On May 20, Beijing time, the opening game of the 2023 WNBA season was played by the Washington Mystic Man at home against the New York Liberty, and the final home Mystery Man defeated the New York Liberty 80-64 to win the opener. Chinese fans are paying close attention to this match because it is a Chinese derby. The mysterious man signed Li Meng, and Han Xu played for Liberty last season, not only in the derby but also in the WNBA debut of the Chinese women's basketball team Li Meng.
But what Chinese fans didn't expect was that the long-awaited Chinese derby would end in this situation: Li Meng was able to play at the last minute, and it was garbage time, and the data was not obtained, and the pure was a bright look. And Han Xu's situation is no better, she is not new to this team, her performance in the World Cup is also obvious to all, and she also won the best center. But when it comes to the libero, he has been playing substitutes last season, and this season he is still a substitute. What's more, the opening game only gave Han Xu more than 4 minutes, and the result was 0 in 1, and there was no data.
There is no doubt that this Chinese derby did not meet the expectations of Chinese fans. Not only Chinese fans are indignant, but even WNBA reporters and media have complained about Han Xu, questioning the employment arrangements of Liberty head coach Sandy Brendellow. It is worth mentioning that Coach Sandy is also the head coach of the Australian women's national basketball team, which defeated her Australian women's basketball team in the World Cup semifinals.
If Li Meng is new to the world, it is understandable that she does not give too much time, but Han Xu, who was selected for the best team of the World Cup, only gave her 4 minutes, and the tactical position must not have her position, otherwise she would not have shot only once. They all have to wonder if the multi-wearing Australian coach has a personal grudge in it. Han Xu said after the game that he really could, as if to express his dissatisfaction with the coach's arrangement.
After the World Cup, because the Chinese women's basketball team won the runner-up, many clubs focused on the Chinese women's basketball team, not only Han Xu, Li Yueru, WNBA also threw an olive branch to the captain of the Chinese women's basketball team, Yang Liwei and Li Meng, the captain went to the Los A.Spark team, and Li Meng signed with the Washington Mysterious Man.
Just when Chinese fans were looking forward to the Chinese women's basketball team blooming overseas, something suddenly happened ahead. The first is that captain Yang Liwei was fired by the Sparks after only playing one preseason game! According to media reports, it was because Yang Liwei was called up to participate in the Asian Cup, and Yang Liwei wanted to take leave to play the Asian Cup, but the Spark team refused, and it was clear that he would not participate in the Asian Cup at that time. In the end, under the negotiation of the two sides, the Spark team could only fire Yang Liwei.
The other is Li Yueru, she also said in detail on Weibo in early May, because of the injury in the WCBA final, the domestic test is more optimistic, thinking that it is a small injury, but the result of the test in Australia is a cross three degree tear, no different from the fracture, this is obviously a big injury.
Li Yueru Weibo
At the beginning of the trip to the United States, the team also gave her a comprehensive examination, and the results were exactly the same as in Australia, when the team gave the recommendation to wear a brace for 6 weeks, and then rest for 8 weeks and then depending on the situation. Li Yueru thought that she could heal her injuries with peace of mind, because she herself optimistically thought that she was only missing part of the game.
And Chicago does not have so much patience, 14 weeks is basic, to be able to play at least 15 weeks or more, almost half a year, then the league is almost played. All things considered, Chicago can only directly "kick out" Li Yueru from the squad and suspend the contract. This also means that Li Yueru directly missed the entire season. Not only that, but the Asian Cup is basically out of reach. The cross fracture is a very serious injury, and many NBA players have paid the price of their entire careers, so Li Yueru has to consider his career even if he wants to play, and the national team also has to consider the players, there is no need to lose the player's career for the Asian Cup.
At the beginning of the season, Gao Xingxing went to 4 people, but cut one, kicked one, and one was not guaranteed to play time, and the other only played with garbage time, which was really buried in the Chinese women's basketball team. Chinese fans are all suffocated, WNBA attention is not high, even the salary is not as high as the WCBA, go all the way to be angry, not welcomed, it is difficult to calm ah!
But some fans don't think so, if the women's basketball team wants to improve, it has to go to the league with the best basketball level, what do you think? Welcome to leave a comment.