Every time Wang Yi showed up, it dealt a huge blow to Lakers Fans—and to Nicholson.
After that, he hardly ever went to games in person. It wasn't until Doncic joined the Lakers that the pairing of Doncic and King Arthur gave him a glimmer of hope, and he started following the games again.
But once he did, he was hit with another crushing disappointment. Every time the Lakers faced the Raptors in the Playoffs, they were practically steamrolled!
That guy Wang was like a mountain no one could ever reach the top of, towering before every team and filling them with dread.
When faced with a mountain like that, you didn't even have the courage to climb, let alone scale it.
Plenty of Lakers Fans shared Nicholson's feelings. In fact, it was fair to say that every Lakers fan in the arena felt the same way.
When they saw Wang Yi and the Raptors players lifting the O'Brien Cup together, someone in the crowd finally broke.
A fan began shouting at the top of his lungs, "We want Wang!"
His shout was like a stone dropping into a lake, sending ripples far and wide. In no time, thousands upon thousands of fans around him joined in.
"We want Wang!"
"We want Wang!"
"We want Wang!"
When the cameras swept across the crowd, every single person was on their feet, arms raised high, shouting in unison:
"We want Wang!"
"We want Wang!"
"We want Wang!"
The camera turned to the Lakers' owner, LeBron James.
The message was obvious. With so many fans in the arena shouting that they wanted Wang Yi, how would he respond as the Lakers' owner?
LeBron James gave an awkward smile.
As the Lakers' owner and one of the commentators at the game, he