Pierce continued:
"Someone at his level, a Superstar, should know what to expect when his body starts to decline. He should have prepared for it well in advance and worked out a plan, so the decline would be more gradual and happen at a slower pace. But his mental toughness is too poor. Even the slightest physical problem causes his performance to fall off dramatically."
"That's why I've been saying for years that Wang Yi isn't a Superstar. I didn't care how many people cursed me or called me a hater. Now that time has put him to the test, you can finally see whether he really is a Superstar."
There were countless other haters who bashed Wang Yi just to ride his coattails and get attention.
The Raptors' next opponent was the Celtics.
The Celtics now supposedly had the Big Four.
Besides the Jays, Tatum and Jaylen Brown, there were also Ja Morant and the Great Emperor, Embiid.
Though Tatum, Brown, and Embiid were all over thirty, perhaps thanks to advances in modern medicine, none of them had shown any obvious decline.
Brown and Tatum, in particular, hadn't declined this year. If anything, they seemed to be getting younger.
Their stats across the board were better than last season's.
Ja Morant had been driven into a slump by Wang Yi several times before, so he hadn't made any inflammatory comments.
The other three, though, were asking for trouble.
Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum had both shared their thoughts on Wang Yi's decline on their respective Twitter accounts.
Jaylen Brown: "I think Bales and Pierce went a bit too far, but they weren't completely wrong. As a Star, if Wang's body isn't having any problems, he shouldn't be declining this quickly."
Jason Tatum: "I have a lot of respect for