Chapter 120: The Jump-Step Floater of the Chosen One Anfernee Hardaway

Fan Xi is used to warming up on the court in advance before the second half starts.

Everyone has their own special quirks, such as Ron Artest, who used to play for the Lakers, always eating two more burgers and drinking a little alcohol during halftime.

Fan Xi's quirk is simply too healthy and reasonable.

When Fan Xi walked out of the locker room, the CCTV cameramen happened to go to the other side to smoke.

They didn't expect Fan Xi to come out early. As veteran smokers, it is difficult to persist without smoking for so long.

Therefore, Fan Xi was out of the "line of sight" of the camera for the first time tonight.

But as soon as he came out from the corner of the locker room, he was surrounded by a group of women.

It was the members of the Kardashian family.

"Jack. Kendall has something to say to you." Kim Kardashian, in the manner of a big sister, encouraged her little sister to truly confess to Fan Xi.

Kendall Jenner was a bit shy.

However, encouraged by her sisters, she gathered her courage, took Fan Xi's hand, and walked to the side.

Her sisters also tacitly turned around and stood in a row, standing guard!

Fan Xi was originally thinking about the game, but didn't expect the Kardashian family to run over and surround him.

Although the Kardashian family's reputation in the US is relatively complex, with mixed reviews.

However, for Fan Xi. They helped him, they were very good to him, and that was enough.

Moreover, Kendall Jenner and he knew each other when they were humble. Before Fan Xi became a miracle, they had mutual affection for each other.

It's just that later, Fan Xi's experience was too legendary, and the speed of evolution was too evil.

Who could have imagined that two months ago, Fan Xi was still a nobody who couldn't play, and the Kardashian family pulled him onto the show, giving him popularity. Now, the heat of the Kardashian family combined doesn't have as much as Fan Xi.

"Jack..."

Kendall Jenner raised her head, staring at Fan Xi with burning eyes. She said to Fan Xi in the firmest tone of her life: "Jack, I like you, I want to be with you, and spend the rest of my life together."

Jenner's courage is extraordinary.

Fan Xi had always known her intentions, but didn't expect her to be so firm and decisive.

In this world, the most shining thing is not the sun, but a firm heart.

Fan Xi looked at Jenner.

He had a very strong impulse, his heart was beating crazily, he wanted to hold Jenner in his arms and give her a suffocating kiss.

However, he hesitated now. He actually felt a bit unworthy of Jenner...

However, Jenner had long captured his burning eyes and his crazily beating heart.

This was already the clearest answer.

Jenner was braver than Fan Xi.

She stood on tiptoe, hugged Fan Xi's neck directly, and kissed him fiercely.

She was very unskilled, she even bit Fan Xi's lip.

However, her emotion was the most sincere.

She really made Fan Xi feel a strong, suffocating love.

Fan Xi was like a lonely boat drifting in a surging tsunami.

This was a feeling he had never experienced before.

Even on All-Star night, when Scarlett Johansson pulled him into a small room and used all her skills.

Even in a presidential suite in Los Angeles, when Selena entered by mistake and was crazily desperate under the influence of drugs.

Sure enough.

What can break everything is sincerity and purity, it is the love that goes forward without hesitation.

The Kardashian big sister turned back and looked at her crazy little sister.

She suddenly smiled.

She said to Khloe: "I've decided, I've decided to divorce!"

The other sisters were very shocked looking at Kim Kardashian. She had just received her marriage certificate, why divorce before holding the wedding?

"I want true love." Kim Kardashian's materialistic eyes rarely showed some pure emotion.

This is the power brought by Kendall Jenner.

Fan Xi was running wild in his heart and mind in the center of this crazy kiss. His whole body's blood was boiling, and he had a strong emotional impulse.

Then, he felt the brain waves in his mind crazily forming.

Just at the final moment.

Kendall Jenner stopped.

She said to Fan Xi: "Jack, hurry up and warm up. I know you have to warm up before every game, I can't delay your practice. Just understand my heart."

Uh...

Fan Xi was stunned.

He really wanted Jenner to kiss him again, he hadn't awakened new talents and skills for a long time.

But... Jenner's understanding expectation.

Fan Xi could only nod, and then kissed her forehead lightly before walking out.

The Kardashian family cheered for him loudly behind him: "Jack, we will always support you."

Fan Xi came to the court.

He was still feeling sorry for the final moment just now.

However, just as he was preparing to go on court to warm up, he found his left little finger was hooked gently.

Looking back, it was Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift was pretending to stand by as if nothing happened.

However, when her finger hooked Fan Xi's little finger, her jade hand probed into Fan Xi's wide palm, and she gently hooked Fan Xi's palm.

