You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 33 A wider world
Will Sheridan, 203 cm, 101 kg, his position is power forward.

His size is quite suitable for playing power forward in the NCAA, but his career prospects are not good.

Sheridan stood in front of his teammate, looking hot, but fortunately it was dark and he was a black man, so no one could tell that his face was red.

He probably introduced himself the most thoroughly.

He said that he was from Delaware, his parents were both police officers, and even though he was a strong man who no one dared to provoke when he walked outside, he had a cute nickname—Bump.

The nickname comes from his square and big head.

He likes Italy and may consider living there in the future. He also likes to sing. If he does not become a professional player in the future, he may develop into a singer. He likes to cook, he was born like this.

It took him about 10 minutes to introduce himself.

There will be no more detailed self-introduction than him today.

Jay Wright is going to wait for everyone to introduce themselves and praise Sheridan by name. This is what a barbecue party should be like.His teammates knew him well.

When he is done, Wright will let everyone learn from Sheridan. This is the real self-introduction, not about Aniston or Jolie who has bigger cheeks, not about whether Brad Pitt cheated because of Jolie's mouth, not just about basketball.There's more to life than basketball, right?

Wright was just about to deliver the truth to the team.

Sheridan silenced the scene with an atomic-bomb ending: "Plus, I'm gay."

When Sheridan announced his sexuality to his teammates, the tone was the same as when he introduced his family and hobbies before.Only he himself knows how difficult it is to say all this.

The place was silent.

Wesha could hear Mike Nader's heartbeat, and apparently even Mr. "I don't want to talk about anything but basketball" was shocked.

"You're not kidding, are you?" Jason Fraser asked confirmingly.

Sheridan laughed: "This is a formal occasion, I'm not kidding."

"Rookie, I think you have guts, but some things must be said first to avoid embarrassment in the future." Lei's voice is like his Chinese translation, the voice is like lightning, "I am a straight man and do not accept homosexuality, but I am not interested in your sexual orientation, and I will not have other views on you. I will cover you!"

Alan Ray reminds Wesha of Dave Cowens.

As soon as Lei made his statement, others echoed their voices.

Sheridan's coming out as gay didn't ruin the team's chemistry, but it did knock a rock out of his heart.Even his parents didn't know about this matter, he just wanted to make it clear to his teammates, lest they hold a girlfriend in the future, and then asked him why he brought a boyfriend.That scene was ugly, very ugly.

Wei Xia put himself in his shoes and thought about it. If it was him, would he dare to disclose his sexual orientation in front of his teammates?

Impossible, unless he knew this group of people inside out and was sure they wouldn't use it to laugh at him or attack him, otherwise he wouldn't say it.

Unless he is forced to, he will not do things he is not sure about.

But Sheridan dared to say that just because of this, Wei Xia's evaluation of him has risen several levels.

Ray said he had guts, and that would be an understatement.

He is super kind!

Before the barbecue meeting ended, Randy Foye said to the crowd: "I hope that what we learned about each other's private affairs today, only we know, we have to build a wall of silence around us, this is our common secret, outsiders have no need to know, and are not entitled to know."

Everyone knows who this sentence is for.

Sheridan shot Foye a grateful look.

After the barbecue meeting, Wei Xia and Sheridan went back to the dormitory together.

In less than two hours of the barbecue meeting, Sheridan changed from a pure man to a super-kind but not so pure man, Wei Xia felt strange in his heart.

They did not communicate and returned to the dormitory in silence.

Sheridan finally said, "Felix, does my sexuality bother you?"

"Before you planned to bend me, I didn't bother you." The best quality that Mei Chen bestowed on Wei Xia was the ability to resolve all embarrassing scenes with hot or cold humor.

Sheridan said: "Don't worry, I don't eat grass beside the nest, this is the principle."

What a principled and pure man, Wei Xia gave a dry laugh.

"I was ready to move out just now, and it doesn't seem necessary now."

If Wei Xia had other opinions about him because of this matter, they would definitely not be able to live under the same roof.

Wei Xia's reaction reassured him.

Hearing this, Wei Xia secretly rejoiced that everything was normal for him, and being a "different" person was too tiring.

The next day, Villanueva University officially opened.

Wei Xia has classes in the morning and training in the afternoon. If there is no game in the evening, he will take some elective courses.

In high school, he watched the Wildcats practice twice, watching from the sidelines and experiencing it in person are two different feelings.

First practice session at the collegiate level. Can't say the same, he's had a full year of varsity basketball practice sessions in the old days.

It's just that Havlicek's era is very different from the present.

There were very few black players in that era.

Teams with black players get stares, and in a crowd of whites, Havlicek is like some game streamer who likes to fish in the low echelons, ruling over slow, dumb whites.

In today's basketball games, all-black teams are common, and it is difficult to see a team with more whites than blacks.

There is no doubt that the current intensity of college training far exceeds that of Havlicek's era.

Wei Xia is ready for this.

In the first training session, he showed a difference from other defenders.

He is 196 centimeters tall, can play the second and third positions, and can also play the first position as a guest. He does not take possession of the ball, has a tough defense, has the physical ability to run non-stop, and the enthusiasm for running for 30 seconds after the defender returns without passing the ball.

From the first training session, his performance attracted the attention of the coaching staff.

His immediate combat power is undoubtedly the best among all freshmen, but the position he wants to compete for is also the position with the strongest combat power in Villanova.

Randy Foye is a pre-NBA player.

Allen Ray is a powerful and charismatic leader in the NCAA.

Curtis Sumpter is a rare full-size small forward with outstanding ball-handling ability, superb three-point shooting skills, and excellent rebounding ability in the same position.

"For Wish, what he needs most is to calm down. The NCAA is a wider world."

Wildcats player development coach Olado Miller on Jay Wright.

"You think he should come off the bench?" Wright asked.

"Should. For now, Wish is no better than any starter," Miller said.

Wright sighed softly: "The trouble is, he doesn't look any worse than any starter."

　Ask for a ticket, ask for a cover
　　
　
(End of this chapter)