Shi-Jie (Jay Chou) was abandoned by his parents as a child and left with the master of the local kung fu school. As he grows up, he vigorously trains in martial arts and develops an ability to predict his opponents' moves before they occur. This ability serves him well on the basketball court and he catches the eye of Chen-Li, a shady businessman who convinces Shi-Jie to join a local college's basketball team to help them defeat a rival school who is so brutal they have been banned in the U.S.