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Li Fei's name became the basketball world's only keyword that night.
The tidal wave of public opinion was reflected most directly in the commercial market.
New York, Fifth Avenue, Li Fei Brand's global flagship store.
This was the center of global fashion trends and a symbol of Li Fei's personal business empire.
A massive poster of Li Fei in a Knicks No. 91 jersey hung on the huge floor-to-ceiling glass façade. His gaze in the poster was resolute, as though he were looking down upon the entire bustling street.
By the time the game ended, it was already the early hours of the morning in New York.
But when Li Fei hit the game-winner, when the words "We won't be going back to Los Angeles" reached the East Coast, countless fans poured out of bars and homes and into the streets. They celebrated wildly, and this flagship store on Fifth Avenue became their place of pilgrimage.
The following morning, when store manager David Thompson arrived at the entrance, he was stunned by the sight before him.
There were still more than two hours until opening, but a line stretching hundreds of meters had already formed outside. It snaked across nearly the entire sidewalk, even drawing police officers to maintain order.
"My God..." Thompson muttered. He immediately realized that this would be a day remembered in the brand's history.
At 10 a.m., the store opened on schedule. The crowd that had been waiting for so long flooded inside like a rising tide.
"Give me a pair of Soar 5s! The game-winner edition! I want Li Fei's size!" A young man in a Knicks jersey rushed to the register and shouted excitedly.
"Do you still have