In a suite on the fourth floor of Arena, Jenny Bass watched Wang Yi head off the court, silent.
Beside her sat Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa, and his youngest daughter, Koko.
Vanessa still came here to watch more than ten games every season.
Watching Wang Yi leave the court, she was quietly astonished.
He had added another new move to his game.
The man was already one of the league's top stars, yet he kept improving every season.
It was unbelievable.
Then she turned to look at Jenny Bass.
One look at Jenny's eyes told her what was on her mind.
She was clearly regretting her decision.
Ever since Wang Yi had left the Lakers, Jenny had regretted it time and time again. Whenever Wang Yi played against the Lakers, or led the Kings to a championship, she regretted it all over again.
This summer had been the worst of all. Wang Yi had led the Kings to back-to-back titles, and Jenny was overwhelmed with regret.
If Wang Yi were still with the Lakers, those two championships might very well have belonged to them.
And today, her regret had deepened even further.
If Wang Yi were still with the Lakers and had helped them win even one championship, James might not have left the team this summer.
Then the team with a fifteen-game winning streak right now might have been the Lakers, not the Kings.
Most importantly, with Wang Yi and James gone, the team's market value had plummeted.
She had looked at the financial reports for the Kings and the Lakers.
It was obvious that James's and Wang Yi's departures had sent the Lakers' share price down.
Experts estimated that the Lakers' market value had already dropped by around five hundred million dollars this year.
And it was still