Chapter 327: Master-Disciple Confrontation and Midorima’s Ambition
“Second time~”

Just as Michael Jordan was about to break through, a flash of lightning like thunder flashed, and Kaneki Ken’s arm, like a tentacle extending from the void, stabbed accurately at the basketball in Michael Jordan’s hand.

“Kid, I taught you the perimeter defense skills…” Michael Jordan looked at Kaneki Ken who was attacking from the front and suddenly chuckled and said, “I don’t remember teaching you… to be so reckless in stealing the ball when facing a ball-handling player who is stronger than you!”

As Michael Jordan finished his words, the basketball that was originally suspended in Michael Jordan’s hand seemed to suddenly disappear into the void and flashed past Kaneki Ken’s fingertips.

“What the hell…” Derek Fisher, who had just come on as a substitute, looked at Michael Jordan and Kaneki Ken, who were clearly on a different level from the others on the court, with a confused look on his face. He couldn’t help but wonder, “Are these two guys… really playing the same kind of basketball as us?”

“Get out of the way!” At this moment in the field, only Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal could roughly see the rhythm of the two men’s fight. After hearing Kobe Bryant’s roar, Derek Fisher, who was originally standing on the right wing, subconsciously retreated to the penalty area.

“Not bad, you didn’t lose your position…” Michael Jordan looked at Kaneki Ken in front of him with a playful look and said, “It seems that you were just trying to trick me, kid.”

“I know your strength very well…” Kaneki Ken said expressionlessly while looking at Michael Jordan in front of him, “If I don’t use my brain, I won’t be able to defeat you.”

“You will beat me, kid, but not today. You’re still young, don’t worry.” Facing Kaneki Ken’s defensive pressure, Michael Jordan’s face showed no panic. He just controlled the basketball in his hand as if he was strolling in the garden, and took advantage of Kaneki Ken’s forward momentum to turn his back.

“You’ve already won six championships. It’s time to take care of the newcomers and let a rookie like me feel the taste of victory.” Kaneki Ken looked at the calm and composed Michael Jordan in front of him with some dissatisfaction and said, “Do you think I forgot? I lost more than 100 games to you… Now it’s time for me to get it back one game at a time!”

“I seem to smell the taste of hatred~” Michael Jordan lowered his body to fight against Kaneki Ken, and said with a smile to Kaneki Ken behind him, “It tastes good… The more you hate me, the more excited I am!”

“boom!”

As Michael Jordan finished speaking, Kaneki Ken only felt a big hand pressing on his thigh. Michael Jordan in front of him was like a black tornado, sweeping past him and disappeared in front of him in a flash.

“No, go stop him, Shaq!” Kobe Bryant, who was standing aside, looked at Kaneki Ken who was about to fail, and rushed to the last line of defense in the interior. The Great Shark Shaquille O’Neal reminded loudly.

“Get out of the way, Shaq! This guy is mine!” Just as Shaquille O’Neal received a reminder from Kobe Bryant and was about to step forward to stop Michael Jordan’s attack on the basket, Kaneki Ken’s shout rang out almost at the same time under the basket.

“Okay, you are the boss in this game and you have the final say.” Shaquille O’Neal looked at the aggressive Kaneki Ken and couldn’t help but chuckled, then retreated out of the penalty area.

“You shouldn’t have let Shaq leave the restricted area, kid…” Michael Jordan calmly turned his head to look at Kaneki Ken and said in a playful tone, “You can’t defend against this shot of mine.”

As he spoke, Michael Jordan, who was leading Kaneki Ken’s team, jumped up first, raised the basketball in the air, and floated towards the basket.

“Isn’t it just a gliding dunk? I don’t know how many shots like this I have blocked!” Kaneki Ken stared at the basketball in Michael Jordan’s hands, like a giant dragon staring at his most precious treasure.

“Whoo~”

As the sound of a whistling wind sounded, Michael Jordan felt his scalp tingling, and a big hand stretched out from behind him and accurately blocked the basketball in his hand.

