Air Holden’s: The Ultimate Showdown
HOLDEN: (Adjusting his brand-new, glowing sneakers) I still can’t believe we’re actually here, Shannon. Chapel Hill! The air even smells like basketball history.
SHANNON: It’s not just history, Holden. It’s a scientific anomaly. My teleportation device, the Chrono-Hoop 3000, worked perfectly. We traveled six hundred miles in the blink of an eye to be at the grand opening of the Air Holden’s flagship store.
MICHAEL JORDAN: (Walking onto the stage with a grin) It’s about time you two showed up. Welcome to the house that Air Holden’s built.
HOLDEN: (Starstruck) Mr. Jordan! I mean, Michael! I... I’m wearing them. The shoes. They’re named after me?
MICHAEL JORDAN: They aren’t just named after you, kid. They were inspired by you. Ever since you beat me in that pickup game a few years back, I knew the world needed to see that kind of spark. That’s why I’m giving you a lifetime contract. Free Air Holden’s for life. But we aren’t staying in North Carolina for long. Shannon, is the machine ready for a longer jump?
SHANNON: I’ve recalibrated the molecular stabilizers, Michael. We can reach Los Angeles in approximately three seconds. Why the rush?
MICHAEL JORDAN: Because a friend of mine is waiting. Someone who wants to meet the boy who outplayed the GOAT.
- Anomaly:
- Something that is different from what is normal or expected.
- Teleportation:
- The act of moving from one place to another instantly through technology.
- Recalibrated:
- Adjusted or set again to ensure accuracy or proper function.
- GOAT:
- An acronym standing for 'Greatest of All Time.'
- Fadeaway:
- A basketball jump shot taken while jumping backwards, away from the basket.
- immense:
- Extremely large or great in size, amount, or degree.
- souvenir:
- Something that is kept as a reminder of a special person, place, or event.
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“Air Holden’s: The Ultimate Showdown” is a reader's theater reading passage about Basketball Legends, written for 6th Grade. It takes about 6 minutes to read (902 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.