The coaches and experts had run the numbers and found that the Knicks made more than forty substitutions in every game. It was precisely this frequent rotation that kept the team's legs fresh enough to keep running.
This sudden rule change was destined to go down in NBA history, and Wang Yue became one of the superstars who had changed the league's rules.
When the news reached China, the fans were thrilled. They had never imagined that a Chinese player could become so formidable that the NBA would change its rules for him.
Wang Yue had also become the leading figure in Chinese basketball in the eyes of fans back home, widely recognized as the best player in the country.
After winning another championship ring, Wang Yue hurried back to China. He was going to compete in the Asian Games.
However, he wasn't taking part in the basketball tournament. He was competing in snooker instead.
It wasn't that Wang Yue didn't want to play basketball. The truth was, the Basketball Association hadn't invited him in time—or rather, by the time the invitation came, it was already too late.
Before the Asian Games began, the Basketball Association had tried to get in touch with Wang Yue several times. Unfortunately, he didn't have an agent—or rather, his agent was his wife, Yin Guo, whose contact information wasn't public. If the Association wanted to find Wang Yue, they had to visit his home.
But when Wang Yue was playing, he was never home. And when he wasn't playing, he was often at the snooker hall, except in the evenings.
The Association sent people to coordinate with him several times, but they couldn't find him. In the end, they had no choice but to use their connections in China to contact Wang Yue's parents.