"You can change the rules as you like. If I don't win the championship, I lose." As soon as Wang Yi said this, the reporters at the scene were all shocked.
It is absolutely crazy to dare to say such a thing!
Mad King, Mad King is here again.
This sentence is simply full of flavor.
You can change the rules at will, if I can't win the championship, I lose.
How fucking confident do you have to be?
Looking at the entire history, no star dares to say "This year's championship must be mine."
And Wang Yi’s words clearly told everyone that this year’s champion is mine.
The king of forcing!
However, given Wang Yi's strength, there seems to be nothing wrong with him saying this.
Next a reporter from New York asked:
"We all know that you have won the Western Conference Player of the Month for 5 consecutive months, and this month Michael Arthur stole your Western Conference Player of the Month award. At the same time, he also replaced you on the mvp list. The first position. What do you have to say about this?"
The question asked by this reporter is more difficult.
Wang Yi looked at the reporter and smiled meaningfully.
Then he continued to speak.
"See once, fight once!"
It is still sonorous and powerful, and has a strong voice.
Since you have such double standards and elected him as the Western Conference Player of the Month, then I will severely beat your Western Conference Player of the Month and your MVP.
I'll let you see if it's a slap in the face.
At the same time, in the locker room.
Michael Arthur watched Wang Yi's interview playing on the TV screen on the wall. When he heard this sentence, his heart suddenly became angry.
He stared straight at the TV, as if he was Superman, with laser eyes that could directly shoot through Wang Yi on the TV.
I see you hit me every time, who do you think you are?
After these two months of competition, Michael Arthur has completely adapted to the offensive and defensive rhythm of the NBA.
And after these two months of training, his body is stronger and he is more confrontational.
He is fully confident that he can beat any player in the NBA in a 1-on-1 matchup.
In a previous game against the Bucks, he faced off against Antetokounmpo.
With the data of 45 points and 16 rebounds, he completely overwhelmed Antetokounmpo, who had 37 points and 14 rebounds in the matchup.
So his self-confidence exploded again.
Since he was beaten up by Wang Yi when he faced the king before, he is bent on seeking revenge from Wang Yi.
Now that he heard Wang Yi's words, he naturally felt unhappy.
At this time, a reporter asked Wang Yi: "You said before that as long as you lose to Michael Arthur once, you will retire. Does this still count?"
Wang Yi looked at the malicious reporter, raised his head and answered:
"Of course it counts. I'm not like some of you reporters who don't always agree with what they say and what they do. I'm not like the league that changes its orders every day. I'm not like some of the stars who say things that are just complete farts."
The reporters present all looked at each other.
Everyone was stunned.
Wang Yi's words can be said to be a scolding for all those whose words and deeds are inconsistent.
Including leagues that suddenly changed their rules 1/3 of the way through the season.
This made Adam Silver, who was watching the press conference on his tablet, frown.
Wang Yi is good at everything, but he has no control over his words and dares to say anything.
It seems necessary to fine him.
Of course, for words and deeds like his current behavior, the heaviest fine would be US$50,000.
$50,000 is nothing to him.
However, the main purpose of his fine is not to restrict Wang Yi, but to restrict other players.
This guy Wang Yi is rich, so he can be punished as he pleases.
But if other players want to imitate Wang Yi, they have to think carefully.
Meanwhile, inside the Lakers locker room.
Their head coach Snyder also saw the interview.
He immediately combed his hair with his fingers in excitement, and then said to all the players: "Do you want Wang Yi to retire where he is?"
Most of these players responded:
"think."
Only a few players such as Nong Mei did not respond.
Some of them are fans of Wang Yi, and Nongmei once was a teammate with Wang Yi. He still appreciates Wang Yi's personality and passion on the court.
He also has a good relationship with Wang Yi, so naturally he doesn't want to see Wang Yi retire now.
Head coach Snyder didn't seem to notice any of this.
The players he continued to encourage:
"Then we will give 200% effort tonight. If we can force the best player in the league to retire, then we can be proud. We may even be recorded in history."
"Just imagine, in the subsequent introduction to Wang Yi's deeds, there will be this article: On December 25, 2025, Wang Yi retired due to losing to the Los Angeles Lakers. Wouldn't you be proud of this?"
The Lakers players raised their fists: "Yes."
"So let's get out there tonight and make history!"
All the Lakers players were in high spirits and impassioned.
"Defeat the King! Make history!"
"Defeat the King! Make history!"
In fact, as the head coach of the NBA, Snyder certainly doesn't want to see a guy who plays such an outstanding game retire like this.
Any head coach in the NBA would not want to see a historical level player, the current number one player in the league, suddenly retire on the spot.
But there was no way. As Snyder's opponent, he naturally didn't want his players to lose to the Kings like this, so he came up with this method to encourage the players.
The most excited among these players is Michael Arthur.
Half an hour later, players from both sides entered the court.
This time when Wang Yi appeared, the BGM that sounded was no longer the BGM of Sun Wukong in "Knife Club Overture", but the BGM of the God of Gamblers.
The entrance BGM sounded, and the scene immediately became ablaze.
Speaking of the Kings’ home court DJ Chantil, she now has a very good understanding of Chinese music and can often find some classic Chinese music to play at the venue.
Therefore, Chinese fans always feel a sense of intimacy when watching Kings games.
At this time, the players from both sides are displayed on the big screen.
Compared with the last time, the Lakers have changed, but not much.
The back line was replaced by Westbrook, who was returning from injury.
The starting players for the Kings have not changed much from last time.
After all, the Kings can only play with so many players now, and even if they change, they won't be able to change anything.
Due to the recent tight schedule.
Originally, the team doctor and the team's coaching staff recommended that James rest in the first few games.
A veteran who will turn 41 in a few days has played in the first 20 games of this season.
There's nothing wrong with letting him rest for a few games.
However, James insisted on playing.
He came here to score a few more points and consolidate his current ranking of No. 1 in the NBA regular season.
He knows that with Wang Yi's current strength, if he continues to maintain this stability, he will definitely break many of his records, so he can extend his record a little bit.
Furthermore, this is his last year of retirement.
Chapter completed!