The location of Tomahawk Arena is slightly remote, but the building is particularly impressive.
The whole building has only two lofts, but it is higher than the average four-story building.
The exterior facade of the building is all spray-painted with huge photos of basketball stars, including Jordan's flying dunk, Kobe's fadeaway jumper, McGrady's pull-up three-pointer, Carter's crotch dunk, Yao Ming's turning hook, James'
Sprinkling magnesium powder, Harden's step back, Curry biting his braces, etc., are all the most classic moments. Underneath these superstar photos are various free graffiti, revealing a strong basketball cultural atmosphere.
It is generally believed that compared with this arena, the Thunder MVP Arena in Shilang is as crude as a vegetable market.
There was a very beautiful girl at the front desk of the Tomahawk Arena. She was very welcoming and kept saying "Do you want an annual pass?" "The annual pass is a good deal"...
Long Xiaochuan looked at the charge sheet, frowned and directly reported his name: "We are here to find someone, can you inform Xing Wei?"
"Sorry, our management is very strict here. Even acquaintances have to pay money and deposit before they can enter. I think it's better for you to get a card. If you are a friend of Director Xing, I can give you a 20% discount."
"No need, just send a message for me and tell him that Long Xiaochuan is here."
"..." The girl was silent for a second, then turned around and walked behind the counter, angrily grabbing the phone: "Xing Wei, someone is looking for you!"
At this time, Xing Wei was drinking tea and chatting in the boss's office on the second floor. When he heard the notice from the front desk lady, he immediately became very annoyed: "Long Xiaochuan is really here? How dare he?"
A hearty laugh came from the opposite side of him. Wang Meng stood up and left the boss's chair, hooking his right arm on Xing Wei's shoulder: "How about it, I said he will definitely come? You are treating me tonight, don't cheat!"
This is a boss wearing a gray sports suit and pink basketball shoes.
Judging from his appearance, he was in his forties, but he had short gray hair, pink eyes, a hooked nose, thin lips, and a large black mole on the peak of his eyebrows.
Listening to the conversation, he predicted that Long Xiaochuan would come to visit him, and even made a bet with Xing Wei.
"Hmph, of course it's okay for me to invite our brothers to dinner. If Long Xiaochuan wants to eat, it depends on whether he has the ability."
Xing Wei picked up his coat and hurried downstairs.
Wang Meng carried the teacup and walked to the viewing platform on the first and a half floors. From here, he could overlook the entire stadium on the first floor, including the reception hall at the entrance.
The young lady at the front desk failed to sell the annual pass, her attitude had become cold and she sat back down behind the counter. Long Xiaochuan and other five people were lingering in front of the face-scanning turnstile at the door. Among them, Pan Lei looked around and looked like he had never seen the world.
The look makes people laugh.
Xing Wei was good at pretending in front of outsiders. He always spoke politely and indifferently with an obvious sense of distance. He led everyone to sit down on the sofa in the reception hall and asked about their intention.
Long Xiaochuan knew that playing tricks with such people was asking for trouble, so he got straight to the point: "I heard that people who have trained at the Tomahawk Arena have greatly improved their skills. We want to come over and have a look."
"Welcome, buy my personal training class and get free annual membership." He immediately picked up the catalog on the coffee table and started selling, "We have 11 coaches here, all of them are semi-professional, you can pick any one you want."
"This..." Long Xiaochuan looked at the five-digit personal training fee and raised his eyebrows wildly: "To be honest, we don't have much money in our pockets. Before coming to your place, we had to deliver food to earn living expenses. We can't afford such money.
many."
"Then there's nothing I can do to help."
Xing Wei wished they could leave as soon as possible without even a word of apology.
But Long Xiaochuan was shameless: "I heard that there is a kick-off event at the Tomahawk Arena, which is valid all year round?"
"What, you want to kick the gym?"
"Yes, if you succeed in the challenge, you can get it for free."
"Hmph, you are very brave. No one has challenged you for many years."
"We are all forced to have no choice. If the public stadium can still survive, we will not come to visit."
Long Xiaochuan alluded to the opponent's behind-the-scenes manipulation, but was immediately denied by Xing Wei: "Tomahawk disdains small tricks. You have to understand that Tomahawk Arena is the belief of many people, and what those people do has nothing to do with Tomahawk."
Long Xiaochuan shrugged: "I know, so I'm here to challenge you, let those people see that we are not just allowed to be manipulated by others."
Xing Wei was noncommittal and asked the front desk to open the door and lead everyone into the basketball gym.
He called Jiang, Wang, Yang and other five coaches who were present and told Long Xiaochuan the rules of playing in the gym: "It's very simple. It's a one-on-one 11-point game. The normal service is to change the serve. If you are less than 1.8 meters tall, you can serve consecutively. As long as you can
Win any three of us in a row, and the curator will meet you to meet a reasonable and legal request."
Long Xiaochuan nodded and took out the sneakers his sister bought - aj1 black and red classics - from his backpack.
This is the first time he has officially worn this pair of shoes to play a game, which shows his respect for this high-end arena and his opponents.
Xing Wei stood next to his teammates and formed a neat group: "Choose someone, you are a guest, pick whatever you want."
Long Xiaochuan stomped his feet to get used to the new shoes and the court floor. He pointed at coaches Jiang and Wang, and finally looked at Xing Wei: "I know you are better than them, but I still want to challenge you."
As soon as these words came out, Sun Changxing, Pan Lei and others were all anxious: "No." "It's not necessary." "This person is not easy to mess with at first sight."
Xing Wei laughed for the first time: "You are brave, so I will wait for you to come over."
Long Xiaochuan nodded and began to warm up seriously. It could be seen from his serious expression that he was not sure of winning this challenge. He could only go all out and leave the rest to God's will.
The first person to be challenged was Coach Jiang, who introduced himself: "I am 1.91 meters tall, and I work as a small forward. I have nothing to brag about, so come on."
Long Xiaochuan nodded, his expression unchanged.
It can be seen from the opponent's good position that he is a full-attack player who can shoot, make sudden dunks, and if he misses once and allows the opponent to get the ball, he will lose miserably.
Therefore, he sought stability and used his fast breakthrough as his main offensive method. He held the ball and went straight to the bottom line on the right side of the basket. He also used his best long-distance hook from the baseline to hit a layup, scoring 4 points in a row.
It was humiliating to be scored consecutively by the opponent with the same move. Coach Jiang immediately responded and thought of giving Long Xiaochuan a hot pot hat.
But Long Xiaochuan is the best at psychological games. He has two variations of this move. After he deceives his opponent with two balls first and gets used to this offensive rhythm, he then uses his left foot as the axis at the bottom line and fakes a shot to deceive the opponent.
After taking off, he turns around and licks the basket to score, as well as using low-post fantasy steps to attack the basket with a hook.
When Coach Jiang was disrupted by this mature footwork combination, Long Xiaochuan broke through from the other side and scored again with an underhand layup.