In February, during the penultimate ga of the regular season in the ACC league, Wake Forest hosted the Maryland Terrapins.
This was supposed to be an ordinary college ga.
But before the ga, Paul was unusually excited.
The reason was...
The man adorned with titles like "Chosen One," "The King," and "Hamr of Akron" had carved out precious ti from his busy NBA rookie season journey to be a guest at this ga.
According to Paul himself, his friendship with LeBron Jas began at the 2003 McDonald's All-Arican Ga.
"Actually, we heard about each other long ago.
In that ga, I delivered several brilliant assists to him, and he ignited the entire arena with one explosive dunk after another."
In the locker room before the ga, Paul excitedly shared with his teammates the story of how he t Jas.
"It's unbelievable, I never expected him to co watch play today."
Indeed it was unbelievable — upon entering the court and seeing that remarkably mature face on the sideline, Qin Yue had this to say in his heart about the just-turned-19-year-old Jas.
As soone who had been through it, Qin Yue understood well what the na LeBron Jas would an for the NBA in 20 years.
Generally speaking, future basketball enthusiasts would describe him as "the longest river in the NBA."
And at this mont, his true portrayal was that of high spirits.
Qin Yue noticed that even wearing casual attire today, Jas exuded an aura of kingly dominance visible to the naked eye.
No wonder he was the man who graced the cover of Sports Illustrated at the age of 17 — Qin Yue thought to himself.
Inside the arena, as they were about to approach and chat with Jas, Paul suddenly grabbed Qin Yue and said, "Co with ."
Then, after a pause, Paul looked up and added, "With you here, I feel more confident."
Clearly, this was not yet the Paul in Qin Yue's mory who was known by Jas as "our friendship transcends ti, starting with our mutual appreciation in the ga."
Regarding Jas' visit today, Paul felt both excited and a little nervous inside.
Yes.
Even though freshman Paul had already learned how to stay calm in the face of changes...
At this mont, he was still just a young man who would only turn 19 in three months.
In sharp contrast to Paul at this mont, however, was Jas' subsequent proactive and warm deanor.
His words gave Qin Yue the illusion that he and Paul were already friends of many years.
But in the next mont, inadvertently, he would use his words, skilled in the ways of the world, to remind Qin Yue that today, he took ti specifically to cheer for Paul.
In just a few minutes of small talk, Qin Yue knew that Jas had most likely already won Paul over.
Because while giving Paul enough face, Jas also used what seed like casual yet perfectly tid reminders to make Paul owe him an unspoken great favor.
"LeBron, I'm truly amazed that you could co today, thank you for taking the ti to watch my ga." After another heartfelt embrace with Jas, Paul said.
From attraction at first sight to speaking from the heart, if Qin Yue rembered correctly, the friendship between Paul and Jas entered a period of rapid developnt in the following year.
At this mont, feeling sowhat redundant, Qin Yue originally wanted to leave the stage to Jas and Paul...
But unexpectedly, Jas turned the topic to him in the next second, "Are you the 'Principal'? I've heard of you, I heard even the 'Landlord' has to pay rent in your defended area."
A truly heartwarming comnt — eting Jas' gaze, Qin Yue realized that His Majesty the King had evidently co well-prepared today.
"Don't be nervous, brother, I consider Chris a good brother, and since you are his closest teammate, you can totally consider one of your own." Patting Qin Yue's arm, as hard as steel, Jas laughed.
Clearly just a small talk opener to close distances, but paired with Jas' warm actions and his current status...
For a mont, Qin Yue felt that even he was almost won over by Jas.
This opening, Jas first elevated his and Paul's relationship to good brothers.
Then, he made himself out to be one of Qin Yue's own.
His Majesty the King's intention to recruit the Wake Forest twin stars was crystal clear.
In fact, if you know Jas well, you would realize that he had started laying plans for his future early on.
Whether it was the business empire he would one day establish...
Or the vast network of "LeBron's brothers" in the future, every ti Qin Yue flipped through the autobiographies of contemporaneous NBA stars, he was surprised to find that LeBron Jas always appeared just at the right mont, like a fated benefactor.
Like Paul at this mont.
Qin Yue rembered clearly that Jas would not only offer Paul various suggestions from an experienced perspective in the upcoming year but also play the role of a psychological counselor when Paul hit setbacks on the college court, helping him out of the shadow of defeat.
Regarding the friendship between Paul and Jas, Qin Yue wouldn't choose to doubt it, but he also didn't want to get involved.
So, upon noticing the figure of Rachel Carrell appearing in the arena, feeling that he had found a savior, Qin Yue quickly found an excuse and sprinted over to Rachel's side.
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