I'll handle all the offense.
When reporters interviewed Edwards, he boldly declared:
"Purifying the competitive environment is everyone's responsibility. I think Thomas was right."
There was nothing wrong with the first half of that sentence, but the second half made every Chinese fan grind their teeth in anger.
What exactly was Thomas right about?
Was he right to jump off the podium and walk away?
Or was he right when he said, "Yellow people can't run that fast"?
At that moment, Chinese netizens spoke up again.
"Yi has to respond this time. If he doesn't, he doesn't deserve to be Chinese!"
"If he doesn't respond, I'm unfollowing him."
As the incident continued to escalate, Chinese netizens and fans alike eagerly awaited Wang Yi's response.
However, Wang Yi's reaction at the press conference left every Chinese netizen stunned.
A reporter asked Wang Yi, "Wang, I'm sure you've heard that Chinese sprinter Shen Yanchao was disqualified and stripped of his gold medal for using banned substances. What do you think about this?"
Wang Yi didn't even look up. "Next question."
At those words, the furious Chinese netizens seemed to lose control.
"What's that supposed to mean? Are you afraid to respond? Have you chickened out?"
"He won't even respond to this? Is he still Chinese?"
Some netizens even started cursing.
"Damn it, after playing in the NBA for a few years, he's become a dog fed by capitalism."
A wave of Wang Yi-bashing began online.
Almost everyone who didn't watch basketball was cursing Wang Yi.
Even among basketball fans, a third were cursing him.
Meanwhile, back in China.
Shen Yanchao wasn't feeling down.
Instead, he continued to train hard.
During a break in training, he went to the sidelines to rest.
While resting, he glanced at his phone and saw that the