The spectators naturally didn't understand. Jordan was an extremely competitive person.
He had to measure himself against others in everything, so there was no way he'd simply give up this chance to win possession.
As Wang Yi saw it, there was no going easy when competing against a strong opponent. Even if it was just a free throw to decide possession, he wouldn't hold back.
So the two of them kept shooting free throws, all the way to the twenty-sixth shot.
Jordan's free throw bounced around inside the rim, then popped back out.
Wang Yi's shot went in cleanly.
In the end, Wang Yi got the first possession on offense.
At that moment, the livestream had already reached 17 million viewers.
It was closing in on 20 million.
NBA President David Xiao Hua had also learned the true figures for Wang Yi's livestream through his own channels. Wang Yi hadn't tried to conceal them, so anyone with even a few connections could get hold of the numbers.
Seeing how many people were watching the livestream, Xiao Hua was so envious he could have drooled.
Before Wang Yi came along, the NBA Finals drew only a few million viewers. Only Jordan had ever drawn tens of millions during the Finals.
After Wang Yi came along, his Finals games could draw tens of millions of viewers almost every time.
But now, a game between Wang Yi and Jordan had already drawn 17 million viewers in real time.
It was enough to make him weep with envy.
The executives at TikTok looked at the figures, their expressions growing grimmer by the minute.
The executives at Kuaishou were past grim. They were despairing.
There was no such thing in business wars as two rivals fighting while a third party profited.
According to market experience,