Chapter 1517

Even though his teammates looked like a bunch of misfits, it didn't slow Jack down. This was probably his last game on the school court, so he stopped playing fair and started taking over. He dribbled more, driving to the basket by himself. Jack's teammates started to get annoyed. They felt that Jack was hogging the ball. Why wasn't he passing the ball to them? One guy even crossed his arms, refusing to play both offense and defense, just to see what Jack could do on his own. After two attempts at scoring and letting the other team score, Jack finally hit his stride. He stole the ball and, from the middle of the court, launched a jump shot that swished cleanly through the net. He followed it up with a quick crossover, then a step layup that was so fast that the other team thought they were having visions. Next, Jack threw the ball off the backboard and caught it mid-air for a thunderous dunk. The backboard shook, the metal reverberating under the force. It was a self-pass, a self-d