Stop It, Chauncey!

"Don't! Stop it, Chauncey!"

"Don't provoke Kobe!" Shareef Abdur-Rahim looked utterly panicked as he grabbed Billups, who was about to step forward and say something to Kobe.

"Listen to me! Kobe is a monster! No player who provokes him ever ends well!"

"No! I have to tell Kobe loud and clear! I challenge you!" Billups glared viciously at Kobe. Even with Abdur-Rahim holding him back, he still advanced step by step.

This was his second season!

Ever since Kobe had brutalized him in his first season, his career had undergone earth-shaking changes.

He would never forget how Kobe had humiliated him that day.

Why!?

Billups couldn't understand why Kobe had to be so cruel to a rookie!

Bastard!

Asshole!

After an entire season of hardening himself, Billups believed he had what it took to strike back at Kobe, the man who had nearly destroyed his basketball dream!

In Chauncey Billups's eyes, Kobe was a vile villain who loved bullying newcomers!

The evil Kobe!

"What are you talking about?" Kobe's gaze flicked over, making Abdur-Rahim shudder.

"N-Nothing."

"Really?" Kobe looked meaningfully at the indignant Billups. The young commoner's MVP seemed pretty hardheaded now.

If he kept being this stubborn, perhaps he would soon embark on a wandering journey.

"Kobe! In this game, I'll make you see how much I've grown!" Billups glared with wide eyes, speaking to Kobe viciously, one word at a time.

Billups couldn't take it anymore!

He had waited for this day far too long!

Though Kobe had earned countless honors and already become the league's ruler, someone many players could only look up to from afar, Billups refused to admit defeat!

Even knowing full well how great Kobe was, Billups would not allow himself even the slightest possibility of backing down!

He could lose!

But he could