Although LaMelo Ball was still crying, the cold water constantly pouring over his head kept Big Ball from noticing.
But Second Ball couldn't help wondering to himself, Is my third brother crying?
The cold water running over his head was mixing with his tears, so no one else could tell. He must have been crying.
But Second Ball didn't expose him.
Life was hard enough already. There was no need to make things worse by calling him out.
Little Bass was having just as hard a time keeping it together as LaMelo.
Before Wang Yi was suspended, he'd been hoping for Wang Yi to come back, because everyone could only make money if Wang Yi returned.
After all that waiting, Wang Yi had finally come back—only to pull this on the Lakers as soon as he hit the court, resetting the team's record for its largest loss.
Then again, whenever Wang Yi faced the Lakers, he always rubbed their noses in it. Over and over again.
Did he really have to leave them no way back at all?
Without needing to tell anyone on his staff, NBA President David Xiao Hua quickly posted the messages he'd prepared and the highlight clips he'd edited on NBA's official accounts across all the major platforms.
NBA's official account: The King Is Back with a 70-Point Explosion!
NBA's official website: He's Still the King—the One and Only!
NBA's official YouTube channel put together the highlights of Wang Yi's performance and captioned them: The one and only Dragon King, and the one and only king in the NBA.
As for all those private accounts, there was no need to mention how lavishly they praised Wang Yi.
Meanwhile, in the Lakers' parking lot, Ball Dad was waiting for his three sons so they could go home