With no other options, he could only call in several assistant coaches, along with the team's current General Manager, Magic Johnson.
They discussed what to do.
During the discussion, they each sent Wang Yi a message or called him, but his responses were all very cold. He showed no sign of wanting to reconcile with King Arthur.
With no other options, they could only call King Arthur.
They wanted to see if King Arthur could take the initiative and apologize to Wang Yi, easing the tension between them.
But King Arthur was also a very stubborn man who cared deeply about his pride.
Getting him to apologize to Wang Yi on his own was nothing short of a pipe dream.
In the end, the coaches and General Manager spent from six in the evening until ten at night trying to settle the matter, but they couldn't manage it.
Time was extremely precious to them, because the Lakers were playing Game 6 against the Spurs the following night.
If the conflict remained unresolved, the Spurs could very well force the Lakers into a Game 7 battle.
As everyone knew, if a series went to Game 7, the team that had been leading would be under far more pressure than the team that had been chasing them.
And with the Lakers' two core players at odds, their chances of advancing looked grim.
The coaches barely slept that night, and finally made it to the next morning.
As soon as Wang Yi got up, they hurried to his room.
Head Coach Phil Jackson was the first to speak.
"Wang, I think we need to sit down and talk this through. We should do everything we can to resolve the issue before tonight's game."
Wang Yi sat on the sofa, looking at the coaches