Facing the Japanese Team

Facing the Japanese Team—Don't Let Them Live!

The moment Wang Yi's shot went in, every Chinese player pumped a fist.

"Nice shot!"

"Holy crap, that was insane!"

"Yeah—"

Even Yao Ming and Coach Du Feng stood up on the sidelines.

They clapped hard.

The Chinese fans in the stands, waving their national flags, erupted in cheers and waved them wildly.

The Japanese players were all left staring in disbelief.

He'd jumped once, caught LaMelo Ball in the air, and dunked. What the hell was he, if not human?

Hachimura Rui furrowed his brow. The aura around him seemed to shrink by several notches.

The Japanese coach on the sideline covered his face with one hand.

Hachimura Rui shouldn't have tried that dunk.

Showing off with a broadsword in front of Guan Yu—he'd been asking to get humiliated.

All the Japanese fans fell silent too.

For one thing, Wang Yi's dunk had completely snuffed out the Japanese team's momentum.

For another, Wang Yi's dunk had been absolutely astonishing.

If he'd pulled that off in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, the Champion would have been all but guaranteed.

They couldn't understand how someone could jump into the air, catch two balls and dunk them, then toss up another ball for a self-toss self-dunk—and finally head the basketball into the hoop.

As they stared in shock, the arena grew much quieter. The only sounds were the thump of the ball hitting the court again and again, and the clang of it striking the rim.

That was the first heavy blow Wang Yi had dealt the Japanese team.

A Chinese fan uploaded a video of the moment to TikTok.

It spread across China like wildfire.

The video was titled "Brother Yi's Still Out Here Showing Off His Dunks."

The video captured everything perfectly: Hachimura