Wang Yi's poster dunk over Wemby was even more visually stunning than Shaquille O'Neal's famous poster dunk over Chris Dudley.
After all, Shaquille O'Neal was a massive center to begin with. His size spoke for itself.
Chris Dudley was five centimeters shorter than him and much slimmer.
O'Neal's dunk over Dudley was shocking, but it wasn't quite that outrageous.
But Wang Yi, standing just 1.92 meters tall, had posterized the 2.24-meter Wemby, with his long arms, in such a domineering fashion. That wasn't merely shocking—it was downright absurd.
(An aside: Chris Dudley, who was posterized by Shaquille O'Neal, later became governor of Oregon.)
Now, after Wang Yi had posterized Wemby and shoved him to the floor,
Wang Yi was turning to head back down the court when Wemby sprang to his feet behind him, furious. He snatched up the ball with one hand and, through gritted teeth, hurled it at Wang Yi's back.
He swore at the same time. "Fuck you!"
By then, Wang Yi had already reached midcourt.
As if sensing it with his sixth sense, he suddenly turned around. Seeing the ball hurtling straight at him with tremendous force, he abruptly raised his right hand.
Smack!
He caught it cleanly!
He had actually grabbed the speeding basketball with one hand.
Then, holding that pose, he slowly lifted his head and looked at Wemby.
The fury on Wemby's face instantly gave way to shock.
The 18,500 people in the arena all gasped.
"Oh!"
When an opponent hurls the ball at you from behind, you suddenly turn and catch it with one hand.
It looked like a scene straight out of a movie.
People had already been amazed when Leonard caught a pass one-handed in midair. Now Wang Yi had caught a ball his opponent had thrown at him with