The Devil Himself

That guy was the devil.

After the Kings' press conference ended, it was time for the Knicks' press conference.

The Knicks had just suffered a crushing defeat, with the Kings setting records at their expense.

So when their head coach, Thibodeau, and Fournier walked in, both wore grim expressions.

The reporters, however, were excited about this kind of press conference.

That was because interviews like this often made the people being interviewed lose their tempers.

And once they did, there was a good chance the clip would trend online.

For journalists, that was a golden opportunity.

The first reporter asked Fournier, "Your team lost by 81 points tonight, the largest margin in NBA history. You also let the Kings score 187 points, another NBA record. On top of that, you let them win their 34th straight game and their 74th game of the season, both NBA records."

"How do you feel about that?"

Fournier was already cursing inwardly.

How did he feel? How would you feel if a bunch of huge guys did that to you?

But on the surface, he could only try to keep his emotions in check. "I feel terrible. Of course I feel terrible."

The reporter followed up with a second question. "What kind of player do you think Wang Yi is? They were already up by 50 in the third quarter and had the game in the bag, but he still went out there in the fourth to pad his stats. Do you think he's the kind of player who'll do anything to rack up points?"

Fournier fell silent for a long time.

He stayed quiet for a full 15 seconds.

Only when the reporter was about to ask another question did he finally speak. "Satan. He's the devil himself."

The reporter frowned.

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