Chapter 15: All-Star Weekend (3) : 3 Minute Superman

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After the five short minutes, Akira Sato won by 15 points, 22-7. He was then challenged to another two games in a row to see if he could beat Martin in an out-of-three. He won both, though the margin just got smaller and smaller each game. The emcee then came to interview him, asking him about where he came from and just some contact information. Just when he was walking back towards his seat, he collapsed.

It cause chaos around him:

"Call 911!!!"

"Is he dead?!"
"I love you, Akira!!!"

"Someone get some cold water!"

{2 days later}

The All-Star Game was played, with Michael being the captain of Team South, leading them to a close win. Akira was saved but was still in the hospital. He posted on Instapound that he was slowly recovering, and that the cause of his fainting was mostly due to fatigue from playing 3 high-intensity games in a row. This statement led to most teams either rescinding their offers for him or changing it though the Braves kept their offer. This statement did not really change much for them as it only meant that he would not be able to play too long. In Michael's words,

"Even if he's nothing for 45 minutes, at least we get Michael Jordan for the 3 most important minutes, no?"

After a few days (After the All-Star Weekend, the whole league gets a week off.) Akira posted on his Instapound that he would be joining the Braves.

All of the Braves were cheering about their new strength other than Lote Marino

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All of the Braves were cheering about their new strength other than Lote Marino. Lote was squeezed off the team as he was the worst player. Coach Auerbach implemented new strategies for when Akira would be on the floor as he would not be playing too much. The team gained more and more attention from the media during their practices and in the end Coach Auerbach elected to lock the doors to avoid distractions during practice. No one remembered who started to call Akira "3 Minute Superman", but somehow it just started. He was even referenced by Justin Beebur in one of his songs!

"I'm a 3 minute Superman, got a pretty nice looking tan~" {Justin Beebur - Hero}

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