On April 3, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's East Focus game, the Hawks were challenged by the Nets at home. Prior to this game, both teams had a record of 40 wins and 37 losses, with the Nets 8th and the Hawks 9th!
With 10 minutes and 33 seconds left in the second quarter, the Hawks made a substitution, with Louis Williams coming off the bench. According to statistics, this is the 1,000th game that Lou Wei has played as a substitute so far in his career. Throughout his career, he made a total of 1122 appearances and 1000 off the bench also created a meaningful milestone moment!
Throughout His career, He entered the NBA in 2005 and has played for the 76ers, Hawks, Raptors, Lakers, Rockets, and Clippers. In a mid-season trade last season, Lou was sent to the Hawks. So far this season, the 35-year-old Lou Wei has played 54 times, averaging 14.4 minutes per game, 6.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists, and he has won the NBA Sixth Man Award three times!
It is worth mentioning that in the NBA's historical ranking of the number of substitute appearances, the second place is the father of Warriors star Curry, Dale Curry, who has played in a total of 985 games as a substitute. No. 3 is Crawford, who has played 894 career games off the bench, and current Warriors coach Kerr is No. 4, having played 880 games off the bench!