Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters

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Yu Fei arrived at the venue half an hour early.

Durant had arrived even earlier to warm up, a fact that pleased everyone.

The boy-next-door image might be a Nike hype, but his obsession with basketball was genuine.

Yu Fei heard that Durant had been there an hour before.

He really seemed like he wanted to drink Scarlett’s bathwater.

Alonzo Gee had also arrived at the scene early, just like Durant.

Gee was like Durant’s little brother, wherever Durant went, he followed.

However, although he spent most of the year spurred on by Durant, his skills hadn’t improved significantly; he was still known for his physical fitness and boundless energy.

Beyond that, no other Supersonics players had arrived early to warm up at the venue.

Yu Fei wasn’t Jordan; he wasn’t the type to burst into rage at seeing his teammates less diligent than himself, but he did have a better impression of those willing to arrive early and familiarize themselves with the venue.

Undeniably, the big win in the first game gave Yu Fei’s teammates some misconceptions about the Lakers’ capabilities.

Counting that one, the Supersonics were up 3-1 against the Lakers for the season.

Even with an incomplete lineup, they had a clear advantage.

But Yu Fei knew that the first game didn’t show the Lakers’ true strength.

A few minutes later, the venue became more crowded.

Those Hollywood celebrities who treated time as precious as gold had come to the venue once again.

Scarlett Johansson had returned to the venue, accompanied by Don Cheadle, famous for playing War Machine.

However, a voluptuous woman with lips as bright as flames overshadowed the beauties at the venue.

The TV cameras obligingly focused on her—Christina Hendricks, who had shot to fame with her role as Joan Harris in “Mad Men.”

Before landing the role of Joan Harris, Christina’s most famous label was being Yu Fei’s girlfriend, a relationship that had lasted for several years.

Now, she was a significant character in a popular TV series, the television personality of 2009, overpowering everyone with her presence at every event, outshining those more beautiful but less captivating than her.

In a time that emphasized healthy eating, overworking out, highly developed cosmetic surgery, and bizarre dieting techniques, Christina’s figure was considered outdated by Hollywood standards.

But in the 1960s, if someone had taken a woman like Christina to a restaurant for a date, she would order a beef patty, onion rings, and a vanilla malt, then smile as she ate everything. In 2010, if someone took her to the same restaurant, she would order a Diet Coke and a garden salad with dressing, then spend 20 minutes staring at her date’s onion rings. Moreover, the seatbelt might snap a rib as she buckled up on her way home because she was too thin.

Christina was such a remarkable presence, offering a refreshingly novel aesthetic of opposition, with her fiery red curls and an impeccable hourglass figure, a face not pretty but not a disadvantage either. She ignited “Mad Men” and caused a stir wherever she appeared, including the Staples Center.

People stared at her as if she were a UFO suddenly landing on the stage.

At that moment, Christina was seated not far from where Scarlett was.

The rumors reignited.

A woman rumored to have had an affair with Yu Fei, and Yu Fei’s last girlfriend with whom he had a stable relationship.

Scarlett briefly glanced at Christina Hendricks, a complex emotion evident in her eyes. She chatted with Don Cheadle, trying her best to appear natural, but the tumult inside her was hard to calm.

Meanwhile, Christina noticed Scarlett too; her lips curled into a confident smile. When the camera focused on her, she playfully tousled her fiery red curls, seemingly proclaiming her presence to the crowd around her.

“It seems tonight’s highlight isn’t the game,” Don Cheadle thought, his gaze shifting between Scarlett and Christina.

Yu Fei wasn’t distracted by this, Christina’s presence indeed stirred something within him, but he quickly redirected his attention elsewhere.

Thus, he merely went over to greet her out of politeness.

Durant wanted to go over and chat with Scarlett, but he noticed that her mood tonight wasn’t as good as it had been the night before.

Perhaps that’s the goddess’s aura, suitors trying every means to please her, but her attention was limited, only focusing on what interested her.

At that moment, Durant missed Robert Downey Jr., the man who had never really left his role as Tony Stark. If he were here, he would definitely say something to liven up the atmosphere.

Returning to the court, Durant asked Yu Fei, “What’s up with Scarlett?”

“Who knows?”

Yu Fei continued shooting baskets while observing his teammates’ practice.

The veteran Michael Finley had been added to the injured list just before the game due to a sprain.

This wasn’t a good sign.

Unlike the Lakers, the Supersonics had only one pure sharpshooter in their ranks, Anthony Morrow.

Though Morrow had established a reputation as a sharpshooter, Yu Fei didn’t think his true ability was as impressive as the stats suggested.