It turned out that just as the ball was lobbed out, Mane saw Gordon about to catch it under the basket and dunk. He immediately grabbed King Arthur in a bear hug, while shouting to the referee beside him:
"Foul! Foul! I fouled him!"
By then, King Arthur was sick and tired of it. He shoved Mane away with all his strength.
Mane went tumbling backward with the shove.
The referee blew his whistle again.
He gave King Arthur a technical foul.
But Wang Yi still wasn't satisfied. He stood up and put pressure on the referee:
"Come on, that was clearly a Flagrant 1 Foul! He shoved my player!"
The referee held up a hand to Wang Yi, signaling for him to stop talking.
Wang Yi turned around and waved both hands, looking furious.
In reality, as he waved, there was even a sly grin on his face.
Mane stepped to the free-throw line first.
He sank the free throw easily.
Then King Arthur went to take the two free throws for the foul.
This time, with Wang Yi on the court, he watched Arthur walk to the free-throw line with that same sly grin on his face and gestured for him to go ahead.
Arthur ground his teeth as he stepped up to the line, then missed the first shot.
His nerves were already on the verge of collapse, so the second shot didn't even reach the rim. It only grazed the net.
The Kings easily grabbed the rebound.
As Arthur ran back on defense and passed the sideline, Wang Yi pinched his nose at him.
He meant: That free throw was fucking awful.
Arthur immediately turned to complain to the referee:
"What's that supposed to be? Shouldn't that have been a technical foul?"
Wang Yi laughed. "If