Bales had made a whole TV segment just to grab people's attention.
On the show, he gave a detailed comparison of several NBA stars, covering their personal stats, team records, and advanced stats.
In the end, he concluded, "The current Brother Yi of the League is still King Arthur."
He emphasized it again: "Of these five stars, Wang Yi ranks last in both team record and personal stats. So he still hasn't returned to his peak. Even making the top five is a stretch, let alone becoming the Brother Yi of the League."
When the news reached Wang Yi, he was studying the Kings' upcoming schedule with the coach.
The Kings' next opponents were the Rockets, Hornets, Grizzlies, and Lakers.
In other words, the teams led by Jalen Green, Wemby, Morant, and King Arthur.
Wang Yi smiled faintly. "Then I'll take them down one by one."
There were exactly four games left before the All-Star Game.
In the All-Star voting, Wang Yi was still behind King Arthur and Wemby, tied with Morant for the next spot.
Wang Yi looked at the schedule, then at the All-Star vote totals.
It seemed he needed to teach these All-Stars—and their fans—a lesson.
There were ten days left until the All-Star Game on February 19.
All-Star voting was nearing its end.
Among all the players, King Arthur led the All-Star voting with 2.33 million votes.
He had all but secured the title of this year's Top Voted Player.
Wang Yi, meanwhile, sat in fifth place.
Some even believed he had fallen out of the ranks of the league's top five stars.
They thought Carl should take Wang Yi's place.
So far, Carl's personal stats were only a little behind Wang Yi's. He averaged 28.8 points, not much less.
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