On February 18, Beijing time, according to the news of Wang Jian, a well-known Chinese journalist, Zeng Fanbo, a Chinese player who plays in the G League, decided to let him focus on recovery and prepare for the next game due to an injury in the game before, so it decided to let him withdraw from the All-Star Weekend Fun Shooting Match tomorrow.
Zeng Fanbo was injured in the match on the 16th. At that time, Zeng Fanbo was in the process of scrambling for rebounds in a penalty area, he was instantly sat on his lap by the opponent, and then withdrew from the court injured. He played 15 minutes and finished with 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, showing good efficiency. In the end, the Ignition Team, which Zeng Fanbo played for, was also defeated in this game.
Fortunately, Zeng Fanbo was not seriously affected by this. According to the results of the filming, Zeng Fanbo's bones and ligaments are not problematic, just some traumatic hard wounds. The team's refusal to let him play in the All-Star Game is also for the sake of caution, after all, he still has pain, which is a great luck in misfortune.
For Chinese fans, Zeng Fanbo missed all-Star Weekend because of this, which is undoubtedly a great regret. Due to the change of rules in this year's rookie tournament, 12 first-year players, 12 second-year players and 4 G-League players will form 4 teams to compete. Therefore, Zeng Fanbo had the opportunity to participate in the All-Star Weekend, but he finally lost the rookie game roster, which was very regrettable at the time.
But since this year is the 75th anniversary of the league, the league has also added a new project before the start of the rookie game, that is, all-star fun shooting. Zeng Fanbo was finally selected, and he also fulfilled his dream of being an all-star. Previously grouped as one team: Halliburton (Pacers) and Bain (Grizzlies); second team: Barnes (Raptors) and Duarte (Pacers); three teams: Mobley (Cavaliers) and Gidey (Thunder); team four: Zeng Fanbo and Michael Foster Jr. (members of the Ignition team).
This project pays tribute to the 5 75 biggest stars in the history of the league. The game will have five shooting points, which are the Magic Finals hook-and-finish position, Barkley's top-of-the-arc kill in the '93 playoffs, Thunder Miller's 8-point three-point shot in 8 seconds, Ray Allen's key three-point shot for the Heat, and the last one being Lillard's position against George's Thunder. According to the rules, each group needs to complete the shot at 5 points in 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Fast forward to the fact that no Chinese player has been on the court for 13 years at The All-Star Weekend. The last time it was back to 2009, when Yao Ming played in the All-Star Game as a Starting Center in the West (selected in 2010 but missed due to injury). I thought that 13 years later we could finally see Chinese players in All-Star Weekend. Unfortunately, Zeng Fanbo still lacked a little luck in the end. Hopefully, in the future, we can also see Zeng Fanbo appear in the All-Stars.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)