Jason and Tory walked up to the crowd. The section of the parking lot that was right in front of the mall was closed off.
There was one of those backyard basketball hoops standing in front of the crowd along with a three-point line and free throw line that was drawn on the floor with so chalk.
Jason and Tory joined the crowd. A middle aged man with a mic walked up and started speaking "Hello people of Riverside California. Thank you so much for coming out to our shooting"
He wiped so sweat off his forehead before resuming "The basis of our show is following talented young people through their journey with basketball. I would like to introduce our star from L.A. Jero Bonner"
A young man walked up to the front of the crowd. He had brown skin and an athletic build. He was tall at around 6'3.
His black hair was styled into a frohawk with the tips bleached blonde. He was wearing red basketball shorts and a white workout shirt that showed off his well developed muscles.
He smiled and waved at the crowd before taking the mic from the man "Thank you all for coming out. As the producer said my na is Jero and I'm currently a top 20 ranked player in the nation"
Jero stopped for a mont as the crowd drowned out his voice with their cheering. After they quieted down he began speaking again "I am currently here with the crew to shoot so promotional material while also spreading the word about our show."
Jero passed the mic back to the producer "Jero will be here today to play against anybody who wants to take the challenge. And to make things fair you only have to score 1 basket to win while Jero will need to score 21 points."
The producer continued "And for anyone that manages to win we have a special prize" The producer then gestured for the crew to take sothing out. The crew brought out a giant check that said 1000 dollars.
Everyone erupted into a frenzy once again as they saw the giant check. People started lining up to take the challenge.
Jason laughed at all the people who thought that they actually had a chance. He used Heart's eye on Jero.
[Skills
Free throw: SS
Lay Up: SS
Dunking: SS
Close Shot: SS
Mid Range Shooting: SS
Three Point Shooting: SS
Dribbling: SS
Passing: SS
Ball Handling: SS
Play Making: SS
Post Scoring: SS
Rebounding: SS
Post Control: SS
Periter Defense: SS
Post Defense: SS
Steals: SS
Blocks: SS
Athleticism: SS ]
It looked the sa as Tyreek's. Jason also knew Jero from his past life. Jero was a talented scorer that beca known for his ability to attack the rim at will.
He had a great handle and combined with his insane athleticism it was hard for opposing teams to keep him out of the paint.
In college he was a decent three-point shooter but once he got to the professional level he couldn't adapt.
But even without a great three-point shot Jero was able to lead the team that drafted him into the playoffs his rookie season.
While in college he wasn't known for his defense but after getting drafted he gave more effort into that side of the ball and beca an elite defender.
The only downside to his ga besides his three-point shooting was the fact that he wasn't a great play maker. And although he was a great defender he would sotis struggle guarding bigger guards.
He wasn't a good enough play maker to run the point but he was too undersized to slide over to the SG position. This lead to so awkward rosters being built around him.
Jason watched on as the first person stepped up to play against Jero. Jero gave the guy a couple feet of space.
The person looked at Jero and then at the court. After a few seconds he decided to try taking the three. His form was horrible. You could tell he had never played at any kind of competitive level.
The ball didn't even hit the backboard as it flew to the left side of the basket. One of the crew mbers got the ball and passed it to Jero.
He started off with a jab step before driving right to the basket. The guy didn't even have a chance as Jero drove right passed him before scoring with a thunderous tomahawk dunk with his left hand.
Jero made easy work of all the people who went up to challenge him. anwhile the cara man was busy moving around trying to get the best angle of all of Jero's highlight plays.
Not everyone played against Jero until he scored 21 points. So of them quit after the first bucket. But after thirty minutes it looked like Jero was all out of challengers.
Tory was about to pull Jason to the mall "Well that was fun while it lasted-huh?" but when she reached out to grab his hand she found that Jason was gone.
"I want to try" She turned around when she heard his voice. Jason had walked up to challenge Jero.
The producer smiled seeing Jason "Looks like we have one last adorable challenger. You up for it Jero?" Jero nodded before walking up to Jason.
He extended his hand forward with a smile "What's your na little guy?" Jason shook his hand "My na is Jason. Jason Yang"
Jero smiled "Jason is a cool na. I would love for my last ga to be against a kid as cool as you" Seeing Jason brought Jero back to when he was a little kid eting the basketball player that he idolized.
It was that mont that drove him to be where he was today. And if he could make today an just a fraction of what that day ant to him he would gladly play no matter how tired he was.
The producer walked up Jero and whispered in his ear "Take it easy on the kid okay? It would make for so bad PR if we made the kid cry. Let him shoot a couple of shots but don't let him score"
Jero nodded "Don't worry sir. This isn't my first ti playing with a little kid. I host training camps for the kids in my neighborhood every year"
Jero tossed the ball to Jason "You get the first shot big man" Jason looked at Jero standing 3 feet away "You sure?" Jero nodded.
Jason turned to the producer "I just need to make one shot for the check right?" The producer laughed "Yup. Just one shot. Doesn't matter if it's a lay up or a three"
Jason nodded after he heard the producers response. He passed the ball to Jero who then passed it back.
As soon as the ball ca back to his hands Jason started his shooting motion. Jero was so startled by how quickly and fluidly Jason started his shot that he was a fraction of a second late in closing out on Jason.
Jason dipped his knees and aligned his elbow and wrist to the basket. His body shot up as he launched the ball with the flick of his wrist.
The ball flew in a straight high arc before finally swishing through the net. Jason turned around to the crowd. When he found Tory he smiled as he yelled "I did it Tory! A thousand bucks!"
Tory was stunned silent and the rest of the crowd was just like her. They all stared at Jason in amazent. After a while the crowd started going crazy again as they cheered and scread.
After a few seconds Tory was able to process the situation. She started jumping up and and down as she yelled "He did it! Jason you did it!"
Tory ran through the crowd. As soon as she reached Jason she pulled him into a tight hug "Oh my god Jason! I can't believe it! You won a thousand dollars!"
Jero watched in silence 'Damn! Little dude actually did it' The producer walked over to Jero "It's okay Jero. We knew there was a chance soone would get lucky. It would have been nice if we could have kept the prize but this also makes for so good promotional material."
The producer then walked to Jason "Congratulations little guy. You just won a thousand dollars. What's the first thing you're going to do with the money?"
Jason thought for a second "The first thing is probably a haircut. Then I'll probably go shop for so clothes."
The producer gave Jason a regular sized check for a thousand dollars. The giant check was just a prop. They took a couple pictures of Jason with the producer and Jero. Jason and Tory were about to leave when they heard a voice "Wait!"
They turned around and saw Jero "Jason right? If you don't mind I would love to play against you again. No prize this ti. Just for fun."
The producer looked at Jero questioningly "What are you doing Jero?" Jero leaned in and whispered "You said you were looking for soone to fill in a empty spot right?"
The producer whispered "Yeah but what does that have to do with this? You think the kid is good enough?"
Jero shook his head "I'm not sure yet. That's what I'm trying to figure out." He looked at Jason as he awaited a response.
Jason thought for a second 'I don't see a reason to say no. This could even be a good chance to see what my limits are' Jason nodded his head "Sure. I don't mind playing a quick ga"
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