HOOP IS LIFE

BY: DALE ALCANTARA

In Saturn City, there was a kid named Mike. His life revolved in basketball. His Dream was to become an NBA player. Mike was well known in their neighborhood because he was the best in the game of basketball. if ever there were groups who would go to their place and play basketball with them, Mike, together with his friends Kristian, Eric, Jun and Bert would play together. They never lost any basketball game when they play together. Mike’s family was poor. He has 5 other siblings. His parents could not send all of them to school. Mike was the eldest son that’s why he told his parents to prioritize his younger siblings’ studies first. So Mike was basically playing basketball everyday. One day, while Mike was playing basketball, he met a kid named Scottie. Scottie was tall.Mike estimated Scottie’s height to be 6’11 tall. Mike was tall as well for a high school aged boy. He was only 17 yet his height was 6’5. So Mike and Scottie became friends. together with Mike’s friends, they all joined Scottie’s basketball team tryouts. Scottie Studied in North Saturn Carolina High school. He was given a scholarship there that’s why he studies for free. Mike wanted to study for free. He gave everything he got in the tryouts and luckily, Mike and his friends passed the tryouts. Mike told his parents about the good news. His mother was very happy for Mike. Mike and his friends practiced everyday.They were becoming better players as time went by. Then, the Inter school Basketball League started. Mike lead his team through the elimination games. Scottie had big games as well. Mike and his team won every game they had. They were headed to the Finals! in the Finals, they would be facing 3- time champions Virgo Ballers lead by their ace player Stuffed Currie. The boys trained hard. Night and day, they worked hard for the upcoming game.The finals game day came. There were a lot of people present in the arena just to watch the most anticipated game. Also, there were NBA scouts that were looking for talented players who could possibly play in the big league, the National Basketball Association. Then the game started.Both teams scored exceptionally and played very good defense. They had a good game. The score was very close. But only one would be declared as champions. There was 10 seconds remaining. Mike cnfidently dribbled the ball. Then the people were chanting : ” 5…. 4…. 3… 2…” Mike heard the chant and shot the ball gracefully and perfectly. SPLASH! Mike made the shot! they were the champions! they won the finals game against the defending champions! Mike was very happy. He hugged Scottie and all their friends. He was also very thankful to their Coach who taught them and supported them. After the game, Mike was declared the Most Valuable Player award. He also received cash checks that would help him and his family. After celebrating their team’s victory, An agent approached Mike. He was an agent of the Chicago Bolts, an NBA team! The agent told mike he would be drafted by the Bolts. At last, his childhood dream, the dream he worked very hard for, finally Mike Achieved it. Eventually, Mike played in the NBA. He had a fruitful career with the Bolts. His status in life improved. He helped his siblings finish school. Mike thanked God for the blessings he gave to Mike. The End