Chapter Twenty Five
Naruto smiled as he walked into the locker room and saw his All Star jersey hanging in the locker with his gear.
Naruto quickly changed his clothes and sighed in content. After he finished changing he got a text message and smiled when he saw it was Kendall.
Kendall: Im so proud of u babe
Naruto's smile widened as he text her back.
Naruto: Thanks princes, I'm dedicating this game 2 u
Kendall: Good luck
Naruto was gonna text her back but he saw someone standing over him.
"Wassup man!"
Naruto quickly jumped out his seat and shared a bro hug with Kobe.
"Just wanted to wish you luck before you head out there. You earned the right to be here today. Go out there and put the city of LA on your back and do what you do best."
Naruto nodded his head and smirked. This was gonna be fun.
2014 NBA All Star Game
Eastern All Star Team
Dwayne Wade
Kyrie Irving
LeBron James
Paul George
Carmelo Anthony
Joakim Noah
Roy Hibbert
Chris Bosh
Paul Millsap
John Wall
Joe Johnson
DeMar DeRozan
Western All Star Team
Naruto Uzumaki
Stephen Curry
Kevin Durant
Blake Griffin
Kevin Love
Dwight Howard
LaMarcus Aldridge
Dirk Nowitzki
Chris Paul
James Harden
Damian Lillard
Anthony Davis
Kobe Bryant(Voted but Will Not Play)
Naruto rolled his shoulders and chewed on his mouthpiece as he walked over to the scorers table.
He saw Kendall holding Nina and smiled as he walked over to them but someone stepped in his way.
The first time All Star had to bite his tongue as LeBron put powder in his hands before throwing it into the air and went over to the top off without sparing Naruto a glance.
Naruto just shook his head and smiled at Nina.
"Ready little bite."
Nina nodded her head as she held her small hand out for her father and the two slapped hands three times, bumped wrist three times then they brushed off each others chest twice before finishing with a superman taunt and roar. Naruto turned around and beat his chest.
"LET'S GO!"
Naruto turned around and smiled when he saw a kid wearing a superman shirt. The rookie pointed at him and gave him a thumbs up and the kid lost his mind which brought a smile to Naruto's face.
The first quarter was uneventful but high scoring as the West lead by one with the score 45-44. Naruto had only attempted one shot which he missed but had seven assists.
To start the second quarter Steph Curry grabbed a rebound off a missed shot from Bosh a threw the ball up the court to Naruto who was all alone and the crowd watched as Naruto threw the ball at the backboard and went to dunk it but laid it up instead.
Naruto smiled and laughed as Curry looked at him with a smirk on his face.
"Why didn't you throw it down man?"
Naruto smiled. "I didn't get high enough man."
Curry nodded and the two got back on defense and Joe Johnson hit a three. Naruto watched as the shot went up and slowly made his way up the court.
Durant saw this and threw a inbound touchdown pass to Naruto.
The rookie looked back and saw LeBron behind him. Naruto took a deep breath and went up with one hand and dunked the ball. James jumped to block it but realized he was too late and quickly pulled his hand back to avoid a foul.
On his way back up the court James gave Naruto a pat on the back and smiled.
"Good shit."
Naruto nodded with his own smile and got back on defense. He watched as James tried to throw a behind the back pass to Wade and quickly got in front of it and threw an outlet pass to Durant who threw it down.
"And Naruto Uzumaki with eight assists with a ways to go in the first half!"
Naruto watched as Joe Johnson hit another three and walked back up the court. Curry walked the ball up and passed to Durant who drove to the basket before throwing the ball over the rim and everyone watched as Naruto jumped into the air and managed to throw down the alley oop.
"And the little guy putting on a show!"
The East called a timeout and Westbrook came in for Curry.
Out of the timeout Kyrie Irving hit a jumper over Naruto and Westbrook ran up the court with the ball and passed it down low to Naruto who quickly threw it behind his head for an alley oop to the still changing Westbrook who slammed it in.
"And Naruto's got nine assists with that beautiful pass to Westbrook."
The East missed their next shot and Davis grabbed the rebound before passing to Westbrook who threw the ball to Naruto who was all alone in the corner.
"And Westbrook finds an open Naruto all alone behind the tree point line. You all know how this ends."
Naruto took a deep breath before letting the ball fly and he let his arm hang in the air as the ball hit the bottom of the net.
"And this is what we've been waiting for! Naruto Uzumaki to pick apart thisAll Star game defense. Only one player has made more threes than him this season at that player is Stephen Curry."
The crowd roared and did his superman taunt as he ran up the court.
The East missed another shot and Davis grabbed the rebound and walked up the court with Naruto trailing behind him.
Davis passed the three point line and gave it to Naruto who wasted no time shooting a three.
"And Naruto with twelve points in the quarter, making it look easy out there."
The East inbounded the ball to LeBron who tried to bounce pass it to Irving but Naruto caught it and quickly threw a alley oop pass to Davis.
"And what else can you say, Naruto with a double double and we're not even at halftime."
After the dunk Wade Irving hit another jumper and Westbrook quickly threw the ball to Naruto who was all alone but instead of scoring Naruto threw the ball off the glass and into the hands of Anthony Davis.
"Naruto and Davis linking up again for a teriffic sequence on that alley oop."
The East called timeout and Naruto sat on the bench until there was thirty seconds left in the first half.
