid it!

So an unexpected scene happened. The unknown soy sauce guy ran away and carried the train overnight. At this time, the scene at the beginning appeared on the edge of the stadium...

No one knew that this young man's brain was the weakest link. The accidental oppression at birth made his brain very fragile. On this day, two consecutive attacks by accident directly destroyed the already weak defense.

, the already weak soul was wiped out in ashes.

No one saw that a faint blue light came from a distance and disappeared above his eyebrows in the blink of an eye. No one knew that a filthy reincarnation was going on in the young man's brain!

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