Doug was still on the team roster, but he hadn't appeared with the team in two years, much less played a single game for the Kings.
From the owner down to the fans, almost everyone had forgotten that the Kings even had someone like him.
Doug hadn't planned to make a comeback this year.
After learning Wang Yi was returning, he'd planned to wait until next season and join another team. That way, he'd have a chance to challenge Wang Yi after he'd gotten stronger.
But now the Kings were without Danny and in an extremely difficult position. That had reignited Doug's fighting spirit, so he'd decided to make an emergency comeback.
Come to think of it, fate was a strange thing.
Everyone had once believed that Wang Yi and Doug Lambier were mortal enemies.
No one could have imagined that three years later, Wang Yi and Doug Lambier would become teammates—and that when the team was at its most desperate and Wang Yi needed help most, Doug Lambier would make an emergency comeback to help him.
Seeing that Doug had come to help the team, some of the anger in Mitchell's heart subsided.
Anjiali quietly thought that with Doug's help, the Kings might still have a chance against the Pelicans.
Around 10:00, when the other players arrived and saw Doug working up a sweat with his shirt off, they were all surprised.
Some of the players didn't even know there was someone named Doug on the team.
But head coach De'Anthony wasn't surprised.
He'd spoken with Doug the day before and had arranged for him to undergo a comprehensive physical.
The team doctor confirmed that although Doug hadn't fully recovered, he was fit to play.
So De'Anthony explained to everyone why Doug was there.
Although Doug hadn't appeared