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Liu Yudong once had 10 broken bones in his knee, his wife is a Bayi player, and his son has no chance with basketball

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In the Chinese basketball world, the "God of War" Liu Yudong is an indispensable magical existence. He played in the CBA league for 12 seasons, ranking 7th in total points, especially Liu Yudong with an injury, and 10 broken bones in his knee, which shocked the entire basketball at the time. His wife was a member of the Bayi women's basketball team, and his son, despite his basketball talent, was unable to play basketball because of asthma. What is the story behind Liu Yudong? Today we will reveal all the secrets for basketball fans.

Liu Yudong once had 10 broken bones in his knee, his wife is a Bayi player, and his son has no chance with basketball

Liu Yudong was born in Putian City, Fujian Province in October 1970, when he was in primary school, the school's sports facilities were rudimentary, and Liu Yudong basically did not attend formal physical education classes, let alone contact basketball. In 1985, when Liu Yudong was 15 years old, he was already 180 centimeters tall, and although he was slightly older, he was still selected to enter the Fujian Provincial Sports School. Less than three years of training, Liu Yudong represented Fujian Province in the National Games, in 1989 the Fujian men's basketball team was disbanded, Liu Yudong, who was very talented, joined the Nanjing Military Region men's basketball team, was selected for the Bayi men's basketball team in 1990, and was selected for the national team in 1992.

Liu Yudong once had 10 broken bones in his knee, his wife is a Bayi player, and his son has no chance with basketball

In 1993, Liu Yudong began to make his mark in the domestic and international arena. Representing the Bayi men's basketball team in the National Games competition, Liu Yudong is the youngest player on the team and won the National Games men's basketball championship with the team. At the East Asian Games in May, Liu Yudong helped China win 81-79 against South Korea, scoring the final goal in the final 30 seconds. At the Asian Men's Basketball Championship in November, Liu Yudong helped China defend its title.

Liu Yudong once had 10 broken bones in his knee, his wife is a Bayi player, and his son has no chance with basketball

In 1995, the CBA League was established, and Liu Yudong played in the domestic league with the Bayi team and created his own "God of War" legend. In the first season of the CBA, Liu Yudong averaged 23.5 points per game, becoming the biggest contributor to Bayi's victory. In the 2002 CBA League, Liu Yudong won the "scoring king" with an average of 37 points per game, and also became the most valuable player in the CBA regular season. In the finals, the Bayi team faced the Shanghai team with Yao Ming, and Liu Yudong averaged 41.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game in 4 games, setting a CBA Finals record. Although the Bayi team failed to win the CBA Finals, Liu Yudong won the league MVP.

Liu Yudong once had 10 broken bones in his knee, his wife is a Bayi player, and his son has no chance with basketball

Liu Yudong is the only player in CBA history to win the league's three major awards in a single season: Most Valuable Player, Regular Season Most Valuable Player, and Scoring Champion. In 2005, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the CBA League, a 41-member judge, composed of club coaches, referees, current national team members and journalists, after voting and evaluation, Liu Yudong beat Sun Jun, Li Nan, Wang Zhizhi and other candidates to become the best player of the CBA decade. Liu Yudong received a luxury diamond ring created by the CBA League Organizing Committee, symbolizing the highest honor of ten years.

Liu Yudong once had 10 broken bones in his knee, his wife is a Bayi player, and his son has no chance with basketball

Liu Yudong has played in the CBA for 12 seasons, played 378 games, scored 8387 points, 2101 rebounds, 400 assists, Liu Yudong's total league points ranked 7th in CBA history.

In November 2001, at the 9th National Games, Bayi competed with Shanghai for the men's basketball championship, Liu Yudong got a rebound before the end of the game, and hit a 3-point shot in the last 1 second, defeating Shanghai with a score of 91:88, shattering Yao Ming's dream of winning the National Games. This match is also a classic battle of Liu Yudong, the god of war.

Liu Yudong once had 10 broken bones in his knee, his wife is a Bayi player, and his son has no chance with basketball

During his time with the national team, Liu Yudong helped the team win 4 Asian Championships and 2 Asian Games championships. 1994 was the year of the rise of the golden generation of the Chinese men's basketball team, when the team included Gong Xiaobin, Li Nan, Hu Weidong, Zheng Wu, Sun Jun and other masters, Liu Yudong and his teammates won the eighth place in the World Championship, which is also the best result in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team in the World Championship. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, in the match with the American team, Liu Yudong scored a game-high 18 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and finally defeated Argentina 87:77 and won the 8th place in the Olympic Games. In the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, Liu Yudong was the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation, and he became the only Chinese athlete to serve as the flag bearer of the Olympic delegation for two consecutive times.