When he came in the East ran down a lot of the time as John Wall missed a shot and Curry grabbed the rebound and ran up the court before throwing up a half court shot.
The shot miss and Naruto grabbed the ball before bouncing it off the backboard for Davis to slam in with four seconds left on the clock.
"And Davis and Uzumaki have been a force to be reckoned with here as the first half winds down. The West leads the East 76-89.
The buzzer sounded and Naruto began walking back to the locker room but was stopped by a reporter.
"Naruto real quick just allow me to list off your halftime stats. Twelve points, twelve assists and seven rebounds. You've been making a big impact in this game, what does it mean for you to be performing so well on a stage of this caliber.
"It means the world. I look around and see so many guys who have made an impact in this league and for me as a rookie to be in this game with these guys and making an impact means a lot and hopefully I can continue to play well in the second half."
"We saw you and LeBron exchanging smiles while just a few months ago you two were at each other's throats, care to make a comment."
Naruto scratched his head.
"Both me and LeBron are extremely competitive athletes so on Christmas in that intense atmosphere emotions ran a little high but tonight things are a bit more relaxed and we're all here to put on a show for the fans."
"Well I won't hold you for long Naruto, good luck on the rest of the game."
After halftime the East tried to get back in it cutting the lead to 80-76 in the first two minutes.
LeBron walked the ball up the court and passed to Irving who tried to shoot over Naruto but it bounced off of the front of the rim and Curry grabbed the rebound before launching it up the court to Naruto who threw it into the air for Davis to slam in.
The crowd at the Smoothie King Arena screamed as Davis high fived Naruto.
"They thought we was done! We just getting started!"
After the dunk by Davis the East missed a shot and Davis grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Naruto who weaved through everyone before giving the ball back to Davis on a shovel pass who slammed it in again.
"And these two cannot be stopped!"
Naruto ran up the court and pretended to shred a guitar.
After the dunk by Davis LeBron got his own dunk and Curry walked the ball up the court before passing to Durant who shot a three. Naruto watched the ball as it sailed through the air and knew it was gonna bounce off the front of the rim and he quickly ran in between LeBron and Griffin and quickly tipped the ball back in.
"And the little guy letting everyone know he can play the big man game."
Naruto laughed and did his superman taunt as he got back on defense.
On defense Kyrie went against Curry and scored on a fadeaway midrange jump shot. After the shot Curry tried to get back at him and ended up getting past him but passed to Naruto in the corner.
Naruto caught the ball and pump faked and got Wade to jump as he drove past him. The rookie all star saw LeBron step forward and jump in the air to block him.
Naruto smirked as he jumped into the air and leaned his head to the side while bringing the ball down to his hip as he sailed under LeBron. As soon as he passed the Miami Heat All Star Naruto put both hands up to slam the ball in.
"And Uzumaki with the monster flush. This little guy has a lot of power behind him."
"Ladies and gentlemen the AntMan has arrived."
Naruto hung onto the rim and let his legs back and forth a few times before landing on the ground. Once he was on the ground Naruto ran up the court while waving his hands in the air.
"And you can tell he's starting to have fun out there. Naruto now has sixteen points."
On the other end of the court Kyrie hit a three and Davis quickly inbounded the ball to Naruto who took off down the court. Irving got in front of his m but Naruto kept going. When he passed the three point line he dropped his shoulder and picked up the ball before taking his two allowed steps and floating the ball into the basket with his left hand.
"And one!"
The rookie looked at Kyrie and smiled as he ran up the court.
"That's what I like. Play some D."
Kyrie smirked and did the same thing as the last possession, shot a three over Naruto.
Naruto walked the ball up the court before giving it to Curry who passed to Durant who instantly shot a three. Naruto watched as the ball went towards the basket and quickly sprinted towards it. The ball bounced off the rim and before anyone could react Naruto was already in the air and quickly slammed it in.
"Oh my lord! He said excuse me I'm taking this elevator all the way to the top!"
"He has dunked the ball more times in this game than he in the entire season."
After his dunk the East called a timeout and Naruto sat on the bench. While he was on the bench the East took the lead thanks to Irving and didn't let go. When he finally came back in he just grabbed a few rebounds and and got a few more assists. The game ended 163-155 with the East winning.
After the game all the players stayed on the floor for the presentation of the All Star MVP. Naruto stood next to Curry joking around.
"Yo man I hear the majority of your movie gonna be filmed in San Francisco."
"Yeah then we got like a week or two in Atlanta."
"That's what's up bro. Just hit me up when you out there man. Just kick back and chill when ever you free."
Naruto nodded. "You know I will man."
While the two All Stars talked commissioner prepared to present the award.
"Ladies and gentleman may I have your attention. This entire weekend has been nothing short of amazing and it was topped off by a record breaking performance by the men standing before us all today. I wish we could give the award to everyone but one man was voted over everyone else to receive this trophy. Finishing the game with eighteen points, seventeen assists and thirteen rebounds joining a small Few to post a triple double in the All Star game, from the Los Angles Lakers Naruto Uzumaki!"
Naruto stood there shocked as the West team exploded. He honestly didn't think he would win the award.
Naruto quickly shook his surprise away and stepped up to receive his award. As he held it above his head and saw all the All Stars around him clapping and the fans cheering Naruto couldn't help but smile.
'This is gonna be an amazing second half of the season.'
And Done!
Finally finished All Star weekend. Gonna jump to the end of the season but I'll fill in the blanks.
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