It was the Kings' open practice day, when the media could come to the Training Hall to conduct interviews.
Wang Yi still got up at six in the morning to train.
At seven, Bond arrived.
He seemed especially energetic and in high spirits today.
Seeing Bond in such a good mood, Wang Yi felt rather pleased.
He secretly patted himself on the back. I even managed to tame a guy like him. Guess I really was born to be a leader.
By ten, open practice had begun.
The reporters, who hadn't seen the Kings' players for two days, poured into the Training Hall like wolves that had gone hungry for ages.
Their first target was Wang Yi.
But Wang Yi wasn't on the court. He was in the treatment room receiving therapy.
Bond hadn't appeared before the crowd either. He was working out in the weight room.
Or, rather, he was deliberately avoiding the reporters for the time being.
The rest of the team still had no idea what was going on, and they were all a little surprised.
The coach asked a few players nearby, especially Danny.
But none of them knew anything either.
When the reporters streamed in, the first person they wanted to find was Wang Yi.
Wang Yi was always the most watched person on the Kings.
But after a little while, they realized he wasn't on the court, so they decided to look for Bond instead.
There were two hot topics dominating the conversation over the past couple of days. One was the Kings' stunning 40-point blowout of the Lakers; the other was the feud between Wang Yi and Bond.
With Wang Yi nowhere to be found, they naturally wanted to interview Bond. But after searching everywhere, they couldn't find him either.
So they had