Level 1 Malicious Foul

Cleveland Cavaliers inbound from the backcourt, the ball goes to Larry Hughes, who dribbles it past half-court.

The moment Larry Hughes crosses the midcourt line, Su Yi starts running.

Devin Brown chases Su Yi frantically, completely unwilling to let him shake free.

Seeing this, Su Yi makes an abrupt stop and cuts back, trying to lose Devin Brown.

But the next second, Devin Brown also stops and lunges toward Su Yi in a single stride.

Good chance!

Larry Hughes thinks Su Yi has broken open, so he immediately passes the ball over.

Just as Su Yi is about to receive the ball, a figure intercepts the space between him and the ball like a phantom.

That figure is none other than Devin Brown.

With a smack.

Devin Brown pokes the ball out of bounds, successfully preventing Su Yi from catching it.

Su Yi: "..."

The possession still belongs to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"Nice defense, Devin." "Great job, Devin!"...

The New Orleans Hornets players on the court shower Devin Brown with praise.

Devin Brown's lips curl up slightly. He deliberately glances at Su Yi in the distance, his face brimming with smugness, as if to say: Rookie, I'm going to lock you down this game!

It's fair to say Su Yi has stirred up such a commotion and made such a name for himself that plenty of NBA players are envious and jealous of him.

After all, Su Yi is just a rookie. In their eyes: Rookies are supposed to get schooled—who allowed you to steal the spotlight?

Because that's how they all went through it.

So many NBA players have been holding in a grudge, trying to teach Su Yi a lesson on the court.

And Devin Brown is one of them.

Keep in mind, Devin Brown has been in the league for a full five seasons, drifting through three teams, and even then, he could only come off the bench.

This season, he joined the New Orleans Hornets and earned a starting spot with his solid defense and outside shooting.

So who are you to start as a rookie and get basketball fans across the entire NBA, the whole country, and even the whole world to know your name?

I'm going to shut you down!

Su Yi couldn't care less.

People with ill intent toward him are everywhere.

Even on his own team, there's a "teammate" with a pretty deep grudge.

For guys like that, just crush them on the court.

With that, Su Yi gets ready for the next offensive possession.

But Devin Brown isn't about to let Su Yi off. He rushes at Su Yi, slamming his body into him, and starts his trash talk: "Rookie, I've already figured out your patterns. Tonight, I'm going to show you what a rookie wall really is."

"Oh," Su Yi replies flatly.

"I heard you people can only memorize things by rote. Basketball isn't an exam, rookie..."

Before Devin Brown can finish, Su Yi bursts into motion, swinging his arm as he moves.

Su Yi's right elbow swings out as he runs, catching Devin Brown square in the ribs.

The pain makes him swallow whatever he was about to say, and it also makes him lose track of Su Yi.

Drew Gooden, inbounding from the sideline, immediately passes the ball to Su Yi.

The ball lands cleanly in Su Yi's hands. He quickly dribbles forward two steps, stops at the three-point line, and jumps.

Fuck!

Devin Brown shakes off the pain and charges at Su Yi.

The moment Su Yi releases the ball, Devin Brown slams into him hard.

Su Yi flies like a kite with a snapped string, falling from the air and crashing heavily onto the floor.

Hiss!

The pain makes him twist his face into a grimace.

"Swish."

Su Yi's three-pointer sinks cleanly through the net.

"BEEP!"

At the same time, the referee's whistle blows, calling a defensive foul on Devin Brown.

"Fuck! Are you playing basketball or playing dirty?" "Damn it, you did that on purpose!"...

Larry Hughes and Big Z, the closest players, rush over immediately to back Su Yi up.

Although Su Yi was just a rookie, he not only made them play comfortably but also led them to victory.

Drew Gooden from nearby immediately ran over as well, but LeBron James couldn't help curling his lips as he strolled over slowly.

He wished this rookie would get hurt, get hurt—then the Cleveland Cavaliers would go back to being his Cleveland Cavaliers, hahahaha.

The referees saw both sides stirring up trouble and quickly wedged themselves between the players, preventing the situation from escalating.

At the same time, Mike Brown immediately had the team doctor check on Su Yi's condition while arguing with the referees about Devin Brown's dangerous move—it was clearly aimed at injuring someone and shouldn't just be a defensive foul.

Larry Hughes and the others, stopped by the referees, immediately came to Su Yi's side, concerned about how he was doing.

"Su, where does it hurt? Is your back sore?"

The team doctor asked Su Yi right away.

Su Yi waved his hand and said, "Jack, I'm fine!"

Falling to the floor earlier had really hurt, but as time passed, the pain had already faded.

Su Yi figured it was just a hard impact—after all, his Injury Immunity: 99 wasn't just for show.

Then, with his teammates' help, Su Yi stood up from the floor.

When they saw Su Yi get back up, the live crowd and Mike Brown all breathed a sigh of relief, while LeBron James scowled—how come he didn't get hurt?

But LeBron James quickly managed his expression and immediately made a "God bless you" gesture, as if praying for Su Yi.

Meanwhile, because the move was so flagrant, the officials called a timeout, and several referees went to the scorer's table to review whether to upgrade the call.

Both teams' players returned to their benches for a brief rest.

"Su, as long as you're okay, that's what matters. Next time, you have to be careful.

If not, after this game, I'll have Big Z teach you how to deal with all kinds of dirty tricks.

Big Z is our team's expert!"

As soon as Su Yi got back to the bench, Mike Brown immediately came over, checked that Su Yi was fine, and rattled off a string of words.

Big Z, hearing his name called from nearby, immediately chimed in, "Coach, leave it to me. I'll pass on everything I know to Su!"

"Thanks, Coach! Thanks, Big Z!"

Su Yi couldn't help expressing his gratitude. Although he already had some understanding of these things and had studied quite a bit on his own, if someone was willing to teach, there was no reason not to learn.

"Don't mention it, Su. You're one of our most important players now—you can't get hurt. Right, everyone?"

As soon as Big Z finished, the other teammates responded one after another: "That's right, Su, you can't get hurt!" "Su, you need to protect yourself." "Su, the team can't do without you."...

LeBron James: Traitors! A bunch of traitors!

LeBron James was so furious his face turned dark. He hadn't expected that in less than twenty games, these guys had already been won over by that dead rookie Su Yi.

Hearing his teammates' words, a bright smile spread across Su Yi's face.

Not long after, the referees reached their decision: Devin Brown's defensive foul was upgraded to a Flagrant 1 foul.

The Cleveland Cavaliers were awarded two free throws and possession of the ball.

And Su Yi's three-pointer from earlier still counted.

That meant the Cleveland Cavaliers could score seven or eight points in a single possession.

At that moment, Devin Brown couldn't help covering his head: He had been impulsive!