China Daily, October 18 (Reporter Sun Xiaochen) Chinese basketball star and CBA star Battle today attended a player meeting held by CBA official sponsor Caterpillar in Jinzhong, Shanxi. At the event site, Battle interacted enthusiastically with the fans and commented on the opening game of the new CBA League season and the performance of rookie players in the interview.
In the 2021-2022 CBA League opener on October 16, the Guangdong men's basketball team and the Shenzhen men's basketball team staged a "tiger and leopard war", and finally the Guangdong men's basketball team defeated the Shenzhen men's basketball team 106-83. Battle commented: "I think the players have given full play to the spirit of hard work in the game, the Guangdong team's defense is still very good, and the Shenzhen team has made great progress compared to last season, bringing a great threat to the Guangdong team." Both sides also made timely adjustments to what happened in the game, which was very professional and exciting. ”
This year, another group of college players entered the CBA League through the draft, and Battle placed high hopes on them: "In recent seasons, college players have made great progress through the game, I hope that new players can integrate into the rhythm of the CBA League as soon as possible, and I also wish them to achieve their dreams through hard work and contribute to Chinese basketball." ”
This season, the CBA league has launched a new slogan – be true to what you love. Battle explained: "This slogan is calling on players and basketball fans to be loyal to the basketball game they love. Players should train hard to present fans with more professional and exciting games; fans should also be loyal to the team they love, accompany them throughout the process, and become the most loyal partners of the field doers. ”
Finally, Battle also thanked the fans who participated in the event, Battelle said: "Shanxi has both a tenacious team like the Shanxi men's basketball team, and a group of 'loyal to what they love', and wishes the Shanxi men's basketball team good results in the new season." ”