His 24 Seconds (Sports)

In the M Country professional basketball league, Warren led his team to three consecutive championships and won the second Finals MVP award of his career. Then he retired at the top of his game, taking a pay cut to join his friend's awful team and become its star player. Warren watched the roster of bottom-of-the-league players, cobbled together from here and there, and fumed. Pointing at the televised college league game, he shouted, "Look at them! Even those college kids have more drive than you!" Lin "Full of Drive" Yi, the young upstart who'd just carried four teammates to victory: What should I eat after this game? Not long afterward, Lin Yi, now a rookie in the league, met Warren for the first time. "Hi, Warren. I'm Ian, from City X." Warren's eyes flashed. "Young upstart?" Lin Yi thought to himself: Do all the big shots in the league call rookies that these days...? Later, Lin Yi stood beside Warren and watched the fans cheer for their team, tears welling in his eyes. Warren smiled and asked, "What are you thinking about?" Lin Yi: "I was thinking... what should I eat later?" Rookie league point guard bottom × star center on a terrible team top A basketball story about getting physical on the court and in bed 24 seconds: After one team gains possession of the ball, it must shoot within 24 seconds. · NBA rules, fictional country, most of the names are foreign · I'll try to be rigorous about the rules, but I can't guarantee they're completely accurate (shrugs) · Hahahaha, the "inspiring life" tag