One in the morning in New York.
Standing in the familiar residential elevator, Chen stretched lazily.
At last, he was finally home~~
Dragging his exhausted body along, he slowly walked through the front door, then lightly tossed the small bag in his hand onto the rack.
After making sure it had caught securely, he headed straight to the living room, then launched himself into the air and landed heavily in the sofa's embrace.
His massive 96-kilogram frame sank into the embrace of the high-density foam. (People from Guangdong, do not try this.)
"Ughhhhhh~~!!"
A wave of force gradually spread from his spine to his limbs, stretching his body out once more.
A distinctly "humanlike" groan escaped Chen's lips.
After all these years in the league, he'd long since gotten used to the grueling schedule.
But, well, getting used to it didn't mean it wasn't tiring...
He closed his eyes and let his mind go blank for a long while before Chen Xi finally remembered what he needed to do.
"System, time to get to work."
[Beep!]
[Detected that host has completed a mission: recording 20 assists in a regular-season game for the first time. Rewards have been issued.]
[Congratulations, host. You have received the following rewards: 10 Free Attribute Points and 1 random Gold Badge.]
"Only 10 points. I'll make do... Put them all into stamina. The Playoffs are coming up soon, after all."
[Attributes increasing...]
[Congratulations, host. Stamina has increased to 110.] (Previously 105)
"OK, next up, draw a badge."
[Drawing badge...]
[Congratulations, host. You have received the badge: Jumping Master (Gold).] (Greatly increases the speed and height of your recovery and second jump after landing.)
"Ooh! This one's good! It should be pretty versatile. Useful on both ends of the court, especially when fighting for rebounds or going