Streetball In The Hood

In this chapter, the narrator tells us about the "hot topic" of the summer: "binhai sports park" . He also tells us that there's "an nba star" among the players at the park, and that he'll have a chance to face him in the national tournament. The narrator is excited about the prospect of facing off against an "nba star" , but he's worried that "jing" might still be in love with him. He's also worried about the fact that "swoop" is also planning to sign up for the local team, so the two of them decide that they'll "let her choose" and not fight with each other for "jing." The narrator thinks that the previous day's game was "silly" and that "so mean looking" is probably "still single." He wonders if "jing's" ex-boyfriend is on the team, and the two decide that she must be "hating" guys who play basketball. The two decide to play some "internet cage" and "gaming" at the same time. They're interrupted by the arrival of "li' yang," who introduces himself as "the loner kid." He tells the narrator that he and "little cousin" are middle-school classmates, and they've just played one-on-one basketball together. "Li' yang" is a "star small forward" who's just returned from a vacation. "He did an off the glass self dunk," the narrator says. "You can beat lei," the boy says, and "we should play" when "there is a chance." The two agree that they won't "lose too early" if they can play against each other again. The next time they see each other