Wang Yi stopped the ball, sending the crowd into a frenzy.
But a pain that went straight to the bone shot through his right wrist.
After suffering several injuries, he knew that feeling all too well.
This wasn't an ordinary muscle strain or bruise. Something was definitely wrong with the bones in his wrist. It might even be a fracture.
The intense pain made Wang Yi double over in an instant.
Big beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
But the ball was still in his left hand. He didn't let go. Instead, gritting his teeth against the pain, he hurled it downcourt with his left hand.
The Kings player wasn't the one furthest up the court, but he trusted Little Danny to catch up.
Sure enough, all the players sprinted downcourt.
After crossing the three-point line, Little Danny surged ahead. Just as the ball was about to go out of bounds, he got to it.
He faked a bank shot under the basket.
The two defenders chasing behind him went flying.
He easily banked it in.
Meanwhile, because of the intense pain in his wrist, Wang Yi was still beneath the basket at the other end of the court.
The ball was still live, so they couldn't sub him out yet.
The Hawks inbounded and attacked.
Trae Young saw Wang Yi under the basket, but didn't try to take him on one-on-one.
Every player in the league knew that attacking the basket with Wang Yi there was just asking to get blocked.
So he waited until his teammates had gotten into position, then passed the ball to Jalen Green.
Seeing that Wang Yi hadn't come out to guard him, Jalen Green launched a three-pointer from beyond the arc.
But this time, the shot missed, and the ball bounced high