Zion failed to posterize Link, and the violent collision stunned everyone in the arena.
Link and Zion Williamson had simply launched into the most straightforward, brutal kind of physical battle.
There were no flashy techniques, nor were there any intricate tactical adjustments.
What they put on was the purest contest of strength and elevation.
They were like two enraged bulls, with only one goal: knock the other to the floor.
Whoever could overpower the other was the winner. Whoever could jump higher was the winner.
The fans watched this matchup with immense satisfaction. Why were most globally popular sports contact sports?
Because the direct, fierce physical collisions between athletes on the court were what stimulated fans' nerves the most.
Why were games in the current era generally considered less exciting than those of the 1990s and early 2000s?
Because the physicality of this era was nowhere near as intense as before.
Fierce contact—that was what fans loved most.
Fancy skills and complex tactics were certainly exciting too, but compared to those, most people would rather see a simple, brutal poster dunk.
And today, Link and Zion had given the fans exactly that kind of pure physical showdown.
The two of them were practically challenging each other's limits.
Collision after collision, battle after battle—until one of them went down, this fierce war would not stop.
Zion slowly climbed back to his feet. In high school and the NCAA, his physique had been nearly unbeatable.
A video of Zion in high school had recently gone viral online. In it, the high school player defending Zion barely reached his chest and was incredibly skinny.
It was easy to imagine that a kid like that had no chance of stopping Zion.
Even after entering the NCAA, while the matchups were no longer quite so