June 26th, 7:30 PM, Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Fans tuning into ESPN would see the channel cutting live to the NBA Draft, where they had set up a studio inside the Madison Square Garden Theater. The famous sportscaster Mike Tirico sat on the far right, flanked by three other basketball analysts: David Aldridge, Greg Anthony, and Tony Dungy.
They had been working hard in the arena since the afternoon. Their reporters had also been scrambling to gather interview material before the official broadcast. On television, people could see video highlights of the players in the green room as the commentators analyzed them one by one.
Su Xi was the eighth to be analyzed.
In the latest ESPN mock draft, he was projected to be selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 11th pick.
