Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters Chapter 633 633 465 God Agreed

Chapter 633: Chapter 465 God Agreed Chapter 633: Chapter 465 God Agreed LeBron Jas surely wouldn’t be swayed by a player of Richard Hamilton’s caliber.

In reality, what moved him was Kobe’s sincerity. Kobe was well aware of what he excelled at, and if there was one way to defeat the world’s number one player with absolute certainty, it would be for the second and third best to join forces.

Jas had Maverick Carter inform ESPN that he’d made his decision and to prepare for the special program.

Soon, ESPN replied to them.

Everything was ready; they could arrange for the fastest possible broadcast during the best ti slot for “The Decision.”

According to the contract, Jas would receive five million US dollars (after taxes) for announcing his decision on ESPN’s special program, which would be donated to several cities’ charities.

Everything was set.

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That night, Jas fell asleep peacefully.

But he dread of himself as a child.

Jas’s grandmother, Freda Jas, passed away when he was three, leaving behind her daughter Gloria, her sons Terry and Curtis, and her grandson LeBron.

For Gloria, it was like the end of the world. She had no money to take care of herself and her son, nor the ans to repair the broken house her mother had left. Her brother, jobless and unable to help. In those toughest tis, they had to rely on the charity of neighbors, often curling up on a couch without blankets or depending on shelters, welfare, and food stamps to get by.

It was hard for Jas to form friendships with classmates or connections with teachers. With no fixed address, he often changed schools, gradually becoming a child who didn’t speak much.

Not until Jas was nine did a man nad Bruce Kelker change his life.

Kelker, a football coach, watched the not yet ten-year-old but significantly more robust than his peers LeBron playing football with friends, and asked if he liked the sport.

Jas replied, “It’s my favorite sport.”

At that ti, Kelker was coaching a youth football team and was looking for a running back, aning the kid needed to be faster than his peers. So he had his team race LeBron, and LeBron left them far behind.

When Kelker learned that Jas had no systematic training in football, he realized he had discovered a gem, so he went to Gloria to ask her to let LeBron join his team. But Gloria had no money, she was vocal and clear in her opposition, and she believed football wasn’t suitable for her son, for LeBron was a quiet, reserved child. He wasn’t combative.

Sohow, Jas, who had never been away from his mother, volunteered that he wanted to join the football team, and Kelker was willing to cover all costs. In the end, he even took LeBron into his own ho.

It was a pivotal mont in Jas’s life; from then on, he had a steady place to live, a warm ho, and quickly beca Akron’s football prodigy. This boosted his confidence, turning him from an insecure child into one sowhat conceited.

The dream was so beautiful, it allowed LeBron to revisit the shadows and sunshine of his childhood in one night.

But suddenly, Mrs. Kelker, with tears streaming down her face, said, “LeBron, why are you leaving this ho?”

In an instant, Jas’s eyes snapped open.

The dark hotel room was empty; he glanced at the clock—it was only four in the morning.

But that dream…

Jas knew why he had such a dream.

It was one of the dark sides of his heart. In his childhood, he had doubted that Mrs. Kelker disliked him because his athletic ability was far above that of their children. Later, he learned that such doubts were groundless. Mrs. Kelker not only didn’t dislike him, but she also treated him as her own.

For Jas, it was the most important experience of his childhood. He wanted a warm ho, just like the Kelkers’.

But in the end, he left that ho, just as he was about to leave the Cavaliers.

In the quiet of the night, as Jas reflected on his past, he realized that his current decision might have been destined all along.

Kelker not only taught him football but also basketball. One day, while he was playing pick-up basketball in Akron, he happened to et the Joyce family.

Old Drew had aspired to be a football coach, but when he discovered his youngest son, Drew Joyce III, preferred basketball, he started coaching for a local AAU youth league basketball team. That’s when he t LeBron, who was just a month older than his son.

Soon, Jas and young Drew started playing together. LeBron instantly liked him. Young Drew was usually quiet off the court, but on the court, he wasn’t shy about telling people what to do. Though the shortest, he acted like a coach, earning the nickna “The General” from his teammates.

Young Drew had been playing basketball since he was four or five, but Jas was so tall and strong, he could easily beat Drew. After each loss, Drew would insist on another round. Over and over again.