After hearing that if they won this game, Wang Yi would have to leave the NBA, a spark finally appeared in Arthur's eyes.
That was right. Before the game, when he saw Wang Yi stake his career at the press conference,
he had been thrilled.
In the locker room, he had declared to everyone that he was going to force Wang Yi out of the NBA in this game.
So even if he scored zero points, as long as the Lakers won, Wang Yi would still have to get lost.
Thinking of this, he nodded.
"Don't worry, Coach. I won't let him win."
Snyder finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He recalled the time he had coached Mitchell against Wang Yi with the Jazz. Mitchell had almost been driven to despair, too.
But Mitchell had a strong mentality and could pull himself together.
Arthur might be much more physically gifted than Mitchell, but his mental fortitude was far weaker.
He had been exceptionally talented at basketball, and everything had gone smoothly for him.
He'd won championships in elementary school and been named Texas High School Basketball Mr. Basketball.
Then he'd won the NCAA championship in college.
So he'd hardly ever faced a setback.
Now, suddenly confronted with one, he naturally couldn't handle it.
That meant his coach had to put in extra effort to guide him and help him work through it.
At the same time, Snyder looked over at Wang Yi, seated on the bench on the other side of the scorer's table.
A strange thought came to him.
With a guy like Wang Yi around, NBA psychologists were probably in high demand.
During the timeout.
After Wang Yi came off the court, every Lakers player looked at him with utter astonishment.
Wang Yi had told them about