NBA: A Man in '93, Titanium Wembanyama!
Chapter 8

The Importance of a Man's Length

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United States, West Lafayette

Inside the Purdue University Basketball Arena

"Whoa! What's going on? What's Glenn Robinson doing? He's charging at Li Fei!"

"Is he looking to start a fight?!"

The commentators sprang to their feet.

If he couldn't beat him at basketball, he'd settle it with his fists.

Glenn Robinson wasn't even pretending anymore.

He was going straight for it!

The arena erupted.

No one had seen this coming.

Just ten minutes into the game, their team's star had already lost it.

To be fair, the Purdue fans were excited.

They'd paid for one ticket and gotten both a basketball game and a boxing match.

Talk about killing two birds with one stone!

They'd come to watch Glenn Robinson crush Jason Kidd.

Instead, Glenn Robinson had been the one getting crushed.

So why not save face in the ring?

Nothing wrong with that, right?

After all, a guy could get tired of watching two-handed ball handlers break the press. What men really wanted was a heated brawl between two guys.

And it had all happened so suddenly that the security staff on the sidelines didn't have time to react.

Glenn Robinson's fist was about to reach Li Fei.

"Li!"

Jason Kidd shouted, but it was too late.

Stewart immediately activated his signature move and charged at Glenn Robinson.

After all, he was both Green and Stewart.

It was hard to imagine a guy like that not having a bit of a fighting instinct.

But then—

After just two steps,

Stewart stopped in his tracks.

His face was filled with shock.

Just as Glenn Robinson's fist was about to hit Li Fei,

Li Fei leaped into the air in desperation, did the splits, and landed in a graceful split.

In that split second, Li Fei actually jumped over Glenn Robinson's head again.

"What the fuck?"

The commentator was completely stunned. "Unbelievable! In that moment, I imagined ten thousand ways this could play out, but Li Fei jumping over Glenn Robinson again wasn't one of them!"

Li Fei's legs were ridiculously long.

And his flexibility...

Was just as insane!

A 2.24-meter player doing the splits in midair!

The fans in the arena were stunned, too.

They could understand the Death Dunk, but now he was pulling off a Death Leap in a fight!

Jason Kidd looked like a worried father, hopping around in a panic, practically in tears. "I told you not to jump over him! Aren't you afraid he'll stick his head right in your crotch?!"

In the blink of an eye,

after Li Fei jumped over him again, Big Dog's rage surged even higher.

He spun around and threw another hook with his rear hand, aiming for Li Fei.

Li Fei wasn't about to back down.

He swung his right fist, too.

Let's go! Let's go!

The two of them went at it, drawing a chorus of gasps from the fans.

Li Fei and Glenn Robinson's fists brushed past each other in slow motion.

Both aimed straight for the other's face.

Suddenly!

Glenn Robinson's fist froze in midair.

The next moment,

Li Fei's fist slammed into Robinson's forehead. It was like a sauce shop had burst open, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty flavors spraying everywhere. Then Robinson's feet left the ground, and he toppled over.

One punch sent Big Dog crashing to the floor!

The slow-motion replay clearly showed Li Fei's arm filling the entire screen, while Glenn Robinson had his arm fully extended and still only reached just past Li Fei's elbow.

A brutal demonstration of reach advantage!

This was the perfect illustration of The Importance of a Man's Length.

The fans in the arena never would've expected it!

Glenn Robinson had been knocked down with a single punch!

"Get up!"

"Come on, get up!"

"Get up, Glenn!"

"..."

The shouts poured into Glenn Robinson's ears.

And then...

He closed his eyes.

"Huh?"

"Did he fall asleep?"

The fans were speechless.

"Wait, just one punch? That's it?"

The commentator stared at Glenn Robinson lying motionless on the floor, completely dumbfounded.

Come on, man.

You'd just started to get going, and then you shut down after one second?

It was like... the tank was full, the accelerator was floored, the car had just started to shake, and it was about to tear onto the highway—then the next second, you told me it had fizzled out?

What a disaster!

"Uh..."

Li Fei had been about to go in for another punch, but stopped when he saw Robinson lying there like a corpse.

Seriously...

He hadn't even reached his peak yet.

He hadn't even started using his strength!

How could anyone be this quick?

Out of respect for the rules of boxing, Li Fei didn't go in for another punch.

But now that his inner fighter had awakened, holding it back was torture.

Just then, the rest of the Purdue players rushed forward.

"Do you guys want to see me at my peak, too?"

Li Fei looked at them.

A soul-searching question.

"Stop!"

Matt Wardell, at the front of the group, slammed on the brakes.

He looked at Li Fei's Spider-Man-like reach.

Those fists as big as half a basketball.

And the iron-hard muscles covering his body.

His change of expression was as fast as LeBron James on a fast break.

"No, no! Mr. Li, I just..."

Wardell hurriedly explained, "I just wanted to borrow a light for a cigarette."

To be fair, Matt Wardell's reflexes were perfect.

"Pfft."

Li Fei burst out laughing.

Anyone watching would've thought he was imitating Sanji from One Piece.

But then—

Matt even pretended to take a drag. "Never mind if you don't have one."

Meanwhile, on the floor,

Robinson had started to come around. Hearing what his teammate said, he burst into tears.

So much for sticking together through thick and thin. So much for brothers having each other's backs.

Couldn't you at least pretend?

Honestly, Matt Wardell couldn't be blamed for backing off.

After all, no one wanted to risk their life.

For starters,

with Li Fei's terrifying reach, who could even get close to him?

Li Fei's skill was world-class. Looking around the world, probably only Mike Tyson could go a few rounds with him.

So...

No, thanks. I'm scared.

The commotion died down.

Li Fei was ejected from the game.

By a strange twist of fate, he became the first player in NCAA history to be ejected in his debut.

With 25 points, 16 rebounds, and 9 blocks—a near triple-double—Li Fei left the Purdue University Basketball Arena.

Of course,

Glenn Robinson was ejected, too.

He hadn't landed a single punch, but he'd started the whole fight by attacking Li Fei first, so there was nothing wrong with ejecting him.

Only,

his exit looked a little different from Li Fei's.

While he was unconscious, the staff brought out an emergency stretcher.

Then they carried him off on it.

Just like he'd said before the game,

this arena really did need an ambulance.

Except...

the one who needed it was him.

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