News on April 30, local time on the evening of April 29, the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup draw ceremony was held in Manila, Philippines, Chinese Basketball Association Chairman Yao Ming attended the scene, and finally the Chinese men's basketball team was divided into Group B, and the European powerhouse Serbia, North America Puerto Rico, Africa and South Sudan were in the same group. According to domestic media reports, Timberwolves small forward Li Kyle has completed the formalities of naturalizing the Chinese men's basketball team and will fly to China to prepare for the men's basketball World Cup in August this year after recovering from his eye injury.
Timberwolves small forward Kyle Anderson was born on September 20, 1993 in New Jersey, USA, and Sledgehammer Anderson has one-eighth Chinese ancestry.
Kyle Anderson's maternal great-grandfather, Li Chongxin, from Xinmu New Village, Baoan County, Shenzhen, left China in the 20s to pan for gold in Jamaica, where he branched out. However, Li Chongxin left two sons in China, and now he also has a large family.
In 2018, Anderson followed his mother Suzanne back to China to find relatives, found his family in China, and recognized his ancestors.
The eldest brother in the Li family gave Sledgehammer a Chinese name "Li Kaier" and wrote his and his mother's names into the Li family tree, which also made Sledgehammer mother and son very happy. Li Kyle also presented his eldest brother with his own Spurs jersey.
A few days ago, according to the Hong Kong-based English newspaper "South China Morning Post", a source in the Chinese Basketball Association revealed that Kyle Anderson is going through naturalization procedures and is likely to represent the Chinese team in the FIBA World Cup.
Today, basketball media director I lie down on social media broke the news that Li Kyle has completed all naturalization procedures, waiting for the recovery of his eye injury, he will immediately fly to China to prepare for this summer's men's basketball World Cup.
Previously, in the G4 game in which the Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Nuggets 114-108 in overtime, in the final moments of the third quarter, Li Kyle accidentally injured his eye by teammate Edwards when blocking, resulting in an early exit, and then went to see an ophthalmologist, and he did not play G5 after that.
In this regard, netizens have said, "I don't know what mood it should be."
"Sit back and wait for the official announcement."
"People have a sense of belonging to China, and he must have a sense of belonging to other people who spend a lot of money."
"If you are a little grounded, he can just call Li Kai directly"
"May I ask if he is officially a Chinese now, I'm really excited!"
"This kid waits for the group first, and thinks that the opponent can still fight, if the death group does not come to this effort."
": The director is still very reliable, welcome Comrade Li Kyle back to China"
"It's a day, it's a blast"
"Li Kaier must be better than Zhang Zhenlin and Abdu Zhou Peng when playing small forward?"
"All kinds of endorsements are quickly prepared in advance"
"WelcomeWelcome warm welcome".