At today's press conference, Phil Jackson and Doncic had answered all the reporters' questions about the team, while King Arthur sat silently beside them.
After Phil Jackson finished praising Wang Yi, a reporter finally asked King Arthur a question.
"Counting today's loss, you've now lost to Wang seven times in the Playoffs. You've never beaten him in the Regular Season, either. Do you think you have a chance to beat him before he retires?"
Somewhere deep inside, King Arthur seemed to hear a snicker.
It was as if something sharp had stabbed him in the heart—and even in the lungs.
Damn that reporter. He sure knew how to stick the knife right in.
Losing to Wang Yi seven times was one thing, but what the hell did he mean, asking if I could beat him before he retires?
He was basically saying I'd never beat him in my life.
Of course, those were just his private thoughts. In public, King Arthur furrowed his brow and stared at the reporter.
After a moment, he finally spoke:
"Without a doubt, he's the best player in the world today, and perhaps the best player in history. Beating him is certainly difficult. But I believe that if I keep working hard and keep improving, one day I'll beat him in the Playoffs."
In Westerners' way of thinking, a statement like King Arthur's would normally earn admiration. People would see him as someone who kept fighting after every defeat, someone who never gave up.
But for some reason, King Arthur's words didn't sound convincing at all.
Another reporter then rubbed salt in the wound:
"Wang is already thirty-six. Even if he plays until he's forty and then retires, that gives him only four more seasons. Are you sure you can beat him in those four