When reporters asked Yu Fei after the game why there was so much intense physical contact in the season opener against the Knicks, Yu Fei also expressed his helplessness, "This really didn't feel like the intensity of a regular-season game, but it happened, and all I can do now is to wish Amar'e good luck."
Unfortunately, good luck was not on the side of Amar'e Stoudemire.
The next day, the Knicks announced Stoudemire's injury condition.
Stoudemire suffered a torn ACL in his left knee and was scheduled to undergo surgery a few days later, with the expectation to be out for the season.
No one wants to see this happen, and Yu Fei's relationship with Stoudemire was neither good nor bad. The two had communicated during the All-Star break, merely nodding acquaintances.
But now, Stoudemire had ended his whole season over a regular-season game.
Incidentally, Stoudemire's injury could also be the end of the Knicks' season.