China had defeated France for the first time in history. Even if it was only a warm-up game, they had faced France Team at full strength. That alone was enough to send domestic fans into a frenzy.
At the postgame press conference, quite a few domestic reporters had shown up, and Tang Tian became the focus of their questions.
"How would you evaluate tonight's victory?"
"France Team is an extremely strong team. We only won because we shot better."
Tang Tian remained fairly low-key.
"The team will face Canada Team tomorrow. Are you confident about team victory?"
"Of course. I have great confidence in this team. As long as we keep believing in ourselves, I believe we can defeat any opponent."
But when it was time to be high-profile, he was not low-key at all.
"How would you evaluate Abudushalamu's performance?"
Abudushalamu had played brilliantly that night. He attended the postgame press conference with Tang Tian and Ding Yanyuhang.
"China's Kuzma—Handsome and Capable."
Tang Tian's answer instantly sent the reporters below into laughter.
Tang Tian had brought a fan meme straight into the press conference.
That was practically an official endorsement. Abudushalamu's nickname, China's Kuzma, was bound to become widely known.
Abudushalamu grinned from ear to ear beside him. He had expected Tang Tian to say both good and bad things, but it had all turned into praise.
Ding Yanyuhang merely smiled faintly.
While he had not gotten the chance to attend a postgame press conference with Tang Tian during his time in the NBA, he had heard Davis and the others talk plenty about Tang Tian's habit of hyping up his teammates at press conferences.
"China Team had a very special Entrance Ceremony before the game today. It was very similar to the Pelicans' pregame ceremony. Was that your