Wang Yi's explosive performance this season naturally had many fans excited. Looking across the entire history of the NBA, they had never seen such a well-rounded player, one who excelled in every statistical category.
So far, he ranked first in the league in every statistic.
Of course, some haters said that Wang Yi had already used up so much energy early in the season. What would he do in the middle and late parts of the season—or even in the Playoffs—when he ran out of energy?
Zha Zha Pachulia was even more blunt:
"Wang Yi has no idea how to manage his stamina. He's already used up so much energy in the early games, so he'll have nothing left for the games later on. He's been playing for nearly ten years and still doesn't know how to pace himself. He's not a qualified player."
Naturally, his comments brought a wave of attacks from Wang Yi's fans. When a reporter looking for a story asked Wang Yi about it, he replied bluntly:
"Forty days from now, tell him to come kneel and kowtow to me."
That was Wang Yi's response to Zha Zha Pachulia.
When fans heard Wang Yi's reply, they all got excited again.
Zha Zha Pachulia had said that if Wang Yi averaged more than 25 points per game this season, he'd kowtow to him.
And now Wang Yi was saying that in forty days, Zha Zha would come kowtow to him.
What did that mean?
The Kings had played 17 games so far, and over the next forty days, they had 24 more games scheduled.
That made 41 games in total—exactly half the season.
It was downright outrageous.
He intended to achieve his full-season goal in just half a season.
In other words, if he averaged 50 points