The Lakers sent out the starting lineup of Van Exel, Doug Christie, George Lynch, Zhang Hao, and Campbell.
The Magic sent out the starting lineup of Anfernee Hardaway, Nick Anderson, Dennis Scott, Horace Grant, and O'Neal.
Having prepared by putting on magnesium powder and reaching the center circle, Zhang Hao saw O'Neal's smiling face, who was much larger than him.
"Rookie, you can't jump as high as me, so you might as well stand still. Your whole team can't jump as high as me," O'Neal said with great pride.
Is this considered trash talk?
I guess so...
Seeing Zhang Hao not respond, O'Neal became even more smug. He couldn't tell if Zhang Hao's cold face was angered or not, so he continued, "Not only can you not jump as high as me, but you're not as strong as me either!"
"..."
Zhang Hao didn't even lift his head, readying for the jump ball.
After a while, Zhang Hao felt he needed to respond somehow.
