2023-10-05 03:56:15
The Chinese men’s basketball team suffered an upset loss to the Philippines. (File photo/reproduced from FIBA official website)
The semi-finals of the Hangzhou Asian Games men’s basketball team started on the 4th. The host Chinese team played once morest the Philippines, which was missing NBA star Jordan Clarkson, in the evening. Although it led by up to 20 points, it was still defeated in the end and missed the gold medal game; Later, the entire team actually ignored the media and got on the bus and ran away. It was not until the on-site landlords and media protested that the shuttle bus drove back to the venue, and the head coach and captain Zhao Jiwei attended the press conference.
The Chinese team recruited the first naturalized player in team history, NBA “Slow Mo” Anderson (Kyle Lee), to assist in this year’s World Cup. However, they only achieved 1 win and 4 losses, ranking 29th among the 32 teams in the tournament. Didn’t qualify for the Paris Olympics. At that time, China suffered a bloodbath once morest the Philippines by 21 points. A few months later, the two teams met once more in the top four of the Asian Games. Although Kyle Lee had returned to the United States to prepare for the new season, Clarkson of the Philippines was also absent, and he was at home once more. Competition, many people believe that China is sure to win.
However, the Chinese team, which was leading by 12 points following the first three quarters, was deflected by Justin Brownlee’s five three-pointers in a single quarter in the final quarter. In the end, it lost 76:77 and might only compete with Taiwan for the bronze. One hour following the game, various media were still waiting for the Chinese men’s basketball team to attend the press conference. Unexpectedly, the team bus had already left by this time, triggering media protests. Finally, coach Djordjevic, captain Zhao Jiwei, and Chinese Basketball Association Chairman Yao Ming Only then returned to the scene.
Since many outsiders pointed the finger at the foreign head coach “Sasha” Djordjević (Aleksandar Đorđević), criticizing him for leading the Chinese men’s basketball team to the worst performance in team history, Djordjević also called him following the game. However, Zhao Jiwei suddenly “interjected” to support Qiao Shuai. He said that the coach cannot be responsible for every defeat, but the players should be responsible. “I don’t know if I can represent the team. If I can’t represent the team, I represent myself.” , I apologize to the fans who care regarding Chinese basketball and us.”
Zhao Jiwei also said, “The execution of the players is not enough. He really did a lot, but we can’t do it or understand it. He really hopes that Chinese basketball will be good and that young players can improve. He hopes to establish a system for Chinese basketball. He knows what world basketball is like and what the world’s top teams are like.”
The Chinese men’s basketball team lost to the Philippines in the World Cup. (File photo/reproduced from FIBA official website)
As for “falling behind following the game”, Yao Ming explained that because he left the game in a hurry following the game, he did not attend the press conference according to the procedures. He said that he only received a call reminding him to participate 5 minutes following leaving the arena.
After the game, some netizens pointed out that the Chinese men’s basketball team also experienced a dark period in 2002. At that time, it was 1 win and 7 losses in the World Championships, and the Asian Games was also reversed by South Korea. However, at that time, the team already had NBA No. 1 pick Yao Ming and rookie Yi Jianlian in Guangdong. , Battelle will win the championship with the Spurs in one year. The foundation and future are there, but now this team makes people unable to see the future.
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Can’t afford to lose?When the Chinese men’s basketball team lost, the media was protested before attending the press conference
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