“This kid…is much more oppressive than he was a few years ago!” Michael Jordan frowned slightly, “But if he wants to block me like this…it’s a bit too naive!”

“Michael Jordan successfully broke through the Asian boy… the Asian boy caught up…” Just as Michael Jordan was fiercely fighting with Kaneki Ken, the commentator on the side was also watching the game intently, and his commentary was like a machine gun, “Shaq left the penalty area, and Michael was facing an empty space under the basket… Nice block! The Asian boy successfully blocked Michael!”

“Beep beep~ ball out of bounds, Bulls have the ball!”

As Michael Jordan’s shot was blocked by Kaneki Ken and went out of bounds, the ball returned to the Bulls.

“Kaneki Ken…did he just successfully block Michael Jordan?” Kazunari Takao, who was watching the game, looked at the highlight replay on his mobile phone screen in disbelief and whispered to Shintaro Midorima beside him.

“If there’s something wrong with your eyes, you might not be suitable for the point guard position.” Midorima Shintaro rolled his eyes speechlessly, “The highlight replay was played clearly… and it’s being played again now!”

Looking in the direction of Midorima Shintaro’s finger, I saw the match between Kaneki Ken and Michael Jordan being replayed on the phone screen.

On the screen, Michael Jordan made a quick turn and passed Kaneki Ken before entering the Lakers’ basket. Facing an empty restricted area, Michael Jordan decisively chose to attack the basket. In order to avoid Kaneki Ken’s block, Michael Jordan gave up his initial plan to dunk and chose to use a more stable layup to complete the attack.

But just as his fingers had just picked the basketball out of his palm, Kaneki Ken’s big hand was like a huge fly swatter, swatting his shot out of the court.

“You’re good, kid…” Michael Jordan, who was blocked by the block, no longer looked relaxed. He turned around and looked at Kaneki Ken with a serious expression and said, “Remember this, the game has just begun.”

“Then what were we doing before? Playing rugby?” Kaneki Ken smiled provocatively and said teasingly in a playful tone.

“Michael, catch the ball!” Just as Kaneki Ken was joking with Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman’s loud shout suddenly drew everyone’s attention back to the court.

“Puff!” Michael Jordan was the first to react. His eyes narrowed, and he pushed Kaneki Ken away with both hands without leaving a trace. He then went outside the three-point line and caught the pass.

“I didn’t expect you would use such a dirty trick, Michael.” Kaneki Ken, who was pushed away, reacted quickly. He rushed to the three-point line at lightning speed and stood one step away from Michael Jordan.

“Hey, kid, why are you standing so far away from me? Am I some kind of man-eating monster?” Michael Jordan posed a triple threat pose for a long time, and teased in a playful tone, “And aren’t you afraid of my three-point shot?”

“Forget it, you won’t be lucky enough to hit six three-pointers in the first half again…” Kaneki Ken said to Michael Jordan in front of him, “Ever since the NBA extended the three-point line, your three-point shooting percentage has never exceeded 30%!”

“My three-point shooting percentage is indeed not high…” Michael Jordan nodded in agreement, but a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he said with a tone of unquestionable certainty, “But as long as there is a need… I have never missed a shot!”

“Not good…” Looking at Michael Jordan’s serious expression, Kaneki Ken suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart. He took a step forward, rushed in front of Michael Jordan and jumped up.

“This is another lesson I want to teach you. That is, on the court, no matter what kind of opponent you face, never let your guard down!” Michael Jordan stared at the blue frame, and with a light flick of his right hand, the basketball soared into the sky before Kaneki Ken’s block arrived.

“Shh!”

As the crisp sound of the basketball hitting the net was heard, the excited cheers of the commentators on the sidelines also rang out.

“A nice three-pointer! Michael overcame the Asian boy’s defense and made an ultra-long three-pointer over his head!” The commentator’s eyes were so excited that they seemed to be on fire.

