The No.1 Anti-Fans in Basketball-Chapter 388 - 203 Scarlett on The Late Late Show_3

Moreover, this was in collaboration with "The Late Late Show" with Scarlett Fallon, arguably the strongest trash talk of James’s career.

Durant’s desire to brawl with James showed how damaging this trash talk could be.

In fact, after the broadcast went live, the reach of the "shower speech" even surpassed the Haslem formula.

After all, James had already left the Heat Team, but the "shower speech" wouldn’t be affected by Durant’s change of teams.

Hansen was browsing through this juicy story on social media when his accounts were besieged by 1.5 million haters.

It was clear that Durant had been triggered again.

As Hansen considered how to handle these comments, he received a text from Scarlett.

"I’ll be in Memphis for Christmas!"

This message caught Hansen by surprise.

In the United States, Christmas is like East University’s Spring Festival, and it’s usually spent with parents.

However, he quickly realized that Scarlett, being 28, had rather little attachment to her birth family in the United States.

Moreover, Scarlett had been married; if she were celebrating Christmas with family, it would be with her ex-husband.

"I’ll prepare a Christmas gift for you," Hansen texted back to Scarlett.

Before they knew it, December 24th arrived.

The Christmas Day games were scheduled for the actual holiday, the 25th.

On the night of the 24th, Christmas Eve, the League didn’t schedule any games.

Usually, players would return home and reunite with their families.

Durant wasn’t going back this year because he was flying to Memphis in the morning, so he stayed in Miami for extra practice.

The game against the Thunders was just a sideshow compared to the main event against the Grizzlies on Christmas Day.

The sweat he poured forth symbolized his determination; he was bound to crush Hansen!

Hansen went to the airport to pick up Scarlett. The Grizzlies players had all gone home to be with their families, including Rondo, who had returned to Miami.

So, he brought Scarlett straight to his place.

Since he was from East University, he wasn’t accustomed to celebrating Christmas, but given that Scarlett had mentioned coming over for Christmas, he had asked Rondo to prepare some things in advance.

Things like a Christmas tree and turkey, Hansen didn’t quite understand, but it was enough that Rondo did.

Scarlett was surprised and delighted to see these items.

After dinner, Scarlett took an interested tour around Hansen’s place.

Meanwhile, Hansen went to retrieve the gift he had prepared from the storage room.

It was a big item.

Scarlett, watching Hansen dragging out the big item, was smiling with curiosity.

But when Hansen opened it and revealed the contents, her smile froze.

Hansen had brought out a Jurassic-themed tent.

"I didn’t know what you’d like."

He really didn’t know what gift to give, considering Scarlett didn’t lack money, and his relationship with her was more physical.

So he took the brute-force approach, scouring Scarlett’s social media for her preferences.

Remembering that Scarlett often posted landscape photos and had mentioned enjoying traveling, Hansen finally settled on this gift.

But after he finished speaking, he noticed a strange ripple in Scarlett’s gaze.

Together, they set up the tent in the living room.

What Hansen hadn’t expected was that Scarlett would ask him to bring blankets so they could actually sleep inside that night.

This unforeseen suggestion made Hansen realize he had chosen the right gift.

Later, lying inside the tent with the lights out and only the moonlight from outside, the camping atmosphere emerged instantly.

"When I was seven, I asked my father for a Jurassic World themed tent, and I set it up in the bedroom I shared with my sister. It was adorned with velociraptors and other dinosaurs that glowed in the dark. It gave me a sense of security, and I slept in it for a whole year," Scarlett shared, resting on Hansen’s arm.

Her experience wasn’t particularly unusual; children lack a sense of security and often find solace in tents or other enclosed spaces.

The interesting part was, the randomly chosen tent theme Hansen picked was the same type that Scarlett had slept in as a child.

This explained Scarlett’s earlier expression; from her perspective, it was very romantic.

"Thank you, this is the best Christmas gift I’ve ever received."

Saying this, Scarlett picked up Hansen’s hand and kissed it.

Hansen looked slightly embarrassed at that moment.

It was definitely a coincidence; after all, to someone from East University, little girls usually fancied Barbie dolls–who would like dinosaurs?

Fortunately, in the moonlight, his expression wasn’t clear, and he wasn’t foolish enough to disturb the mood.

He kissed Scarlett’s red lips.

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①: An official timeout refers to when there isn’t a stoppage in play for an extended period; the referees will call a timeout to allow for advertisement breaks.