NBA: Windy City No. 7, Peak T-Mac from the Start

Basketball doesn’t lie, but Lin Yan sure knows how to humblebrag!

When you wake up and find you’ve transmigrated back to 2006, become a Chinese-American freshman at the University of Illinois, and acquired the [Legendary Template System], with a prime Tracy McGrady experience card right from the start and Kobe’s fadeaway, Jordan’s post game, Pippen’s defense, and more waiting to unlock…

What would you do?

Lin Yan’s choices:

1. Sigh at a young Kevin Durant in the locker room: “Kevin, remember to turn sideways when you cry. Your tears are so huge they might hit your feet.”

2. Drop 55 points in your debut, then tell the ESPN cameras after the game, looking troubled: “I actually just wanted to pass, but the rim kept batting its eyelashes at me.”

3. When the media asks about his goals, carefully calculate: “How many games would it take to turn the school’s all-time scoring chart into my diary?”

When TNT commentator Barkley bets he’ll never score 40, Lin Yan answers with a tomahawk dunk, nailing the bet to a shameful post at 55 points.

When his coach worries he’s too selfish, he spreads his hands and explains: “Every time I try to pass, the ball rolls into the basket by itself. How is that my fault?”

When his opponents relentlessly double-team him, he helpfully reminds them: “I suggest sending one person to guard my teammates. Sure, they can’t make a shot, but standing around watching is a good way to catch a cold.”

This is a marvelous novel that turns the NBA into a stand-up comedy show:

· He uses humblebragging to redefine basketball.

· He uses his System cheat to show what “elegant yet arrogant” really means.

· And, along the way, he and a certain suppressed “construction boss” act out a love-hate relationship.