2023-08-17 17:13:44
August 18, 2023 01:13 Source: Beijing Youth Daily
Li Kaier’s domestic debut this week is eager to change to the No. 1 jersey of the Chinese men’s basketball team to play for the country
According to the reporter of Beijing Youth Daily, following a brief adjustment on the 16th, the Chinese men’s basketball team resumed training on the 17th to prepare for the Solidarity Cup. According to the schedule, the Chinese men’s basketball team will face the Serbian team on the 20th. This game is also the domestic debut of the naturalized Chinese men’s basketball player Li Kaier. After the game, the Chinese men’s basketball team will set off for the World Cup on the 23rd.
The Chinese men’s basketball team arrived in Shenzhen on the evening of the 15th. After the previous warm-up match and long-distance flight, the Chinese men’s basketball team gave the players less than a day to adjust, mainly to allow the players to recover from jet lag. The players returned to the team on the evening of the 16th, and resumed training on the 17th to prepare for the Solidarity Cup. The Chinese men’s basketball team currently has 14 players, and the list of 12 players for the World Cup will be determined soon. According to the analysis of the current situation, at least 11 players in the Chinese men’s basketball team have been basically determined.
The Chinese men’s basketball team will compete with the powerful Serbia team in the Solidarity Cup. The latter is also the first opponent of the Chinese team in the World Cup group stage. And this game will be the domestic debut of naturalized player Li Kaier. Li Kaier has played three overseas warm-up matches before, and he played a key role in the last game once morest the New Zealand team. On the 20th, Li Kaier will make his debut in Shenzhen, and his family will also be there to watch the match.
After this game is over, all the warm-up matches for the Chinese men’s basketball team to prepare for the World Cup will be over. They plan to leave for Manila, Philippines on the 23rd to participate in the Men’s Basketball World Cup. The Chinese men’s basketball team’s opponents in the World Cup group stage are Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico. The Chinese men’s basketball team hopes to qualify for the Paris Olympics through this World Cup.
Li Kaier recently revealed on his personal social media that he is considering whether to change his jersey number. Previously, Li Kaier chose No. 32 in the Chinese men’s basketball team. Relevant people once revealed to Beiqing Daily that there is no special significance for Li Kaier to choose No. 32, mainly because the No. 1 and No. 5 that he often wore before are used by his teammates. But since then, when Zeng Fanbo, who wore the No. 1 jersey, left the team, this number was vacant. Therefore, it is possible for Li Kaier to change this number.
Li Keier wrote: “In many important moments of my basketball career, I have worn the No. 1 jersey to meet the challenge. It has brought me infinite strength and motivation. The new NBA season is coming, and I will also put on the familiar The No. 1 jersey. In the Chinese national team, I just learned that the No. 1 jersey can be chosen. My relatives in China told me that 1 is a very special number in China. , always strive for the first, united as one, and inherited in the same strain. Therefore, I am eager to wear the No. 1 jersey, and try my best with the men’s basketball brothers in the World Cup without leaving any regrets. Before making a decision, I would like to hear from the fans Voice. Do you support me for number 1? Please let me know by voting later.”
No. 1 and No. 5 are the jersey numbers that Kyle has worn most in his career. Li Kell wore No. 1 when he was with the Spurs, and No. 5 when he was with the Timberwolves. But in the 2023-24 season, because Timberwolves teammate Edwards wanted to wear No. 5, he swapped jersey numbers with Li Kell.Text/Reporter Song Xiang
(Beijing Youth Daily)
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