Late at night on August 29, Chinese men's basketball player Yi Jianlian announced his retirement through his personal social media and ended his 21 -year career.
As he grows, Yi Jianlian, who is about to be 36 years old, has declined in the CBA league last season.In other words, the outside world has a little psychological preparation for his retirement.However, as this day is true, it still makes fans emotion.
Screenshot of Yijianlian Weibo
With Yi Jianlian's farewell to the field, The 12th players of the Chinese men's basketball team of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which are called "08 Golden Generation" by fans, have all retired.The quarterfinals.They are: Yao Ming, Wang Zhizheng, Du Feng, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Lei, Liu Wei, Sun Yue, Li Nan, Zhang Qingpeng, Chen Jianghua, and Yi Jianlian.
Yi Jianlian, this is a Chinese basketball destined name.Talking about him, even if he is not a basketball fan, you can say a few words.
Time back to 20 years ago, in the 2002-03 CBA league, 16-year-old Yi Jianlian officially opened his career in the Guangdong men's basketball team.A legendary story kicked off.
The picture shows the Guangdong team holding a trophy at the award ceremony.Image source: icphoto
In the third season of career, Yi Jianlian can averages 16.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. The green big boy quickly ranked among the excellent inside of the league.The outstanding performance in the league allowed the "genius boy" to be selected as the national team in 2004.
In 2007, Yi Jianlian participated in the NBA draft and was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the first round.After several years of fighting on the other side of the ocean, he returned to the CBA arena to help the Guangdong men's basketball team crown the championship many times, while individuals hold a number of CBA historical records.
Talking about the significance of Yi Jianlian in Chinese basketball, it is generally divided into two parts: the "old brothers" of the Chinese men's basketball team, and the "Dinghai God needle" of the Guangdong men's basketball team.
Data Map: Yi Jianlian and Zhou Qi have a palm.China News Agency reporter Chen Yan
From Athens to Rio, Yi Jianlian was wearing the national team's shirts for the Olympic Games.In 2004 and 2008, he helped the team among the top 8 of the Olympic Games.
As a member of the "08 Golden Generation" of the Chinese men's basketball team, Yi Jianlian's picture at the Beijing Olympics is still regarded as a classic.
As one of the iconic characters in Chinese basketball, Yi Jianlian has a obsession with this sport. As he said in the retired statement: "Goodbye, my favorite basketball. Thank you for giving me this 21 -year wonderful journey, with blood, joy, regret, tears, reliable ones, reliable onesCompanion, there are also respectable opponents. "
Data Map: Yi Jianlian is in the World Cup.
On September 8, 2019, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to Nigeria in the World Cup and missed directly to the Tokyo Olympics.At that time, Yi Jianlian, who had passed the year, made his best and blasted 27 points and 6 rebounds.When the game loses suspense, it is difficult for him to hide the loss in advance.
In this way, Yi Jianlian bid farewell to the World Cup.It was also the last game he played on behalf of the national team.
"In the end, I also thanked the No. 9 rookie. After 21 years of persistence, the original intention has not forgotten, and the dream has been there." Yi Jianlian used such a passage to make a retirement statement.
"All the things you gave me have actually exceeded my dedication." For fans, Yi Jianlian expressed his most sincere thanks.But in fact, what he brings to fans is youth, memories, and the original memory of a generation of Chinese basketball.
Apply a sentence of Yi Jianlian: Farewell, not the end, but a new beginning.I will miss it, and I will continue to move forward to welcome the new chapter.
