After taking the court, Tang Tian shook hands and bumped shoulders with Butler and Irving in greeting.
The game was the game, friendship was friendship. Before the official tip-off, the two did not conflict.
Durant raised an eyebrow when he saw that.
The decision he had made that summer had brought him unprecedented public pressure.
And the person who had forced him into that choice was Tang Tian!
He had gone to the Warriors to beat Tang Tian, and he was certain that joining the Warriors would let him do it!
But before the new season even began, he wanted to do it first at the Olympics!
Although the USA Team beating the China Team was only natural, it would be a good start.
He truly wanted to win too badly.
So much so that Irving and Butler's actions made him slightly unhappy.
Fortunately, the game was about to begin. Yi Jianlian and Chandler stepped into the center circle.
Yi Jianlian jumped higher and faster, tapping the ball back into the China Team's half to officially raise the curtain on the China-USA Game.
The moment Tang Tian received the ball in the frontcourt, Butler and Irving moved in to Double Team him.
Tang Tian knew these players well, and Coach K knew him well too.
He was nothing like the coaches of the Brazil Team and Serbia Team. He knew exactly how strong Tang Tian was and immediately sent a Double Team at him from the opening possession.
The USA Team's players were also individually far stronger than those on the Brazil Team and Serbia Team.
Tang Tian... chose to attack head-on.
His style at the Olympics was very much like Kobe's. A double team was an opportunity.
Butler's read was accurate, but Tang Tian was faster. He still blew