News of the Lakers' three-game losing streak dominated sports headlines. The coach slammed the tactical board: "We need someone to 'feed' the ball where it needs to go!" Lin Mo sat on the bench, his right hand wrapped in an ice pack, as the crowd's chants of "We want Lin Mo" faded.
At the same moment, on the open-air court of the "Chasing Light" training camp, the one-armed teen fixed his gaze on the opponent's torso. The opposing point guard had barely started when the teen shuffled half a step sideways—the "torso prediction method" Lin Mo had taught! After the turnover, the teen faked a pause to fool the help defender, and his floater went in. Kids on the sidelines screamed, holding up signs that read "Brother Lin's Play."
The teen's hands shook as he texted after the game: "Brother Lin! We won! I stole the ball three times from that lightning-fast guard!" Lin Mo watched the sweat-streaked smile on video, and the pain in his palm eased. He suddenly realized—what he taught the kid was also healing his own past