#knb chapter 11

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Kise, I remind you that you were the one who injured him in the first place, so maybe insulting Kagami is a bit hypocritical.

Fujimaki needs to stop physically hurting Kuroko, his parents and grandmother will worry when he gets home.

As a side note, Kuroko being one of the only Shonen protagonists with a happy and stable family life is really refreshing, no tragic backstory, just two loving parents who are very well and alive. This works perfectly with how Kuroko is supposed to be very normal and average. The reader is meant to easily identify with him, so giving him a normal life is a smart move.

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It's interesting how Kagami's ring is very visible here, it really catches the readers eye.

Kuroko's basketball is being the shadow to a light and Kagami's basketball is to create bonds with the people around him.

At this point, we're not supposed to know this about him, but the ring is still physical proof of Kagami's basketball. He started playing to make friends because he was lonely and this ring given to him by Himuro is the embodiment of the first bond he ever made while playing basketball.

Even without telling us more about him, Fujimaki still alluded to Kagami's basketball in the panel where he talks about Kuroko's basketball. And their basketball philosophies align perfectly with each other. Great storytelling, we got there.

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What is familiar, Kuroko's wandering off or the relationship between Kagami and Kuroko who looks a lot like Aomine and Kuroko's ? Or both ?

Or maybe the hit remind him of all the time he gets hit by Kasamatsul the time he gets hit by Kasamatsu.

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Kise didn't say that Kagami and Kuroko will for sure have to part way. He said that if the only thing Kuroko appreciate about Kagami is his attitude toward basketball then as soon as his attitude change, Kuroko will no longer appreciate him and they'll have to part way.

And he's right, because Kuroko and Aomine's bond was based solely on basketball and when they lost it, they stopped seeing each other as well. They said it themselves, outside of basketball they had nothing in common or great chemistry, they would not have been friends if they did not have the same passion. Sure, the care they have for each other and their bond is still important and real, but without basketball between them, Aomine and Kuroko had nothing to bond them together and they drifted apart.

When Aomine's attitude towards basketball changed, Kuroko no longer enjoyed spending time with him. Yes, Aomine abandoned Kuroko on the court when he grew strong enough, but we often forget that Kuroko abandoned Aomine off the court as well.

Kuroko is a victim like all miracles, but like them, he is not without faults either. And he knows that, he'll be the first to try and correct his mistakes and regrets.

When Kise sees for himself that the bond between Kagami and Kuroko already goes beyond basketball, he is reassured. He understands that the same thing won't happen, that even if Kagami changes, Kuroko will stays by his side and stop him.

Also Kuroko's 'look at these biceps' and 'yeah i forgot to think ahead', he's not even trying to be funny but his blunt honesty is hilarious.

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It's mind-blowing that Kise didn't figure it out on his own, at this point he knows that Ogiwara from Meiko's school was Kuroko's childhood friend.

The fact that he can't completely understand why the 111-11 upset Kuroko really shows that at this point Kise is seriously lacking in empathy. It's probably because the only friends he has at this point are/were miracles, and since something like this could never happen to them, he can't fathom how hurtful it could be.

If at the end of the year something like this happened to Kaijo, he would definitely understand that seeing your friends hurt hurts you too. Character development and team bonding, we love to see it.

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I understand that Midorima and Kuroko's personalities don't match well. But when it comes to basketball, Midorima always does his best and takes it seriously. Kuroko literally said in the same chapter that it's enough for him to appreciate someone. So he should like Midorima.

I think one of the main reasons why Kuroko and Midorima don't get along very well is because the way they interact with those around them is drastically different.

When it comes to what they think of others, Kuroko is very honest, one could even say that he is terribly blunt at times, while Midorima never says what he really feels or thinks. He regularly says that he doesn't like Kuroko, and Kuroko takes this at face value and in return has always remained more distant with Midorima than with the other miracles.

That's something everyone can relate to, when you know (or believe) someone doesn't like, you won't try to interact with them too much to avoid any unnecessary confrontation.

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Kagami and Kuroko didn't start out buddy buddy despite how well they already understand each other and how well they work as a team

At this point, Kagami is still a bit violent and mean at times and Kuroko is evasive and distant. But they are already bringing out the best in each other and becoming better players and better people together.

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Once again the answer is trust and teamwork, seriously Teiko damaged all these kids so much. The adults in this school should never be allowed around children.

Both of them will get there at some point, they will understand what they are both missing. But until then, Seirin and Kaijo will have to be patient with them. Thankfully both team are really great and their senpais are very reliable.

And the worst part is that none of them did, the GoM didn't enjoy it, the teams they destroyed didn't enjoy it, the coaches watching all of this happens didn't enjoy it.

The only people who enjoyed what was happening was the chairman of Teiko because it brought fame to his school, the monthly basketball magazine that had a lot of articles to write about the 5 basketball prodigies and maybe the spectators who saw the matches.