“You let the ball go just now?” Kobe Bryant came to Kaneki Ken’s side and asked in annoyance, “So you can’t do it to him? If you can’t do it, let me do it.”

“Don’t question my determination to defeat Michael, Kobe.” Kaneki Ken looked at Kobe Bryant with some displeasure and said, “I was indeed careless in that shot just now, but don’t worry, I will return the ball to Michael.”

“Attack!”, “Attack!”, “Attack!”

As Kaneki Ken slowly dribbled the ball forward, the fans wearing Lakers jerseys on the sidelines cheered loudly with excitement like a tide.

“I knew you would come.” Michael Jordan opened his arms and greeted Kaneki Ken the moment he crossed the midfield line. “But I won’t let you go like I did before.”

“There’s no need for you to go easy on me, Michael.” Facing Michael Jordan’s defense, Kaneki Ken slowly lowered his center of gravity, and after making an iso gesture, Kaneki Ken began to dribble the ball and adjust his rhythm.

“Wow, what a courageous choice. Facing Michael Jordan’s defense, our Asian boy chose to clear one side for a singles match~” the commentator on the sidelines looked at Kaneki Ken in the field with some anticipation and said, “According to rumors, our Asian boy received special training from Michael Jordan a few years ago… If the rumors are true, then this game is worth looking forward to…”

“boom!”

Amid the chatter of the commentator on the sidelines, Ken Kaneki accurately captured the moment when Michael Jordan changed his center of gravity and suddenly shot the ball, rushing out like an arrow.

“Damn, when did this kid become so fast…” It seemed that the feeling of aging as the divine power from his body gradually dissipated made Michael Jordan unable to accept it for a while. Instead of avoiding the collision of Kaneki Ken, Michael Jordan straightened his chest and went straight to meet him.

“boom!”

As a dull sound of body collision was heard, Ken Kaneki and Michael Jordan on the field spread out like two lightning bolts colliding head-on.

“This old guy is quite strong… But it’s good this way, just what I want!” Kaneki Ken, who was knocked back a step, took advantage of the force of the collision to blow up the ball and retreat. After reaching the three-point line, he pushed the ground hard with his feet, leaned back in the air and shot the ball.

“Get off me, you arrogant rookie!” Seeing that Michael Jordan was knocked back two steps and didn’t seem to recover immediately, Scottie Pippen rushed over without hesitation, and stretched his long arms straight to the basketball flying in the air.

“Useless Scottie…” Kaneki Ken said with a smile as he looked at Scottie Pippen who was trying his best to catch a basketball in the air, “Michael couldn’t reach this ball…you can’t reach it either!”

“Damn it…” Scottie Pippen muttered to himself as he looked at the basketball that was one quarter away from his fingertips with an unwilling look on his face, “This kid’s shot… was unexpectedly high!”

“Not only is the shooting point high~” Kaneki Ken seemed to have remembered something, and looked at Scottie Pippen with a playful look and said, “This is a special skill of a very good friend of mine… The most interesting thing about this special skill is… The arc of the basketball shot is also very high!”

Scottie Pippen realized it later and turned to look in the direction of the basketball’s flight. He saw the basketball draw a high arc in the air and then fall into the net under the action of gravity.

“A nice response shot! After Michael made a three-pointer, our Asian kid successfully faced the double defense of Michael and Scottie and scored a response shot! It’s just that this kind of shooting arc… I have never seen it before. Maybe in the history of the NBA, no player has ever had such a high shooting arc!”

“Xiao Zhen, it seems that the skill Kaneki used just now was your signature move~” Takao Kazunari raised his eyebrows playfully, looked at Midorima Shintaro with a mischievous look and smiled.

“Can my skills… also be used in NBA games?” Midorima Shintaro raised his hand to push the frame of his glasses on his nose. His eyes flickered slightly, and a light called ambition flowed from the bottom of his heart to his eyes. “It seems… the NBA is not that far away for me.”

(End of this chapter)