The system also spawned three referees courtside.
They looked like professional referees, dressed in referee uniforms.
In fact, the game's data system could quickly determine whether a player had committed a foul and provide the result. But to make things feel more realistic, the developers had still created a few referee NPCs.
Referees in real life might make bad calls or miss calls, but these three referees in the game would never make a bad call or miss one.
Jordan said to Wang Yi, "Since you're challenging me, you can take the first shot."
Wang Yi didn't hesitate. He nodded.
Then he turned around and walked to the center circle.
He happened to notice that the head referee was a familiar face: the bald referee, Crawford.
Wang Yi shook his head. The developers sure knew how to have fun with it.
If they wanted to use the likeness of the bald referee Crawford, they naturally had to pay him.
If they wanted to save that money, they could've just made up a face.
But that was what made Wang's Game so thoughtful. To make the game more immersive and entertaining, they had bought the likeness rights of many NBA referees.
The bald referee Crawford handed the ball to Wang Yi, then blew his whistle. The timer above the backboard started counting down.
The Battle of the Century had officially begun!
Standing in the center circle, Wang Yi took the ball from the referee, held it in both hands, bent slightly at the waist, and spread his legs.
A surge of passion seemed to rise from the depths of his heart. In an instant, it spread through his entire body, then rushed straight to his head. It felt as if every cell in his body were about to explode.
Excitement, exhilaration,