Reggie Miller exclaimed:
"Oh my God, 65 points at age 38, and in the Playoffs, no less. How many more miracles is Wang going to pull off?"
Bayless, standing beside him, exclaimed too:
"Before this, the highest score by anyone over 38 was Michael Jordan's. He once scored 51 points at the age of 38, which is why he was called the God of Basketball.
And now Wang has scored 65 points in a single game at age 38, in the Playoffs. I really don't understand how he did it."
Reggie Miller grinned and asked Bayless:
"How come you're not trashing Wang anymore?"
Bayless shook his head and smiled ruefully. "There's really no way to trash him after this game."
You could say Bayless had finally backed down.
Wang Yi's fans were overjoyed, and comments flooded the livestream:
"I liked you better when you were defiant."
"Wait, what happened to Bayless? Why did he change?"
"He finally got Bayless to admit defeat. Haha, Brother Yi is a beast!"
"I know Bayless trashes Brother Yi for the views, but getting him to give up those views and admit defeat sincerely shows just how incredible Brother Yi is!"
Right as the game ended, "Bayless Backs Down" had already shot to the top of the trending charts on all the major platforms.
On TikTok, the top trending topic was: The world's biggest Wang Yi hater backs down!
On Weibo, the top trending topic was: Brother Yi scores 65 in one game, silencing the haters!
On the Wushuang Platform, the top trending topic was: 65 points in one game at age 38. Who else could do it?!
It was destined to be another day when Wang Yi broke through to the mainstream.
Meanwhile, at the arena,
the Spurs players, now eliminated, looked utterly dejected.