Chapter 147: Dreams, Not Dreams

Led by NBA officials, the All-Star players completed the charity event in a walk-in process. Official response knows no borders, it is available in every country, and the NBA's charity event is not as good as the one Chamberlain and Bowen did at Christmas, although more gifts were distributed.

During the event, the All-Star players were protected by bodyguards throughout the event, and Chamberlain, who used to live in the slums and was a newcomer, knew very well what ordinary people expected of a star, so he was always very engaged, and he did his best to perform when playing against community teams on the court.

Billups is Chamberlain's iron, supporting him unconditionally, always cooperating with Chamberlain, constantly passing, fast break and aerial relay.

For Duncan, Garnett, Iverson, Kobe Bryant and other old All-Stars, this kind of activity is commonplace, there is no passion at all, they are more like dealing with business, playing a few tricks on the court, and then signing for the fans present, and then sitting in the bus to play on their mobile phones.

NBA Vice President Adam Silva, who accompanied the All-Stars to organize the charity event, was in a hurry, this event is only halfway through, you stars can't pick on it.

Chamberlain happily defended a big boy with long hands and feet, who was nicknamed the Tornado. He has a similar style to Kevin Durant, with fast speed and accurate shooting, but his addiction to flashy dribbling has greatly reduced his offensive ability.

The All-Star team on the court was left with Chamberlain, Billups, Bosh, Paul and Roy, three guards with two local fans, Chamberlain and Bosh first.

The Warriors and the Raptors have played against each other, Bosh and Chamberlain played a mutual explosion, Bosh has a flexible style of play, Chamberlain has to take care of defense, and he can't stare at him, so that his guerrilla warfare has greatly worked, Chamberlain admired him at that time, and there are not many players who can score 30 points above his head.

In the past two days, Chamberlain found that Bosh is very interesting, he is very ugly, but he talks humorously, and he is very kind, he can talk to anyone, put it in the game, he is selfless in play, and he is very willing to be a green leaf, and the two have been familiar with each other for a while, and Bosh said to Chamberlain: "Z, I'll go outside to play organizational guard, you play scoring guard, how about it?" ”

It's all playing, mainly to keep the fans entertained, Chamberlain waved his hand and Bosh high-fived, and began to run tirelessly.

He had not run a few steps when he heard a noise coming from the bus, and several people were taken aback and hurried over.

LeBron and Wade, who were signing autographs for fans, also gathered to see Anthony and Duncan trying to persuade the likes of Silva and Kidd.

After only listening to a few words, Chamberlain and others understood what was going on, Silva was a senior member of the NBA, and he was a senior executive in the management when he used to work at General Electric, so he naturally spoke and behaved a little domineering, and when he saw that the stars disobeyed the league's arrangement and played with their mobile phones in the bus, he came to call these people. But you can't expect him to treat the stars with such a good attitude, he is aggressive when he comes up.

The stars are usually in the spotlight of 10,000 people, and they are also above 10,000 people in the team, except for the team owner. Although Silva is the vice president of the NBA, he usually manages advertising and operations, and has little to do with the game, so the stars don't encourage him at all, and when he is blamed, the stars get angry and start spraying him.

This ugly scene ruined Chamberlain's mood, and he pulled Billups and the others back on the court, saying: "Let's play by ourselves, let them quarrel, anyway, they are not afraid of embarrassment." ”

Most of the stars are still more moral, so they can't hang their faces in such a fuss, Garnett and Yao Ming returned to the court as soon as they did it, and Chamberlain went off the court.

After sending out hundreds of fans, Chamberlain went to the bathroom to go to the toilet, but as soon as he entered the door, he saw a child lying on the window of the bathroom, looking at the court with relish, and laughing happily from time to time.

Originally, before the star went into the bathroom, there would be bodyguards to check on and drive out irrelevant people. But Chamberlain was not used to this superior style, so he refused to be accompanied by a bodyguard into the toilet, otherwise he would not have seen the child.

The boy was about a teenager, dark-skinned, very thin, lying on the windowsill like a stray cat, and his back looked indescribably lonely.

Chamberlain leaned over to take a look, the apartment building where the bathroom was located was still some distance from the activity court, and there were many birch trees planted in the community, although there were no dense green leaves in winter, but the dense branches were tangled together, which could still block the view.

Looking at the self-satisfied teenager, Chamberlain did not rush to the toilet, but watched quietly at the door for a while, he vaguely saw his young figure from the young man, lonely, lonely, inferior, at that moment, he vaguely felt that time and space overlapped, as if he appeared when he was ten years old.

Not long after Chamberlain entered the toilet, there were hurried footsteps outside the door, and a deep voice sounded at the same time: "Has a football star gone to the toilet?" Damn it, why didn't you tell me earlier, their bodyguards are unreasonable, I'm afraid they will hurt Xiaobu......"

The door was pushed open at once, and two figures entered, and Chamberlain was startled, and hurriedly ducked to the side, almost being hit by the two. The door opened loudly, and the footsteps were heavy, but the boy on the balcony still did not look back, he watched the game intently, giggling from time to time, and it was obvious that all his mind was immersed in the game that had nothing to do with him.

