The question was quite tricky.
He couldn't say the Lakers had done better.
What would the Kings think of him as their leader?
But if he said the Kings had done better, that would stir up trouble.
Wang Yi replied, "Actually, just as Tracy McGrady analyzed before the game, our record is a little better than the Lakers', but the way we've been winning hasn't been sustainable. We still need time to gel. As for the Lakers, they've found their way to win."
He hadn't said which team was better, yet somehow his answer made perfect sense.
All the reporters looked up again.
They felt as if they didn't recognize Wang Yi.
As far as they had known, Wang Yi always said whatever was on his mind. He wasn't afraid of anyone or anything.
With his personality, how could he say something nice about the Lakers?
In fact, they didn't know that Wang Yi was doing this purely because of Westbrook and Brow.
They had both been his teammates, and he had gotten along well with them.
Most importantly, during the Mo Gou incident, Westbrook had worn a Tang suit to show his support for China. Even when Americans berated him, he hadn't backed down.
After that, Wang Yi wasn't about to say anything harsh about Westbrook's team.
But the reporters weren't ready to give up.
They asked Wang Yi an even trickier question. "A lot of people say LeBron ruins his teammates. When Brow was with the Lakers, he didn't play well. But as soon as LeBron left, Brow's performance improved immediately. Westbrook started playing better, too, and the Lakers' record improved. What's your take on that?"
It was an extremely tricky question.
Anyone would have had a hard time answering it.
It was obvious that this Los Angeles