Dominate the Super Bowl

Chapter 439: Difficulty upgrade to 438 Chapter 439: Difficulty upgrade to 438 “Hey, kid!”

As soon as the words left his mouth, the name of the person in front of him appeared belatedly in Li Wei’s mind:

Stephen Curry.

Li Wei certainly remembered the man’s name because it sounded just like “curry,” but even though it was on the tip of his tongue, he couldn’t get it out.

Curry, with his mouthguard in place, looked startled, having not expected such a reaction.

He cocked his head to one side, his eyes twinkling with a studious light, “Is this trash talk?”

Li Wei asked sincerely, “This is the home court of the New York Knicks, right?”

He was hinting that since Curry was on an away game, he naturally needed to be prepared for trash talk.

The key was Li Wei’s expression and tone—he had no intention of attacking, yet he managed to capture a teasing, playful vibe that completely lightened the mood.

Indeed, just like the rumors, Li Wei was indeed a guy who didn’t play by the rules—

Curry, the goody-two-shoes, just couldn’t do it; even his trash talk was awkward and stumbling, not to mention being clever, humorous, or joking was a challenge.

But hey, you might lose a person but not the battle, right?

Looking at Li Wei, whose expression was innocent but whose eyes sparkled mischievously, Curry too felt an urge to join in.

A smile crept to his lips, and he bantered back.

“Looks like someone didn’t do their homework.

That trash talk didn’t hit the mark.”

Facing Curry’s retort, Li Wei was not flustered at all.

His face was filled with sincerity, the image of humbly asking for advice, “A hint?”

Curry juggled the ball and took a small step backward, but he didn’t speak, just looked at Li Wei with a beaming smile, his baby face radiant.

Li Wei gently lifted his chin, “Wait, are you trying to say ‘baby face’?” He said this while making a face-swiping gesture with his hand.

Curry’s movements clearly paused for a moment, giving himself away, which caused Li Wei to burst into joyful laughter.

“Haha.

I thought ‘baby face’ was supposed to be a compliment.

Anyone who underestimated you because of your baby face probably regrets it by now, huh?”

Curry pursed his lips, then threw the basketball straight at Li Wei, “Kind of like a rookie?”

Smack.

Li Wei caught the basketball accurately, standing up straight, shoulders open, eyeing the position of the hoop, “Right, just like a rookie.”

With the sound of his words, Li Wei cradled the basketball gently with his wrist, wrapped it with strength, a push and a flick, and the ball left his palm, spinning rapidly through the air, carving a breathtakingly perfect arc across the sky.

All the bustling eyes around focused on the basketball.

Including Curry’s.

Whoosh.

A clean, sharp sound rang out, and the basketball descended on cue.

Right on target.

Roar, roar, roar.

The fans in the stands who witnessed the scene couldn’t contain themselves any longer, one after another they started to make noise, and Madison Square Garden instantly buzzed with excitement.

The players from the Golden State Warriors and the New York Knicks, who were warming up, also had question marks over their heads, looking back in amazement and surprise, following the trajectory of the ball, but because Li Wei sat so innocently still in the spectator seats, they erroneously concluded:

It couldn’t have been Li Wei.

Shooting while sitting?

Or maybe a super-long three-pointer?

No, no, no, it couldn’t be that, Li Wei isn’t a quarterback.@@novelbin@@

Guessing Li Wei’s move was even less reliable than predicting Curry’s backshot three-pointers.

The Knicks players tensed up; it looked like Curry was on fire today, making the upcoming game likely very tough.

Only Curry knew what was really happening.

Curry looked at Li Wei with a face full of surprise and signaled towards the basketball hoop with his eyes, “Didn’t expect you had a trick up your sleeve?”

Li Wei: Luck.

Pure luck.

This wasn’t modesty, but the truth.

He just casually threw the ball, not knowing it would actually swoosh perfectly through the net.

He was more surprised than anyone else.

Feeling the stares coming from all directions, he had to feign composure to hide his inner panic, putting on an inscrutable facade while wondering in his mind:

Could it be that Tomlinson’s training template had subtly started to show results?

Despite the torrent of thoughts surging within, he remained cool on the outside.

Li Wei met Curry’s gaze and spread his hands in a helpless gesture.

“No way around it, it’s an innate talent that can’t be hidden.”

It was this scene that made Curry unable to control himself any longer, laughing heartily, he opened his hands and the basketball nimbly bounced between them, “Since the rookie has already shown off a special move, it looks like I need to really work hard.”

Having said that, Curry didn’t say anything more, stepped back a few paces, then turned and entered the court.

Others might not see it, but both New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors players could feel Curry’s fighting spirit ignite in an instant, brimming with enthusiasm, almost as if he were rolling up his sleeves.

The New York Knicks players looked at Li Wei with very strange expressions: What exactly did you say to that baby-faced guy!

The situation was already difficult enough, and now you’ve upped the difficulty level?

This season, the New York Knicks’ record continued to struggle, standing at twenty-one wins and twenty-six losses, with playoff hopes looking bleak; while the Golden State Warriors continued to display their championship pedigree, currently at thirty-seven wins and ten losses.

The strength and state of the two teams weren’t on the same level to begin with, and the scene just now cast a further pall over the prospects of the Knicks at home.

Li Wei: ???

How did this work?

If Dolan knew inviting Li Wei to watch the game would knock the morale of the home team so hard before the game even began, and rile up Curry, who knows if he would appear in person to drag Li Wei out of the arena.

“Ladies and gentlemen!”

“Let us welcome with warm applause the main running back for this season’s American League Champion Kansas City Chiefs—”

Li…

Wei…”

The warm-up ended, and the game was about to begin, but the Madison Square Garden’s MC wasn’t willing to just segue into the event without fanfare.

Instead, he drew the spotlight to Li Wei with a series of solemn words.

Then, the most wonderful and interesting scene appeared on the NBA live broadcast:

It was clearly a New York home game, the teams playing against each other had nothing to do with Kansas City, yet the focal point was still a football player from Kansas City.

And furthermore.

At that moment, countless viewers in Hua Xia Continent across the Pacific Ocean, watching the NBA live broadcast, found themselves engulfed in a fog of confusion:

Who is that?

Why was there the face of a Chinese-descent person, unrelated to the New York Knicks, the Golden State Warriors, and even the NBA, appearing on the live broadcast screen?

Even though in the past season, Li Wei had caused a sensation in Hua Xia Continent, the fan base for football and basketball were still different; those who loved the NBA might not necessarily care about the tumult on the NFL fields.

But now, they cared—

Ahh, ahh, ahh.

Clap, clap, clap.

Applause like a tidal wave erupted from the audience at Madison Square Garden, filled with whistles, roars, and clapping that permeated the entire arena, with quite a few people standing up.

The whole venue was exceptionally lively, giving Li Wei the highest honors.

This scene led to a myriad of speculations among viewers in front of their TVs in Hua Xia Continent:

“Li Wei (Levi), who is that?”

Wait, could it be some rich second-generation or a new Hollywood star?

Quietly, Li Wei trended once again, in an unexpectedly surprising way.