December 25th, Christmas.
There is an atmosphere of joy all over America - at least on the surface.
Los Angeles is certainly no exception.
You can see words like Merry Christmas everywhere on the streets, on wall advertisements, and on neon lights.
Jingle bells can be heard everywhere in shopping malls, hotels, and restaurants.
On the big screen on the street, a promotional advertisement shot by NBA stars for the Christmas game was played - of course, Wang Yi also participated.
This is the first time since Yao Ming retired that a Chinese person has participated in a Christmas campaign advertisement.
On the bus heading to Staples, Wang Yi’s teammates all had smiles on their faces.
Even head coach Walton had a smile on his face.
Their joy is not only because today is Christmas, but also because the Kings will participate in the Christmas game tonight.
You know, since the last Christmas game between the Kings and the Lakers, the Kings have not participated in a Christmas game for 20 years.
First of all, they are a team from a small market and don't attract much attention at all.
Secondly, they have basically had no impressive achievements in the past twenty years.
Naturally, the Alliance would not arrange a major event like the Christmas War for them.
Now, due to Wang Yi's hot state, the Kings have received much more attention than before.
That's why they were lucky enough to be scheduled for the Christmas fight this year.
When they arrived outside the Staples Center and just stepped off the bus, several fans spotted Wang Yi on the street not far away.
They whistled and shouted: "Traitor!"
Some people even showed Wang Yi their middle finger.
All the Kings players, including the coach, looked at Wang Yi.
They know Wang Yi's personality and will definitely fight back against those fans.
However, to their surprise, Wang Yi just glanced at the fans, then turned back and walked towards the Staples Center.
The fans behind him were still clamoring: "Without LeBron, you are nothing."
"You betrayed the Lakers, betrayed LeBron, you are a born bastard."
"The coward who betrayed all Lakers fans doesn't even dare to look at me again?"
Wang Yi still said nothing and walked silently towards the Staples Center, but his steps seemed to be more determined than before.
Every step seemed to leave a footprint on the floor.
Mitchell looked at Wang Yi's back and scratched his head: "Boss is a little unusual today."
Rookie Danny was also a little confused: "It's really abnormal. It's a bit unusual and not like the boss."
Barnes stretched out his hands and patted the two people on the shoulders: "Do your job, Danny, and go carry the bag."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Danny nodded seriously and left quickly.
As a rookie, it is their job to carry everyone's bags and shoes.
Almost every rookie comes here like this.
Soon, the Kings came to the players' tunnel and walked towards the locker room.
Wang Yi came to the door of the visiting team's locker room and turned to look at the home team's locker room at the far end of the corridor.
For most of the past six months, he had always entered the home team's locker room at Staples Center.
Now he has to enter the visiting team's locker room.
This feeling is still very strange.
But at the same time, this made the flame of revenge in his heart even stronger.
Jeanie Buss, Pelinka.
You will definitely regret it after tonight!
Enter the visiting team's locker room.
The players changed their jerseys, and head coach Luke Walton clapped his hands to ask the players to quiet down.
"You should know what tonight's game means."
"For us, the Kings, this Christmas game against the Lakers will be an excellent opportunity for exposure. If you want to let the world know your abilities, and if you want to show your worth, you must perform strongly on the court.
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After hearing this, the players were excited and gearing up.
Live broadcast across the United States.
It's not easy for the Kings to catch up once.
Walton's eyes moved to Wang Yi: "For Wang Yi, this game is a battle of revenge. It is a battle that must not be lost. Therefore, we must not lose this game tonight!"
"Must win!"
Hilde raised her fists high, widened her eyes and roared.
"Must win!"
Bagley, Barnes and Holmes also raised their fists and roared in unison.
Almost all the players on the team raised their fists high and roared angrily.
Only Wang Yi did not roar, but just nodded.
He seemed calmer than everyone else.
However, both head coach Luke Walton and Barnes realized the weight of Wang Yi's nod.
It seemed like just a slight nod, but it was more weighty than his previous promises.
At 6:30 in the evening, players from both sides came to the court to start warming up.
At this time, only about half of the audience was present.
The moment they saw Wang Yi appear on the court, the more than 9,000 spectators suddenly burst into boos.
The boos were also mixed with all kinds of abuse and insults.
The Kings players couldn't help but look at Wang Yi worriedly.
The Lakers players also looked over, especially James, whose eyes had long been on Wang Yi.
They all understood what the booing was about.
However, amidst everyone's boos, Wang Yi still took his time and slowly practiced the mid-range shot.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Bang!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Bang!
If you throw two, one will miss, if you throw two, one will miss.
He doesn't look slow, arrogant or impetuous.
However, James and Vogel, who are familiar with Wang Yi, feel slightly uneasy.
Under normal circumstances, Wang Yi is always very high-profile on the court.
If the whole audience boos, he will definitely yell back.
And he will respond to the boos and insults from the audience with a very strong performance.
Only when he is truly angry will he act calm. The more angry he is, the calmer he will act.
The calmer he is, the better he is.
James and Vogel have never seen this kind of calmness in Wang Yi before.
Seeing that James' expression seemed a little strange, Anthony asked, "What's wrong? Brother?"
James shook his head: "We have to be careful about Wang Yi."
Next to him, Westbrook made a zombie jumper.
He wiped the sweat from his head and said, "I'll face him!"
"Then you have to be careful."
James said.
Westbrook smiled: "I only fought Wang Yi once last season, and it was not enjoyable. I can continue tonight."
After the warm-up, it was the Lakers' appearance ceremony.
Wang Yi listened to the familiar DJ voice calling out the names of Lakers players, and still felt a little strange in his heart.
At seven o'clock in the evening, players from both sides entered the stadium.
The moment Wang Yi stepped onto the court, the voice of the system came from his mind.
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