That one line from Wang Yi made Green feel as if he'd eaten shit.
The taunt had hit its mark perfectly.
Imagine this: six top students in your class spent three days trying to solve a problem and couldn't crack it. Then you took it, solved it in five minutes, and said, "So much for being top students."
Just imagine how cutting that would be.
Those top students would feel as awful as if they'd swallowed a dead fly.
And that was exactly how Green felt right now.
It only made him even angrier.
So, the next time he faced Wang Yi on offense...
He not only played rough, but also pulled out every dirty trick he had.
Grabbing his waist, throwing elbows, sticking out his foot, driving a knee into his crotch...
And this time, after getting the ball, he didn't go inside the three-point line. Instead, he faced Wang Yi and tried to outsmart him.
When Wang Yi reached out in front of him, Green made a big sweeping motion, trying to trick Wang Yi into fouling him.
Plenty of players in the league used that move to draw fouls. Durant and Paul were among the best at it.
Now Green was trying to draw a foul on Wang Yi, too.
But as Green made his sweeping motion, Wang Yi saw his chance and reached in.
He snatched the ball, then spun halfway around and ripped it away.
"Yoink!"
The crowd went wild all over again.
Green stumbled from the force and nearly fell to the floor.
He threw up his hands and complained to the referee. "He fouled me!"
But the referee didn't even acknowledge him.
Wang Yi turned and dribbled toward the other end, and Green reacted quickly.
When complaining got him nowhere, Green used his