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NBA: Anger Control System

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Yoo Sukmin- AKA 'You Suck Me.' Was just your average Korean-born, American-raised guy. A pencil pusher by day, NBA fanatic by night, his love for basketball was always from the sidelines. He couldn't dribble to save his life, but that didn’t stop him from yelling at the TV like a seasoned coach every time the Lakers choked a lead. But fate? Fate has a wicked sense of humor. One coffee-fueled all-nighter later, Sukmin nodded off at his desk… only to wake up not in his gray cubicle, but on a the year of 2002. Confused? Check. Underprepared? Absolutely. Physically capable? Not even close. Just as he’s about to pass out during the first drill, something unexpected happens: a screen flashes before his eyes. Welcome to the “Anger Control System.” The system grants him a unique ability: the more resentment, frustration, and sheer rage he provokes from his opponents on the court, the more points he earns. And with those points? He can buy skills. Real, pro-level basketball skills. Handles. Shooting. Defense. Everything he never had in his past life—now within reach. But there’s a catch: to get better, he has to be hated. So begins the chaotic rise of Sukmin—aka “Sukmin”—as the most irritating, foul-mouthed, trash-talking, ankle-breaking underdog the NBA never saw coming. He's not the biggest, or the fastest, or the most talented. But he's annoying enough to make seasoned pros want to fight him… and that’s exactly how he levels up. Can this former corporate nobody survive the high-stakes, ego-filled world of professional basketball, one pissed-off opponent at a time? One thing’s certain—he's here to make enemies, win games, and rewrite his story, one grudge at a time.
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