This was a very secret action, a flirting move in front of everyone.

Fan Xi immediately felt infinite stimulation, especially since he was... 2 minutes ago by Jenner. This stimulation of stealing and inner condemnation merged together.

Buzz!

The brain waves that were gradually fading surged crazily, instantly lighting up the halo.

In the halo, a figure appeared that Fan Xi was familiar with and extremely surprised by.

Anfernee Hardaway.

Anfernee Hardaway wearing the Magic number 1 jersey.

Anfernee Hardaway is now not very famous, and many people don't even know he exists. When mentioning the Magic number 1, they only think of Tracy McGrady back then.

However, in the mid-nineties, the most popular point guard in the NBA was Anfernee Hardaway.

Anfernee Hardaway and Grant Hill were known as the first-generation Jordan successors.

However, he was not Jordan's style; he was a point guard, although Hardaway was 201cm tall.

His style was agile, elegant, and full of ornamental value.

Moreover, as the so-called Jordan successor, he was the only person who had defeated Michael Jordan in the playoffs.

It's just a pity that he fell before entering his peak.

He is known as the most regrettable player in the NBA.

His popularity, influence, and strength prospects back then can be proven by one thing.

Back then, he and O'Neal were the interior and exterior heroes of the Magic team. O'Neal entered the League earlier than him, and they played into the Finals together.

However, when the Magic team renewed their contracts, they gave Anfernee Hardaway a higher contract and told O'Neal, who later dominated the League and completed the three-peat hegemony, clearly: We cannot give you a contract higher than Hardaway's, we don't want him to be unhappy.

And at that time, O'Neal accepted it in his heart; he just didn't want to be too much less. Unfortunately, the Magic management didn't understand O'Neal's mood, but instead lowered the amount again and again, and repeatedly played O'Neal twice.

This made O'Neal angry, and he went west directly, joining the Lakers, who were more sincere. Subsequently, O'Neal dominated the League and led the young and immature Kobe to complete the three-peat.

This is a past event.

But from this past event, it can be seen that Anfernee Hardaway's talent and talent were highly valued at the time.

And this time, the ability Hardaway displayed was the floater.

Fan Xi instantly absorbed all of Hardaway's floater experience and techniques.

Hardaway is a superstar without strong perimeter shooting ability, but his penetration into the paint is extremely strong. His back-to-the-basket footwork is great, but what makes opponents unable to defend is... sharp crossover, followed by a jump-step floater!

This is his signature move.

The 201cm Hardaway has extremely strong body control ability; he can change direction like a small guard, pass the opponent with explosive power, then jump-step to shake off the defense, and throw the ball steadily into the basket during the jump-step.

This is a very high-difficulty technique.

Many players can't master

In essence, the difficulty of this move is far higher than riding a horse and shooting an arrow.

However, it has extremely high requirements for physical fitness.

And very coincidentally, Fan Xi's physical fitness is a perfect match.

Fan Xi possesses sharp change-of-direction, top-tier explosive power, and perfect body control ability.

Fan Xi hurried toward the court; he began to practice this technique that had just been bestowed upon him.

As soon as he practiced it, he got the hang of it immediately.

The compatibility was as high as ninety percent.

You have to know that it took Isiah Thomas so long to practice his breakthrough technique to reach ninety percent.

From this, it can be seen that this move, which made Hardaway famous in the basketball world, was simply tailor-made for Fan Xi.

Fan Xi finally possessed a true, meaningful go-to move for ball handling.

He was extremely excited.

His ability to combine passing, cutting, and shooting would see a leap forward.

The more Fan Xi practiced, the more excited he became; the more he practiced, the more energized he felt.

Before the second half began, Phil Jackson said to Fan Xi, "Jack, I think letting Derek play with you is a good option; you can let go and score."

The Zen Master really took special care of Fan Xi; he actually wanted to use Fisher and Fan Xi as a dual-point guard lineup.

However, the current Fan Xi had just obtained a handy weapon, so how could he accept this?

He stared at Phil Jackson seriously and solemnly, saying righteously, "Coach, I am definitely not the type of person who retreats in the face of battle and chooses comfort."

"I firmly believe that the most difficult path is the true shortcut. I don't want to take shortcuts."

Fan Xi said with a stern expression.

This sentence gave Phil Jackson a huge shock; he had always held Fan Xi in high regard, and now this sentence made him hold Fan Xi in even higher regard: Jack is indeed a one-in-a-million super genius.

For him to understand this principle at such a young age is truly something one cannot help but admire.

Beep!

The whistle blew.

Phil Jackson watched as Fan Xi walked onto the court, quiet and firm.

