At six o'clock sharp, the Finals matchup between the Kings and the Nets tipped off at Golden 1 Center.
The number of foreign stars in attendance hadn't dwindled. James and his wife had even made a special trip to watch the game.
But there weren't nearly as many Chinese stars as before.
Only a handful, including Jay Chou, were there.
Of course, Yao Ming had also come.
But compared with the forty or fifty stars who'd attended the Western Conference Finals, the turnout was rather bleak.
Clearly, they'd also been affected by the Shen Yanchao incident.
They were afraid that if they came to watch Wang Yi play, netizens would tear into them.
Wang Yi glanced around and immediately understood the problem.
What he didn't know was that in the ninth row, a Chinese actress wearing his jersey and a baseball cap was quietly watching him.
The moment Wang Yi stepped onto the court, the system's prompt sounded in his mind again.
[Host, please check in.]
"Check in."
[Check-in successful.]
[Check-in reward: Finals God-Tier Offense Buff Experience Card]
Wang Yi took a closer look at the God-Tier Experience Card.
[Finals God-Tier Offense Buff Experience Card: Upon use, the host's offensive talent will be unleashed to its fullest.]
[Duration: Finals Game 1]
This was only the second time Wang Yi had received a God-Tier Experience Card from checking in, the first being the God-tier Three-Point Experience Card.
Meanwhile, over on the Nets, Edwards was rubbing his hands together, eager to get started.
He seemed especially excited today.
That was because his name had been included in the All-Defensive First Team, announced before the game.
This year's All-NBA First Team:
Wang Yi, Curry, James, Durant, Antetokounmpo.
This was Wang Yi's first time making an All-NBA First Team.
He'd made the team last