Wang Yi had been incredibly excited about the Kings-Warriors game.
Going up against a powerhouse like the Warriors, and a legendary shooter like Curry, who ranked first in NBA history in career three-pointers, had him completely fired up.
But he hadn't expected Klay to suddenly leave the game.
After all, with Klay on the floor, the defense had to pay attention to him, too.
That gave Curry the chance to unleash his full potential.
Without Klay, the Warriors weren't at full strength.
What soured Wang Yi's mood even more was that Green had undercut him several times during the game.
Every time Wang Yi shot a three, Green would rush at him and plant his foot right where Wang Yi was about to land.
Fortunately, Wang Yi had studied Green carefully and managed to avoid him each time.
But it still left him furious.
In a game, especially an important one like Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, where winning meant advancing to the Finals, physical play was perfectly normal.
So was playing rough.
Pulling jerseys, grabbing waists, swinging elbows, throwing shoulders, tripping people—those were all within the range players could accept.
Anyone who had played in the Playoffs was more or less prepared for that kind of thing.
They considered it part and parcel of the NBA Playoffs.
Some even thought that was what toughness and grit looked like, what the Playoffs were really about.
But every player also agreed: you could play physical, but you couldn't jeopardize someone else's livelihood.
What Green was doing was clearly aimed at injuring people. That was an attack on someone's livelihood.
It was despicable.
One undercut could cause anything from a sprained ankle to a fracture.
So when shooters faced Green on defense, they were always wary, afraid that a dirty