He only had one feeling in his heart: this little guy has the demeanor of a great general; once he grows up, he will inevitably shine throughout the entire League.

In fact, it was just so. Although Phil Jackson's interpretation was slightly skewed, the conclusion was correct.

Fan Xi was very calm when he walked onto the court.

There was neither the excitement of having obtained a "super weapon" nor the panic of facing a strong enemy.

Even though he was in the center of a huge vortex of pressure, and everyone reminded him that one wrong step could destroy his perfect situation.

Yet, he still breathed evenly and treated it as nothing.

Fan Xi is the type of person who becomes calmer and more steady the closer it gets to the critical moment and the crucial juncture.

Beep!

The whistle blew.

Chris Paul steadily dribbled the ball across half-court; he came before Fan Xi once again.

Although Fan Xi had made some progress under his high-pressure defense and his breakthrough ability had improved quickly, he had a natural psychological advantage over Fan Xi; Fan Xi's clumsy ball-handling skills made him feel fearless.

Therefore, he stopped at the arc of the three-point line and said the first trash talk of the second half to Fan Xi: "Miracle Child, do you want to know what people will say about you after this game ends?"

"I just filmed the scene of you being cheered on by the Kardashian family. Unfortunately, I happened to be passing by there. You really are someone spoiled by women."

"As long as you lose the game, you won't just lose the title of Miracle Child. You will also be attacked by the media for being close to the source of disaster... You're finished."

Chris Paul said sinisterly.

He is a person who, in the true sense, will stop at nothing for victory.

As long as he can make his opponent feel fear, he will do anything.

He believes he is giving his all for basketball.

However, Fan Xi sneered at him.

"Someone like you, how are you worthy of being the League's number one point guard?"

Fan Xi said in a mocking tone.

Immediately, he stepped up to seal him off.

Paul thought Fan Xi was really pressing up on him, so he hurried to drive inside, but he didn't know that Fan Xi's step-back was faster than he imagined, directly forming a shroud over Paul from the front.

Paul is short in stature, far from being as tall as Fan Xi.

Seeing that he couldn't land a killing blow, he steadied his rhythm; David West moved up in a tacit understanding, and he used the screen to get half a step past Fan Xi.

But Gasol formed a defensive line in the paint; he didn't charge in, but instead pulled up for a jump shot. However, when he jumped to the highest point, Fan Xi bypassed the defensive line and flew over.

Although he didn't block the basketball.

He affected Paul's shooting vision... Bang!

Paul's shot clanked off the rim.

Gasol grabbed the rebound.

Then he passed it to Fan Xi.

When Gasol was crossing half-court, he said to Fan Xi, "Rack up more assists."

This was Gasol's advice to Fan Xi.

He believed that it was difficult for Fan Xi to compete with Paul in scoring, so it would be better to take a different path and hurry to pass the ball.

He had already decided that as long as Fan Xi passed the ball to him, he would never dribble it even once; he was helping Fan Xi in this way.

However, Fan Xi had already arrived at the front court in the blink of an eye.

Chris Paul was still defending in front of Fan Xi.

However, he hadn't had time to say any trash talk.

Fan Xi started suddenly.

Fan Xi quickly drove inside for one step; Paul retreated rapidly. As soon as he retreated, Fan Xi changed direction sharply, his body like lightning.

Instantly cutting through Paul's defensive line, he then stepped forward quickly.

Paul could still keep up with the first step.

But on the second step, Fan Xi gathered the ball directly, then took a jump-step inside, expanding the lead from half a step to a full step.

Paul was very surprised.

He didn't expect Fan Xi to be so determined... Is he that confident in his own shooting now?

Or is he seeking his own death?

David West in the paint didn't understand either.

So he watched helplessly as Fan Xi completed the first sharp change-of-direction + jump-step floater of his career before his eyes... The basketball drew a perfect arc over his head.

Swish!

It obediently fell into the net.

A beautiful field goal.

Staples Center erupted in cheers.

Phil Jackson and Lao Wente watched, dumbfounded.

This was a technique Fan Xi had never displayed before.

Both of the old men were very surprised.

The looks they cast at each other were a bit bewildered.

"This seems a bit like Anfernee Hardaway."

Kenny Smith shouted out on TV.

He had faced Anfernee Hardaway in the Finals, and he had been repeatedly handled by Hardaway using this move, so he had long since formed painful muscle memory.

When Fan Xi used it so perfectly, he screamed immediately.

Barkley next to him was confused; he said dismissively: Jack Fan can also do Hardaway's signature move?

His face was full of disbelief.

Coincidence, it must be a coincidence!