The Jiangsu men's basketball team said that once the home-and-away system is restored in the new season, a retirement ceremony will be held for Yi Li.
On September 21, the Jiangsu men's basketball team announced that the veteran captain Yi Li officially retired, and Yi Li will become the assistant coach of the team to assist Li Nan. Since then, Both Marzan Brooks and Han Shuo have paid tribute to Yi Li.
"What changes is the identity, and what does not change is the original intention!" Pack up and start over! Yi Li talked about the feelings of retirement, and said that he would change his identity and become the assistant coach of the Jiangsu men's basketball team.
Yi Li played a total of 570 games for Jiangsu throughout his career, averaging 34.8 minutes per game, contributing 12.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.3 steals, and his career total score was 6948 points.
In addition, Yi Li was selected for the national team many times, and when he faced Jordan in the final of the 2011 Wuhan Asian Championship, he staged a shocking slash! Becoming a classic in the history of Chinese basketball, he also participated in the London Olympic Games.
For Yi Li's retirement, two former teammates, Marzan Brooks and Han Shuo, also paid tribute to Yi Li through social media, "I grew up watching you play!" Blessings easy to guide! Han Shuo wrote. Now Han Shuo has also become a veteran, and he has now switched from Bayi to Sichuan.
"Congratulations on a great career, my brother." Marzanne Brooks also paid tribute to Yi Li through social media, and the two had been teammates in Jiangsu for a while.