\In addition to "Parade" and "Sports Illustrated," "ESPN," "ABC," and "FOX Sports" also reported on Link.
All sorts of flowery praises, such as: The sky is his limit.
As the person involved, Link, though secretly pleased, remained very clear-headed and did not become arrogant or complacent due to his "sudden fame." After all, the NBA sky is already crowded with people.
These media outlets love to create stars, such as the future number one high school student in America, O.J. Mayo, who was hailed as a combination of "LeBron James" and "Kobe Bryant," who was said to be the next Kobe and Jordan.
Of course, where there's praise, there's also criticism. Link's defensive moves in the training camp games, such as kicking the nuts and poking eyes, were deliberately smeared and exaggerated by some news media outlets, attempting to label Link as a "dirty" and "villainous" player.
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That day, 7 PM!
Link and Bosh boarded their flight home, and the other trainees also returned to their respective homes and mothers.
The flight was over 2 hours long, so Link, having nothing to do, entered a meditative state directly in his seat to save time, once again using the "star (draymond green) training partner card."
During his week at the training camp, Link's training volume was extremely high. After all, using two sparring partner cards meant he had an extra hour of training each day compared to ordinary people, and these 10 hours were entirely dedicated to training, which led to excessive mental pressure for Link.
Now, having just defeated LeBron James and won the MVP trophy, Link's training effectiveness was particularly poor!!!
After exiting the Virtual Space, only the basic attribute of Ball Handling increased by 1, reaching 66 (88). Of course, even for a basketball genius like Chris Bosh, this single basic attribute point would take at least half a year to train.
Keyword: at least, half a year.
The ceiling for high school player attributes is 65 points, which means Link's ball-handling ability has already become "overpowered." The higher the Ball Handling attribute, the more stable dribbling becomes under pressure, and it also allows for smooth execution of complex, high-level dribbling moves.
After exiting the Virtual Space, Link found that the system's limited-time special offer section had been launched.
However, Link was somewhat disappointed to find that there were so few items.
[All-Star (Draymond Green 15-16 Season) sparring partner card], Price: 500 Goat Points, Limit: 0/1.
[All-Star (Kevin Durant 7-08 Season) sparring partner card], Price: 500 Goat Points, Limit: 0/1.
[physique and sports special training card (monthly)], Discount Price: 100 Goat Points, Limit: 0/5.
[star (draymond green) training partner card], Price: 50 Goat Points, Limit: None.
[special sparring partner card], Price: 50 Goat Points, Limit: 0/99.
PS: The limited-time special offer section closes on June 1, 2011.
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The special offer section not only had few items and time limits, but also purchase quantity limits, except for Green's sparring partner card.
But at the moment, Link really didn't want any more of Green's sparring partner cards.
He was truly sick of seeing them.
Link currently had 2110 Goat Points available.
His first thought was to buy one [physique and sports special training card (monthly)]. This was a 5x training experience and effect buff that lasted for a month, whereas ordinary special training cards only lasted for 2 days.
With 1110 Goat Points remaining, Link bought 10 [special sparring partner cards]. His mental pressure was too great, and he needed to relax by learning foreign languages.
He also bought one [All-Star (Kevin Durant 7-08 Season) sparring partner card]. Well, that's rookie season Durant. The probability of winning against him in a Hundred-Point Battle was higher than against peak Green.
For the last 110 points... Link thought and thought, then finally gritted his teeth and bought two [star (draymond green) training partner cards].
[Goat Points: 10/4,710]
"Huh... that's not right, System..."
"Why haven't you settled the [genius nemesis] quest for me yet?"
Link thought to himself.
"Ding, congratulations Host for over-completing the hidden quest — genius nemesis."
"Quest Reward Description: Given that the Host caused 16 five-star high school students across America to break down, including Dajuan Wagner, TJ Ford, Lamine Kook, Travis Outlaw, LeBron James, etc., the Host is rewarded with [star (draymond green) training partner card] x2."
Link's face instantly darkened.
Including these two, Link had 26 of Green's sparring partner cards, 1 peak Green, 1 rookie Durant, oh, and 10 special sparring partner cards.
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Link was boarding with his aunt and Uncle in Texas. The couple were master's graduates from China in the 90s and currently held executive positions at a company in the United States. They were definitely considered white-collar in the Texas area.
After returning home, Link took a shower and then went back to his bedroom for a long sleep.
Although Link had maintained a calm demeanor no matter what he encountered in the training camp, his nerves had been constantly tense.
Sleeping deeply helps release mental pressure.
Link didn't wake up until noon the next day.
At this moment, Link felt refreshed.
Just then, there was a knock on Link's bedroom door.
"Link, your basketball coach, Mr. Leonard, wants you to go to school now." A beautiful woman appeared before Link; it was his aunt.
"Okay, Auntie!" Link nodded, then began to wash up and get ready to return to school.
On the way to school, Link began to ponder.
After obtaining Green's player template, his unintentional "eye-poking" and "nut-kicking" earned him two badges.
What about Durant...
Should I also do things that fit his personality, such as creating an alt account to argue with haters online, or even... joining the enemy?
The former is easy!
But the latter...
Link really couldn't do it. To use a popular internet phrase from his previous life, the upbringing he received since childhood wouldn't allow it.
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Soon, Link arrived at Lincoln High School's basketball gym.
As he stepped into the training gym, a player spotted him and immediately exclaimed.
"Wow..."
"Wow..."
"Our captain is back!"
"Wow, our big star, the MVP, is back!"
Today was Lincoln High School basketball team's training day.
In addition to Link and Bosh from the first team, members of the second team were also present.
Suddenly...
Link had a bold idea.
"Damn it!"
"I know how to join the enemy without betraying my team!!!"