Jabari Brown was driving to the basket as he has so many times before, ready to take flight for a dunk and send the Foshan crowd into a frenzy for their leading scorer. Before he could rock the rim, however, a waiting arm collided with his head directly above his right eyebrow, sending him to the floor.
The collision required 10 stitches to repair and a giant bandage worn over the wound, but it also served as Brown's rude awakening that he was in a more dangerous and physical league now.
"Welcome to China," says Brown, recalling the moment.