Yao Ming replied, "Thank you, Sister Jing, but tonight our team is having a dinner gathering. On a day like this, I need to be with my teammates. We also had team activities yesterday; otherwise, Lili and I would've come yesterday."
Zhang Yang, who was playing with little Wukong on the side, chimed in, "I heard there were some issues within your team. Is that true?"
Yao Ming turned his head towards Zhang Yang and said in an exasperated tone, "Look at you, gloating over my misfortune. But indeed, there are some issues. Originally, like you, I didn't care for this so-called 'boss' title, but unlike you, I wasn't lucky enough to have someone with Felton's leadership charisma. So I had to step in myself..."
Rumors of internal conflict within the Chicago Bulls had circulated before. It wasn't as serious as a 'civil war,' but internal strife did exist.