Liu Yudong once had 10 broken bones in his knee, his wife is a Bayi player, and his son has no chance with basketball

In November 2005, Liu Yudong announced his retirement for the first time due to injury after helping the Bayi team win five consecutive National Games championships. In 2007, the 37-year-old Liu Yudong returned to Fujian Xunxing Club to participate in the CBA League, averaging 17.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in the 2007-2008 season, and led Fujian Xunxing to the playoffs. In 2010, Liu Yudong missed the playoffs due to a serious meniscus injury and had to announce his retirement early.

Liu Yudong once had 10 broken bones in his knee, his wife is a Bayi player, and his son has no chance with basketball

In the early days of Liu Yudong's athletic career, he was known as "tank" because of his strong physique and invincible strength; In the middle of Liu Yudong's sports career, he gradually got better, jumped accurately, and was known as the "king of middle shots"; Later, Liu Yudong repeatedly staged the killing power of sealing the throat with a sword, and was known as the "Zhongtou King Shenzhun". After the age of 30, Liu Yudong's technique has become brilliant, but many injuries in the body have broken out intensively, Liu Yudong reflects more of the mental aura, often a look from Liu Yudong, can make the opponent confused and scared. When Liu Yudong was in the depths of adversity, he fought with injuries, challenged the limit, burst out unlimited potential, and was finally known as the "God of War".

Liu Yudong once had 10 broken bones in his knee, his wife is a Bayi player, and his son has no chance with basketball

On October 18, 2018, before the start of the new CBA season, a new version of the MVP trophy was launched, based on Liu Yudong's shooting move, and the trophy was named "God of War Cup". Yao Ming once said that the reason why it was renamed the "God of War Cup" was to name the trophy after the most famous nickname in basketball in the league for more than 20 years. I hope that young players will continue to write CBA legends.

Liu Yudong fought for many years and was scarred. At the end of the 2002-2003 season, after winning the league championship for Bayi, Liu Yudong went to the hospital in May for a five-hour operation, and the doctor pulled out 10 bones from his knee, which shocked the basketball world. According to this injury, let alone play, the average person can't even walk. After the operation, Liu Yudong made these 10 broken bones into specimens and put them at the end of his bed, always motivating himself, forging ahead bravely, and going all out.

Liu Yudong once had 10 broken bones in his knee, his wife is a Bayi player, and his son has no chance with basketball

Liu Yudong's wife was a member of the Bayi women's basketball team, and after years of love, the two decided to get married in 1995. But they did not hold a wedding ceremony, in that era, weddings were generally simple, the two took time to do a premarital physical examination, just by the way to get a certificate, considered marriage, after which Liu Yudong was busy with training and competition. Liu Yudong's wife retired from the Bayi women's basketball team, transferred to the Military Medical University and became an obstetrician and gynecologist after graduation.

Liu Yudong's son has been very fond of basketball since he was a child, reaching a height of 170 cm at the age of 12, out of worship for his father, his son has watched Liu Yudong play since he was a child, and also dreams of becoming a basketball god like Liu Yudong. However, there were unforeseen circumstances, and his son was found to have asthma and completely cut off his fate with basketball, which also became Liu Yudong's biggest regret in his life.

Liu Yudong once had 10 broken bones in his knee, his wife is a Bayi player, and his son has no chance with basketball

After Liu Yudong retired from military service, he enjoyed the treatment of civilian division, so some people called him "Liu Shi Commander". In November 2022, Liu Yudong was elected president of the Fujian Basketball Association.

Liu Yudong once had 10 broken bones in his knee, his wife is a Bayi player, and his son has no chance with basketball

Liu Yudong's basketball career has left many classic memories for fans. Former NBA coach Harris has said Liu Yudong is fully capable of playing in the NBA league. Former Rockets coach Tom Janovich once said that if Liu Yudong could be 5 years younger, he would definitely be recruited to the Rockets. Liu Yudong, who was at his peak, scoring on the field was like probing things, and there was basically no solution for the players defending him. Bayi team can win the CBA championship many times, and the existence of Liu Yudong is very related, when Liu Yudong is 32 years old, he can also rely on personal strength to raise the strength of Bayi team to a level, and the title of God of War means more spiritual inheritance. (All pictures are from the Internet, invaded and deleted) # Record my 2O23##好内容我来评 from today #

Liu Yudong once had 10 broken bones in his knee, his wife is a Bayi player, and his son has no chance with basketball

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