Meanwhile, in China.
When fans saw Wang Yi throw Doug over his shoulder, especially when they saw Doug lying on the floor in pain, repeatedly pounding it with his left hand, clearly suffering badly, they all began wishing him well:
"May all injuries fall upon Doug Lambier!"
"May all injuries fall upon Doug Lambier!"
"I'm all for kindness, and no one wants to see any athlete get injured—except Doug Lambier!"
"That feels good, that feels good! When I saw him slam into Brother Yi just now, I knew Brother Yi wouldn't let him off easy. I can finally relax!"
"There's no better feeling!"
But amid their excitement, the fans were also a little worried:
"Can the Kings still win without one player?"
"Even if they win this game, Brother Yi just went after another player, so he'll definitely get an additional suspension after the game. That means there'll be games in the Finals when Brother Yi can't play. And if it's serious, he might miss the entire Finals. How are the Kings supposed to play then?"
That dampened the fans' excitement considerably.
Meanwhile, at a military unit somewhere in China, Uncle Yuan had come to visit an old comrade. As it happened, he found his friend watching the game.
Uncle Yuan had liked playing basketball when he was young.
When they had no missions and their training schedule wasn't too busy, he often played with his teammates to pass the time.
Now, seeing his old comrade watching a game, he recalled the times they had played together when they were young.
So he joined him in watching.
When he saw Wang Yi on the coaching staff, he said,
"Hey, this kid's really something now. When I was training, he was only about this tall."
He gestured to show the height.