2023-07-24 06:13:54
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson acquired Chinese citizenship through naturalization ahead of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, allowing him to compete for China.
“Anderson obtained Chinese nationality this morning and met with Yao Ming, Chairman of the China Basketball Federation,” the federation said in a statement on its official Weibo account. Anderson is another athlete to have acquired Chinese citizenship, but the first basketball player.
The basketball world association FIBA allows each country to have one naturalized player per tournament in the squad. This will allow Anderson to take part in the World Basketball Championships in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia in August, as well as the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
According to Chinese media, Anderson’s maternal grandmother was born in Jamaica and is said to have had a Chinese father. However, it’s unclear whether Anderson gave up his US citizenship for the move. China actually has strict rules prohibiting dual citizenship.
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