Some C-list celebrities were already posting selfies from the Lakers' arena on Weibo.
Their captions read, "Here at the Lakers game to support Brother Yi. Go, Brother Yi!"
Though they were obviously trying to ride the hype, they still earned support from Wang Yi's many fans.
Just by posting that one picture, they gained tens of thousands of followers in a short time.
Interestingly, Wang Feng had come to watch the game in person today.
He figured that no matter what he did today, Wang Yi would steal the headlines, so he might as well come to the arena and show his support.
As it turned out, the flowers he tended with care didn't bloom, while the willows he planted by accident flourished.
When the arena camera panned over to Wang Feng, "Wang Feng Watches Brother Yi's Game in Person" shot straight to the top of the trending topics on domestic Weibo.
"Wang Feng has finally accepted his fate!"
"And somehow, accepting his fate got him a headline. That's pretty funny, haha."
"He could never grab a headline no matter how hard he tried. This time, he just came to watch a game and got one. Impressive."
As Wang Feng scrolled through his phone and saw himself at the top of the headlines, he posted a self-deprecating Weibo.
"This headline is a little awkward."
That post quickly climbed to seventh place on Weibo's trending list, too.
Which only made things more awkward.
Half an hour remained before tip-off, and the big screen had already displayed both teams' starting lineups.
The Lakers' starting lineup.
Point Guard: Hield
Shooting Guard: General Barton
Small Forward: King Arthur
Power Forward: Thick Eyebrows
Center: Gordon.
The Lakers hadn't changed their starting lineup in three years, which was quite rare in the league.
Of course,