If James released both pieces of news at the same time, they would attract the same wave of attention.
Conversely, if he released them separately, they would generate two waves of attention.
The difference was obvious at a glance.
After fans spent about a week discussing the news in sorrow, the Lakers' official website released another announcement:
"After serious discussions with Wang, we persuaded him, and he has decided to play one more season."
The moment this news came out, fans all over the whole world erupted.
The hearts of many fans, which had been hanging in suspense for a week, finally settled.
"Thank goodness he's playing one more season. We can properly say goodbye to Brother Yi."
"One more season—this is great, great! I can finally relax!"
"I was in my senior year of high school before, so I never got to properly watch Brother Yi's games. Now he's playing another season, and I've just started college. I can finally watch Brother Yi's games properly. I swear I won't miss a single one of Brother Yi's games next season!"
This level of buzz continued for another week. Just as it began to fade, LeBron James dropped another bombshell.
The Lakers' official website announced:
"The reason the Lakers are breaking up the team and rebuilding is because we want to build an all-China roster. With Wang Yi as the core, we will assemble a team made up entirely of Chinese players."
This news once again drew enormous attention, especially in China, where fans were overjoyed.
"An all-China team—Oh my god, something I've been waiting more than ten years for is finally going to happen!"
"An all-China team! Awesome, awesome awesome, awesome!"
"An all-China team built around Brother Yi—no wonder the team only kept Zhang Yu before!"
"So Shan He, Zhang