"Hi, Boo...... Oh shit, SUPER-Z?! A greeting of concern was followed by a cheer of shock.

Chamberlain turned his head and was a little surprised to see the two faces that caught his eye, one was a handsome blonde man, extremely handsome, with a slender figure, as if he was a knight in a movie, if he remembered correctly, this person's nickname was also called Knight. The other was a sturdy black youth, short in height, but covered in pimple flesh, as if it were a humanoid tyrannosaurus.

The two Chamberlain really knew each other, and it was none other than his neighbors, the hippies who rented the villa.

"Coriman, Buck? Are you here too? "Chamberlain had met the gang several times, and had attended their meetings, so he knew them.

Coriman reached out and bumped his fist with Chamberlain, and he smiled happily: "We are part of the mercenaries of the gods, and our organization has always been committed to charity, whether it is the NFL or the NBA All-Star Game, it is our feast." ”

Now Chamberlain was really surprised, he always thought that these neighbors were the kind of hippies who didn't know what it was like to be teenagers, and they gathered together every day to drag race, gamble, take drugs, or have sex or something, but they were actually members of the famous charity organization God Mercenaries.

However, this is not fake, because Coriman and Buck are now wearing the uniforms of gods and mercenaries, and the huge godfather-shaped logo on them is very eye-catching.

Buck also explained, "The villa we live in now belongs to one of our brothers, and our team has been in charge of San Francisco since last year, so that brother lent us his villa, and he has a lot of money and often helps us financially." ”

Chamberlain nodded, and Coriman walked over and stood next to the boy lying on the balcony, the two sides had been talking and exchanging words before, but the boy did not look back at them all the time, and even Coriman walked to him with heavy steps, he did not look back.

Chamberlain reacted suddenly, and he asked Buck in a low voice, "Is this kid not hearing very well?" ”

Coriman turned around and smiled softly at him, "It's okay, Z, you don't have to keep your voice down, in fact he can't hear anything, he's born deaf and dumb, and even fitting hearing aids won't help him." ”

Buck, who had a rough appearance, said with some melancholy: "Little Brick not only has a problem with his ears, but also his lower body is paralyzed, and this poor child, he can neither hear beautiful singing nor enjoy intense exercise......"

As he spoke, he closed his eyes sadly, clasped his hands in front of his chest and whispered, "Lord, my Father who walks on earth, why do you want your child to suffer so much, he should have soared freely in the sky, he should have followed you in preaching......"

A female voice rang out outside the door: "Buck, is there anyone inside?" What about Isaac? ”

Buckle opened the door, and a girl in a wheelchair appeared, whom Chamberlain also knew, and who had invited him to the party in the first place, and the girl named Jennifer was a lively Indiana girl.

At the same time, Buck explained to Chamberlain: "Isaac is Little Brick, and his full name is Brick-Isaac. ”

Isaac also has another meaning in American culture, that is, the angel of light, the only son of Abraham and Sarah, compared with those heroes in the Bible who have suffered many disasters or experienced magnificent waves, Isaac has a plain life, but he insists on doing justice and doing good deeds all his life, and is an angel of light.

Coriman picked the boy up and turned back to show him Chamberlain.

Seeing Chamberlain, the young man's pupils burst out with a dazzling light, he pointed at Chamberlain excitedly, and then quickly made a few gestures on his chest with both hands, Jennifer looked at Chamberlain with a smile, and translated: "Isaac is asking, can you sign for him?" He said you're his favorite star and he believes you'll be the beast that rules the NBA. ”

Chamberlain happily agreed, and he asked, "Why don't you take him to the court?" A lot of stars there are giving autographs. ”

Hearing this, Coliman, who had been smiling, slowly restrained the smile on his face, and he looked at Chamberlain seriously and said, "Z, you are a good person, because we are your neighbor, because we have been paying attention to you, so we know you." But other stars are different from you, Xiaobu goes to the court, maybe he will get a lot of autographs, but those are all gifts of mercy. Moreover, I think the NBA will also use him as a gimmick and use those hypocritical gifts to help the league increase impression points, that is not our intention, we don't want Xiaobu to live in pity, and he doesn't need the pity of others, because in life, he has always been a strong man! ”

Buck briefly introduced the teenager to Chamberlain, and Brick-Isaac did not look very old, but in fact he was thirteen years old, but because he suffered from a rare form of lower body muscular dystrophy, he always did not grow up, and he looked only seven or eight years old.

The boy is very strong and optimistic, he may have been abandoned due to illness after he was born, and he has lived in an orphanage since he was a child, but he has never complained, and he is always full of energy. The boy likes sports very much, especially basketball, but unfortunately because of physical reasons, he can never stand up.

“…… He dreams of dunking, but it's always a dream, and God is so unfair. Buck said sadly.

Chamberlain's heart suddenly moved, he looked at Coriman and said, "I have an idea, maybe it's not a dream." ”