After Wang Yi accepted the interview, he walked towards the players' tunnel.
What was different from the past was that he performed so well today, and James and Nongmei didn't even wait for him at the entrance.
But Wang Yi doesn’t care either.
Which team's boss and second team member would wait for a younger brother every day?
A man walked along the passage and came to the door of the team's locker room.
It's different from the noise in the locker room in the past.
The locker room was very quiet today.
Wang Yi frowned slightly, what's going on?
In the past, the locker room would only be so quiet when losing.
It was a bit eerily quiet today.
Is there something wrong with the locker room?
The playoffs are about to begin, and if something goes wrong in the locker room, it will definitely affect the players' performance on the court.
A typical example is the Rockets back then, where there was a problem between Paul and Harden.
Harden played quite lazily on the court, and in the end the Rockets unfortunately failed to advance to the Finals.
Wang Yi glanced at the security guard at the door of the locker room.
The security guard looked straight ahead without any expression.
Wang Yi asked: "What happened inside?"
The security guard just shook his head and said nothing.
Wang Yi frowned slightly and pushed open the locker room door.
At this moment, Chi——
A stream of white foam hit us head on.
Wang Yi subconsciously avoided it.
But the second share, the third share, the fourth share...
Seven or eight strands of white foam, like sprayed from a water gun, came towards Wang Yi.
A scent of champagne mixed with floral and fruity aromas suddenly filled the dressing room.
The shouts and laughter of a dozen strong men, mixed with the smell of champagne, overflowed the locker room and quickly filled the entire corridor.
The security guard at the door turned his head and took a look, with a heartfelt smile on his face.
This reminded him of the lively scene in the army when the brothers opened champagne to celebrate when they won a drill.
Wang Yi felt chilled all over his body.
When the champagne stopped spraying, he grabbed a towel and wiped the champagne off his head and face.
Looking up, he saw that his other teammates were already wearing diving goggles, and they were all looking at him with evil smiles on their faces.
Wang Yi shook his head: "You guys are simply lawless. Whoever comes, drag them all out and chop them up!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
A burst of laughter overflowed the locker room again.
…
Fifteen minutes later, Wang Yi finished taking a bath and soaking in liquid ammonia.
Then he was called by the coach and went to the press conference with Caruso.
James and Big Eyebrow did not play today, so the press conference was attended by other players.
Of course, even if they don't play, they can still participate if they insist.
But other players rarely have opportunities to perform, so they naturally cannot occupy the opportunities of these teammates.
In the media room, it was the Hawks' Trae Young and coach McMillan who were being interviewed at this time.
A tall, thin male reporter wearing glasses asked:
"Trae Young, you scored 61 points tonight, which is very surprising. But the Lakers' king scored 82 points, which is 21 points higher than you. Please evaluate Wang."
This reporter is obviously here to stir up trouble.
Reporters are just watching the fun and don't take it too seriously.
Trae Young answered without thinking:
"He's the most incredible guy I've ever seen, especially his fighting spirit, which I've never seen in any other player before, including myself."
To others, it sounds like business puffery.
But only Trae Young knows that he means it completely from the bottom of his heart.
The reporter didn't expect that a strong person like Trae Young would answer like this.
He could only shake his head helplessly.
Another female reporter asked McMillan: "So coach, how do you evaluate Wang?"
McMillan only said one sentence, which he had said to Wang Yi before.
"The thing I regret most in my life is letting Wang go."
The interview with the Hawks ended and after the Hawks players and coach left the court, the reporters had a few minutes to sort out their notes.
Three minutes later, Vogel and Caruso walked into the venue.
The reporters looked up one after another, then continued to lower their heads to organize their notes.
When Wang Yi entered the venue, the venue suddenly became noisy.
The reporters all raised their heads and sat up straight.
There were even many reporters who couldn't wait to raise their hands to ask questions.
After Wang Yi sat down, the staff next to him designated three reporters to ask questions.
"Wang, you scored a triple-double with 82 points tonight. What do you think of your crazy performance?"
"Wang, you have such great strength, so how do you foresee the Lakers' playoffs?"
…
Wang Yi's crazy performance has conquered many people, including some reporters.
Therefore, the questions raised by these conquered reporters did not have any malicious intent.
Moreover, the fact that Wang Yi scored 82 points in a triple-double was already very topical.
There is no need to stir up trouble to create a topic.
Wang Yi felt much more comfortable.
It’s no longer like before, where every reporter digs holes for himself.
Of course, it is not ruled out that a few still have malicious intentions.
It was the tall, thin male reporter wearing glasses who asked Wang Yi:
"Wang, you scored 82 points and surpassed Kobe Bryant. How do you feel?"
Vogel heard this question and turned to look at Wang Yi.
Use your eyes to remind Wang Yi that there is a pitfall in this question.
Wang Yi naturally realized it.
He cursed inwardly.
Damn, come dig a hole for me again.
This reporter said before that he "surpassed Kobe Bryant", but then asked Wang Yi how he was feeling.
It seems that the focus is on the latter issue, but in fact the "surpassing Kobe" in the front is a huge pitfall.
If Wang Yi didn't realize this and directly answered how he felt, then this reporter would definitely publish a report saying "Wang Yi thinks he has surpassed Kobe" after he went back.
Coupled with many media adding fuel to the fire, Wang Yi will instantly become the target of many Kobe Bryant fans.
Thinking of this, Wang Yi did not give the reporter any face:
"You are trying to drive a wedge between me and Kobe fans."
All the reporters turned to look at the reporter.
The reporter felt the crowd's gaze and his face felt slightly warm.
I could only use dry laughter to cover up the embarrassment of being exposed by Wang Yi in public.
Wang Yi continued: "There are hundreds of millions of fans around the world, and I am one of them. I have been watching him play when I was in elementary school. My score in a single game today is indeed higher than his
1 point. But that doesn’t mean I surpassed him.”
"His 81 points were scored in regular time, while I only scored 82 points after two overtimes."
"And his achievements are far beyond my current reach."
"Of course, he will also be the goal of my struggle and the motivation for me to move forward. My entire career will be the ultimate goal of catching up in his footsteps."
Wang Yi did not say "surpass", but "catch up".
Otherwise, reporters will cut it off and create a lot of topics.
Upon hearing Wang Yi's words, the venue burst into warm applause.
The tall and thin reporter was a little ashamed and lowered his head.
Vogel next to him glanced at Wang Yi again, with a hint of approval in his eyes.
Chapter completed!