At that moment, in the visiting team's locker room at the end of the hallway, across from the home team's locker room.
The visitors' locker room was still much smaller than the home team's, and its facilities were nowhere near as luxurious.
Even the lockers were much smaller than those in the home team's locker room.
More than a dozen towering men, all over six-foot-two and some over six-foot-six, made the room feel cramped.
At that moment, every one of them looked dejected.
They couldn't get a shot to fall no matter how many times they tried, and they were starting to lose confidence.
Wang Yi swept his gaze over them and shook his head.
For a team, missing shots was a secondary concern. What mattered most was that the players didn't lose confidence.
You could miss ten shots in a row, but you absolutely couldn't afford to lose confidence even once.
Because a loss of confidence really was contagious.
Especially when the team was in a tough spot.
Seeing the players all hang their heads as though they'd lost confidence, Wang Yi shook his head.
The head coach beside him was also quietly shaking his head. Then he turned to Wang Yi.
The head coach knew that anything he said now would ring hollow. Only their leader, Wang Yi, might be able to inspire the players.
At that moment, Wang Yi clapped his hands loudly.
All the players looked up at him.
Wang Yi nodded, then said,
"That's right, heads up. Why are you hanging your heads? We're just missing shots. We haven't committed some unforgivable crime, so why hang our heads?"
Hearing that, the players felt their dejection ease a little.
Because their leader had spoken.
Whenever they'd faced adversity before, as long as Wang Yi wasn't silent,