News on April 9, a few days ago, the Chinese Basketball Association's naturalization of Timberwolves small forward and "sledgehammer" Kyle Anderson caused heated media discussions. According to American student bloggers on social media, Kyle Anderson's planning procedures are being carried out, hoping to play for the country in time for the men's basketball World Cup. Sledgehammer's motivation to play for China came from his mother and grandmother, and his maternal great-grandfather was Chinese.
This season, Anderson has played in 67 games for the Timberwolves as a main forward, averaging 28.3 minutes per game, 9.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks. The Timberwolves are currently 9th in the West and basically seal the playoff playoffs.
Kyle Anderson was born on September 20, 1993 in New Jersey, USA, with one-eighth Chinese ancestry, Kyle Anderson's mother's grandfather is Chinese, from Xinmu New Village, Shenzhen, left China before World War II and went to Jamaica, where he married and had children with local people.
In 2018, Anderson returned to Guangdong, China with his family to recognize relatives. The eldest brother in the family named him "Li Kyle" Chinese him and wrote his and his mother's names into the family tree.
A few days ago, study abroad blogger "Shawn's Study Abroad Life" broke the news on social media: "A few days ago, after the Lakers and Timberwolves game, I had a late-night snack with Li Kyle's family, during which we talked about the 5-year road to find relatives and more than 1 year of naturalization. His mother's very big wish is to see Li Kyle play for the Chinese men's basketball team, and the salary is actually very small compared to the NBA. Li Kyle will do his best to help the men's basketball team reach the Olympics, hoping to complete the planning process before the World Cup. ”
It is reported that in order to find her relatives in China, Anderson's mother used the United Nations to contact for 5 years, and only then did the family return to Xinmu New Village in Shenzhen in 2018 to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors.
It is worth mentioning that Sledgehammer is very close to Chinese, and after meeting blogger Shawn after a match, the two exchanged cordial pleasantries on the sidelines.
Anderson took the initiative to take off his falling shirt, signed it and gave it to his compatriots from China.
Finally, the two also came to a big hug and said, "We are family!" "It also touched the blogger badly.
It is reported that the Chinese Basketball Association has planned to naturalize Anderson since last summer, and the procedures were not completed in time.
In this regard, netizens have said, "It is not easy to enter the Olympic Games, referring to the previous superstar Yao Ming, playing most teams in Europe and the United States still can't play, can only say hope"
"My Di Ma, if this is naturalized, it will return to the top ten in the world"
"Brothers, send him to the All-Star starter next year"
"Back to No. 1 in Asia"
"Regardless of the results, Li Kyle has this mentality that has exceeded the vast majority of foreign signings, and he is still an active NBA player."
"People returned to China in 18 years to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, and admitted that they had part of their Chinese identity"
"China finally has its own possession forward + defensive gate, but is there really only 12 mixed races at the end of Asian basketball?"
"By its best, Lee Kyle is currently the core of the Timberwolves' organization, very well-rounded and only 29 years old."