《纽约时报》****的畅销小说。

篮球界传奇人物，奥斯卡金像奖得主科比•布莱恩特创作的这部小说讲述了五个年轻的篮球运动员、一位给人启发的教练以及这项运动不可思议的转变力量的故事。这个故事充满了关于**表现所需的精神耐力和清醒的独到见解，对年轻运动员、教练、教育者，以及所有对团队体育的惊人潜力（促进个人成长）感兴趣的人来说，这是一个不可错过的故事。

对West Bottom Badgers队来说，奇迹似乎不可能出现。他们是联赛中排名最低的篮球队，他们住在Dren最贫穷的住宅区。没有人对他们抱有任何成功的期望。而且，篮球队中的每个孩子私下里都有着自己的奋斗目标。

当一名叫Wizenard教授的新教练**天来到训练营时，Badgers的队员们无法解释他们看到和听到的看似神奇的东西。每个队员都经历了独特而奇怪的幻觉——这些幻觉使他们以为自己知道的关于篮球的一切，以及他们在篮球场外的生活和秘密受到了挑战。为了在日益严酷的训练中度过难关，Badgers的队员们需要冒难以想象的风险，学习信任队友，以及直面自己内心的黑暗。

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From the mind of basketball legend and Academy Award–winning storyteller Kobe Bryant comes this radically original portrait of five young basketball players, one enlightening coach, and the awesome transformative power of the game. Filled with insights about the mental stamina and emotional clarity that peak performance requires, this is an indispensable story for young athletes, coaches, educators, and anyone interested in the astonishing potential of team sports to unlock individual growth.

THE GAME WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

Magic doesn’t seem possible for the West Bottom Badgers. They’re the lowest-ranked basketball team in their league, and they live in the poorest neighborhood in Dren. Nobody expects them to succeed at anything. Plus, every kid on the team has secret struggles of his own.

When a new coach named Professor Wizenard arrives on the first day of training camp, the Badgers can’t explain the magical-

seeming things they see and hear. Every player experiences unique and strange visions―visions that challenge everything they thought they knew about basketball, and about their lives and their secrets off the court. To survive the increasingly intense ordeals of training, the Badgers will need to take unimaginable risks, learn to trust their teammates, and confront the darkness within themselves.