When pride still matters

Chapter 31 Warm-hearted big boy

The total score between the Emerald team and the Gray Wolves was 54 to 35, with the Emerald team winning a resounding victory.

Yu Fei crushed D'Angelo Collins, just as he expected before the game. The pressure brought by Collins was less than half of Anthony's yesterday.

In this game, Yu Fei performed extremely comprehensively, scoring 21 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 blocks and 3 steals. Although he made 3 turnovers, it was harmless because his performance was what Collins dreamed of himself.

This was almost a game that ruined Collins' reputation. He only scored 8 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, and he did not have the demeanor of the fifth high school student in the United States.

This battle not only locked Yu Fei's title as the best high school student in the senior group of this year's ABCD training camp, but also made Collins lose the qualification to compete for the title - each ABCD training camp will select two senior group MVPs and The MVP of the lower grade group, but there are hidden rules in the selection method, that is, the MVP of each senior group will select a 12th grader and an 11th grader who participated in the senior group competition, while the MVP of the lower grade group will be selected. Choose from 11th graders and rare [-]th graders competing in the Lower School Division.

Before this game, Collins was the MVP of the senior class, but after this game, no one thought Collins was qualified to be elected.

Yu Fei has everything Collins had before.

After the game, Yu Fei received warm congratulations even though he still had two games to play.

Anthony, who played against him yesterday, came over to say hello. James also wanted to get acquainted with him, not to mention other people. Everyone wanted to get to know him.

After watching this game, Michael Jordan quietly left the Roseman Center.

He felt that this trip was very fruitful, and Yu Fei's performance left a deep impression on him. If they get a lottery pick of around 5-10 this year, he will consider using this pick to select Yu Fei.

However, if the Wizards get the top five picks, it will be difficult for Yu Fei to be considered.

Because this year there are three high school talents who are sure to participate in the draft early. They did not participate in the ABCD training camp because they were not needed. They established their status as early as the 11th grade. Only a sudden rise like DeAngelo Collins Only the nouveau riche feel insecure.

However, in the final analysis, insecurity is caused by lack of talent. If Collins had absolute confidence in his talent, he would not participate in this year's ABCD training camp.

In the Emerald team's second game of the day, Yu Fei played 14 minutes and helped the team establish an absolute advantage. Then he left the game and accepted a personal interview with Sports Illustrated chief writer Gary Smith.

This was a very serendipitous opportunity.

Yu Fei didn't know Smith, but he knew Sports Illustrated and the weight of the chief writer of Sports Illustrated.

Therefore, when Smith's first sentence was: "Fu Lai, actually I have been paying attention to you for a long time," Yu Fei was so surprised that his hair stood on end.

He thought Smith was being polite, so he responded politely: "It's my honor."

"I didn't mean to pay attention to you," Smith said. "It was an accident. I happened to be on vacation in Seattle and you guys happened to be playing there. If you have to say what the reason was, I think it was God's arrangement. "

God's arrangement?
As far as Yu Fei knows, it is rare for Westerners who talk about God all day long to truly believe in the existence of God.

However, what surprised him most was that Smith was not being polite. He had really been paying attention to him for a while?

"You actually pay attention to such a niche competition?"

Of course Smith was not that boring, so he emphasized: "That was an accident. If I had to do it all over again, maybe I would ignore your existence like everyone else."

"Like D'Angelo Collins?" Yu Fei joked.

"No." Smith's answer finally convinced Yu Fei that it was not polite for the chief writer of the pictorial to pay attention to him for a long time, "just like Jeffrey Day."

Jeffrey Day was the first stumbling block on Yu Fei's road to fame. The role he played in the Seattle Regional Invitational Tournament was no different from Collins today.

The fact that Smith can name this shows that what he said is true.

"I believe what you said." Yu Fei said, "I also believe you are serious."

This informal private interview began in a formal atmosphere.

"After defeating D'Angelo Collins, you have established yourself as one of the top high school students in the country. What's your next step? College or the NBA?"

