The female reporter asked, "Aren't you afraid Wang Yi will retaliate?"
Embiid puffed out his chest. "You have to understand, even the Lion King can be bullied once he gets old. And since I've stepped onto the court, I'm not afraid of any retaliation. Whatever you've got, bring it on! We should show our toughness on the court! Any dirty tricks or cheap shots are a joke to a player tough enough to handle them."
Embiid's words made Raptors fans want to smack him across the face.
"Holy crap, he actually has the nerve to talk about toughness?"
"With that prehistoric beast's face and that sickly-sweet candy look, he still has the nerve to talk about toughness?"
"He goes down at the slightest touch. He's practically mastered our Chinese art of 'eighteen falls from a brush of the clothes,' and he still dares to talk about toughness? I want to smack that 38-size face with my size-42 shoe."
Jaylen Brown and Tatum, standing nearby, both grinned and teased him.
"If you put it like that, we'd better keep our distance tonight in case Wang Yi comes after you."
Embiid waved his massive hand. "Wang Yi used to be amazing. We have to admit that. But now he's old. The paint I'm guarding is a no-fly zone for him. If he dares come in, I'll swat him into oblivion!"
Just then, another reporter asked Tatum a question:
"Although Wang Yi's form has declined a lot this season compared to last, he's still averaging 38 points per game and leading the Entire League. Some say he's only declined compared to his own peak, and that he's still far above everyone else. You're mocking him so brazenly. Aren't you afraid you'll provoke him?"
Tatum shrugged. "Mocking him? Who's mocking him?"
Then he turned