Chapter 247: One-on-One with Kobe

After the game, the Suns stayed in Los Angeles, waiting for their fourth game against the Clippers.

The next morning, Wade Dong, who had nothing to do, accepted Kobe's invitation to visit his home.

Kobe had said that the MVP gathering would be held after the fourth game against the Clippers.

This time, Wade Dong's visit to Kobe's home had nothing to do with the gathering, and Wade Dong asked Luo Qingyan to arrange a car for him. He put a case of Maotai and two packs of Chinese cigarettes in the trunk and followed the navigation to Kobe's house.

...

Kobe's mansion in Los Angeles was much larger than Wade Dong's villa in Phoenix.

It was said that the house was worth several tens of millions, and the entire estate and house covered an area equivalent to several dozen basketball courts.

"Welcome, brother!"

Kobe and Vanessa greeted Wade Dong at the door.

After getting out of the car, Wade Dong opened the trunk and took out the cigarettes and alcohol he had prepared.

"You didn't have to bring anything, just your presence..."

Kobe was about to be polite, but when he saw the cigarettes and alcohol, he hesitated for a moment and said awkwardly, "I don't smoke."

"I don't smoke either."

Wade Dong smiled and said, "But it's customary to bring a gift when visiting for the first time."

"Haha..."

Kobe laughed and took the cigarettes and alcohol, "Then thank you for your generous gift."

"Uncle Wade Dong!"

Kobe's daughters also ran over and asked Wade Dong for a hug.

At noon, Kobe personally cooked for Wade Dong, making him a steak and a Western-style meal.

After lunch, the two went to the basketball court in the mansion.

Wade Dong looked around the small court and asked, "Do you really practice here at 4 a.m.?"

"Ah, haha..."

Kobe laughed and didn't answer Wade Dong's question. Instead, he threw a basketball to Wade Dong and said, "We've only faced each other on the court, but we've never played one-on-one. How about a game of one-on-one?"

"Sure!"

Wade Dong, with his gifted talent points, couldn't refuse.

Moreover, Kobe had initiated the challenge, so if Wade Dong won, he would gain 5 talent points.

"Let's warm up first."

After saying this, Kobe started stretching, showing that he was taking this one-on-one game very seriously.

After warming up.

Kobe threw the ball to Wade Dong, "Let's play to 21 points, and since you're the guest, you can start on offense."

"Okay~"

Wade Dong didn't decline and took the ball, first showing a triple threat pose and then raising his arm to fake a shot.

Kobe didn't budge!

He was indeed worthy of being a perennial All-NBA First Team player, and his defense was much better than Obry's.

Wade Dong's fake shot wasn't just for show, as if he had faced a different defender, he might have taken a three-pointer.

Without a good shot opportunity, Wade Dong dribbled to the basket and then faked a shot, quickly turned around, and after the ball bounced off the floor, he turned again and faked another shot. He then turned again without moving his pivot foot and made another turn...

Swish!!!

After getting past Kobe, Wade Dong easily put the ball into the basket.

Kobe said, "To learn the dream shake, I specifically sought out Olajuwon as my teacher, and I've been practicing for many years, but I still can't use it as smoothly as you."

"Olajuwon doesn't use it as smoothly as me either."

Wade Dong humbly replied.

Kobe attacked, and after a couple of dribbles, he pulled up for a jump shot.

Swish!!!

This shot also went in.

The score was now 2:2!!!

For the second shot, Wade Dong dribbled once and then took a step back and shot.

Swish!!!

The ball swished through the net, and it was a three-pointer.

...

When Wade Dong made his fifth shot, the score was already 12:7, and Kobe's defensive intensity increased.

Wade Dong faced Kobe and teased, "It's just a game of one-on-one, do you have to be so serious?"

"This is my attitude."

Kobe looked serious and said, "When I was young, I would even use my elbows when playing one-on-one with my dad."

Kobe's father was also an excellent basketball player.

Kobe's attitude also fired up Wade Dong's fighting spirit. He first turned around, and as the ball bounced off the floor, Wade Dong shook his shoulders and turned again. Then, he caught the ball and made a fadeaway jump shot!

Swish!!!

The ball swished through the net.

This was a move that Kobe often used, and Wade Dong used it even more smoothly.

When it was Kobe's turn to attack, he said to Wade Dong, "It seems like there's no move you can't do."

"You're right."

Wade Dong nodded, agreeing with Kobe's statement.

Kobe, "..."

He was also good friends with Yao Ming, and he felt that Yao Ming was very humble. Why was Wade Dong so... unhumble?

This time, Kobe didn't use any fancy moves when attacking. He simply drove to the basket.

Wade Dong closely guarded Kobe, and as Kobe jumped to shoot, he leaned on Wade Dong, trying to force his way to the basket.

Swish!!!

At the moment Kobe shot, Wade Dong swatted the ball away.

Then, Wade Dong used two crossover dribbles to find an open shot and made it.

The score was now 18:7!!!

It was already Wade Dong's game point.

When it was Kobe's turn to attack, he drove from the right side and took a big step, followed by a quick stop.

He almost touched the ground, and his right hand also touched the floor to pull the ball back.

Swish!!!

He made a fadeaway jump shot, and the ball swished through the net.

"This is your last shot."

Wade Dong held the ball with his right hand and turned to face Kobe, "I'm going to end this game with a three-pointer."

"Then go ahead and shoot!"

Kobe said this, but he was still defending Wade Dong closely, not allowing him to shoot a three-pointer easily.

Wade Dong first did a crossover dribble, followed by a behind-the-back dribble, and then turned to get past Kobe. However, Kobe quickly caught up, so Wade Dong did another behind-the-back dribble and turned again.

This signature move of Nick Young was something he was good at.

But Wade Dong's turn was even smoother, and after turning, he didn't hesitate and made a fadeaway three-pointer from the bottom corner.

Swish!!!

The ball swished through the net, and the one-on-one game ended.

The final score was 21:10!!!

Wade Dong won the one-on-one game against Kobe.

[Talent points +1...]

Kobe brought a bottle of drink and threw it to Wade Dong, and the two of them lay on the court and chatted.

Kobe said, "I entered the league in 1996 and have played against Jordan, Iverson, and James, but I have to admit that you are even better than them."

"Thank you for the compliment, idol!"

Wade Dong took a sip of the drink and also bumped fists with Kobe.

"You will dominate the league for the next decade."

"That's a bit of an overstatement."

"It's not an overstatement. During our one-on-one game, I felt that you weren't giving it your all."

"I was already giving it my all."

"Many of my old teammates from when I entered the league have retired, and after playing for another two or three years, I'm also planning to retire."

"Enjoying life after retirement is not bad either."

Wade Dong nonchalantly said, "Just don't ride helicopters, they're really unsafe."