Jalen Green was helpless now; he could only grit his teeth and face Wang Yi.
He performed a crossover dribble in front of Wang Yi.
Then he quickly took a step to the right and drove past him.
But after taking one step, he suddenly made a behind-the-back dribble and drove left.
Wang Yi had studied a lot of his game footage, so he knew his moves too well.
The moment he saw Green's left shoulder twitch slightly, he knew what he was about to do. He accurately read where the ball would go on Green's left side. As Green dribbled left, the ball bounced up, and before his hand could touch it, Wang Yi had already stolen it.
With the ball in hand, Wang Yi raced down the court.
He leaped from beyond the free-throw line and flew straight toward the rim.
No behind-the-back switch, no between-the-legs switch, no midair spin, no windmill.
Just a plain, straightforward free-throw-line dunk.
After landing, he turned around casually, as if he hadn't done anything at all.
He didn't trash-talk Jalen Green or make any taunting gestures.
At this point in his career, unless an opponent was being excessively aggressive, he couldn't be bothered to taunt them or talk trash.
The arena's giant screen kept replaying the free-throw-line dunk.
One of today's commentators was Drummond Green, who had retired only recently.
He had often filled in as a commentator even before retiring, and he signed with ABC as soon as he hung up his shoes.
He retired after one game, then showed up courtside to commentate on a Warriors game the very next.
The Warriors players were all a little bewildered when they saw him.
People found it amusing at the time.
By now, most of the hair in his beard had turned