# WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #38

## Series
- title: Slam Dunk
- slug: slam-dunk-9918c2

## Chapter
- number: 38
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The practice match against Ryonan devolves into a personal battlefield for Hanamichi Sakuragi, whose monumental ego and burning jealousy of Kaede Rukawa override all basketball sense. Consumed by the need to one-up his stoic rival, Sakuragi transforms the court into a stage for his chaotic one-man show, stubbornly refusing to pass to a wide-open Rukawa. This blatant defiance results in a series of disastrous but hilarious plays, leaving his Shohoku teammates utterly exasperated by the antics of their self-proclaimed "genius."
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Akira Sendou — character
- Takenori Akagi — character
- Kaede Rukawa — character
- Hanamichi Sakuragi — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The practice match against Ryonan devolves into a personal battlefield for Hanamichi Sakuragi, whose monumental ego and burning jealousy of Kaede Rukawa override all basketball sense.

### Spoiler summary
The practice match against Ryonan devolves into a personal battlefield for Hanamichi Sakuragi, whose monumental ego and burning jealousy of Kaede Rukawa override all basketball sense. Consumed by the need to one-up his stoic rival, Sakuragi transforms the court into a stage for his chaotic one-man show, stubbornly refusing to pass to a wide-open Rukawa. This blatant defiance results in a series of disastrous but hilarious plays, leaving his Shohoku teammates utterly exasperated by the antics of their self-proclaimed "genius."

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #38](/series/slam-dunk-9918c2/chapter-38)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/slam-dunk-9918c2

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