Yu Fei asked: "When will my words be published in Sports Illustrated?"

"It won't be until next month at the earliest," Smith said.

That's okay. Yu Fei thinks there's nothing to hide in this matter. Besides, it might be a good idea to use Smith's reputation in the industry to build momentum for himself.

"I want to follow in the footsteps of Shawn Kemp and bring my talents to the NBA." Yu Fei said.

This answer does not surprise Smith. These days, few talented high school students do not want to enter the NBA directly.After getting this answer, his questions began to focus on Fei's personal life.

"Did you really never play basketball before 11th grade?"

"I fought in private, but I didn't receive systematic training."

"When did you feel you were more suited to playing basketball?"

"When I was very young."

"But you chose volleyball at the beginning."

"Because I am a weak child." Yu Fei said seriously, "I am afraid of confrontation on the basketball court."

Smith asked teasingly: "Then I want to know, where did that weak kid go?"

"He is dead." Yu Fei said, "One night a year ago, that weak child had a dream. He dreamed that he would be incompetent in the future, so he walked boredly on the street. He found that under his feet The road deviated from the main road, leading him to a dilapidated lane leading to the slums, where a group of untalented people were playing basketball as hard as they could. They scolded the weak boys and were full of anger. They claimed that the weak boys' It’s a disgrace to their situation and if they had the boy’s talent they would be multi-millionaires and take their families out of that damn place.”

Gary Smith's expression gradually became serious.

And Yu Fei said: "When he woke up, the boy had tears streaming down his face. He was thinking about the meaning of his coming to this world."

"That was the day a weak boy died."

Smith never thought he would hear such a touching story from an 18-year-old boy. "It sounded like a remake of Good Will Hunting."

However, Smith's touch was fleeting, because Yu Fei nodded and said: "Yes, what I just said are all made up now, inspired by Matt Damon's "Good Will Hunting", you can make them up for me The story is written into the article as it is, because people don’t care whether the story is true or not, they just want to see a touching and inspirational story.”

Smith said with a smile: "You are so considerate."

I really hope Jeffrey Day and D'Angelo Collins feel the same way about themselves.

It’s rare to see such a considerate and warm-hearted boy.

"Do you want to talk about your family?" Smith's question was very measured. If Yu Fei doesn't want to talk, then don't talk.

Yu Fei said: "I have been living with my mother since I was a child, and rarely see other family members. Well, my mother runs a Chinese restaurant in Kent City, and the business is pretty good."

Smith asked again: "Do you want to talk about your father?"

Yu Fei still had a slight smile on his face, but if Smith observed carefully, he would find that the young man's face had froze.

That was evidence of a sudden turn of events.

"There's nothing to talk about," Yu Fei said, "He's already dead."

Smith has a lot of interview experience. It only takes a second for him to detect the interviewee's feelings about the current issue, so he quickly changes the subject to something lighter.

For example, Yu Fei’s thoughts on participating in this training camp, such as whether Yu Fei has a girlfriend, and how he prepared for participating in the NBA draft in June.
Yu Fei doesn't value his privacy that much, and he answered all these questions with such rich content that even Gary Smith was surprised.

In fact, Yu Fei doesn't need to be so honest. For example, he doesn't need to swear that there are no plus-size beauties like Kate Winslet that he likes at Kent Meridian High School.

Really, this kind of information is unnecessary.

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"Next stop college/NBA? Frye Yu shines at ABCD camp!" - ESPN News Flash

"David Stern officially approves Grizzlies relocation plan." - Vancouver Times

“Kings guard Jason Williams fined for making racist and sexual minority comments.” —Los Angeles Times

"Kobe Bryant appeared at the ABCD training camp today and awarded the most valuable trophy to Asian basketball talents." - "Orange County Chronicle"

"Good night, Kents, and before you treat yourself to a beer, here's what you need to know: Kent Meridian High School senior Frye Yu is ranked number one at this year's ABCD camp." - "Kent City Radio" 》

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