After the Lakers won Game 4, the Los Angeles media were already making a huge fuss about it.
Their star, King Arthur, was even more arrogant. During an open practice for the media, he had already started discussing their opponents in the next round.
It was as if they weren't preparing for Game 5 at all, but for the second round.
Meanwhile, plenty of media personalities and commentators were busy patting themselves on the back, saying their predictions had been right: even if the Kings managed to put up a fight in one game, they were still bound to lose.
Just then, a video suddenly began spreading like wildfire online.
Its title was "Infighting Breaks Out on the Kings: Wang Yi and Starting Center Bond Come to Blows."
The video was filmed from a distance, but even so, it was quite clear. Even after zooming in, you could make out Wang Yi and Bond.
It had obviously been shot with a professional camera.
In the footage, Wang Yi pointed at Bond's nose and said something to him. Then the two started fighting.
Judging from the video, some reporter must have stayed behind after the game and filmed it from the stands.
The clip spread rapidly online.
It went viral not only in the United States and China, but across online platforms around the world.
Before long, all kinds of people were saying the Kings were finished.
The Kings had little chance against the Lakers to begin with. Now they'd had an internal blowup, which was as good as hastening their own demise.
At the same time, plenty of people argued that Wang Yi was a bad person.
For instance, a data analyst in the United States named Hield said, "Wang Yi was pointing at Bond's nose and yelling at him.