On the evening of December 29, the retirement ceremony of Yi Jianlian's No. 9 Hongyuan jersey was held at the Dongguan Basketball Center.
The UAE looked at his old teammates. Photo by Nandu, N video reporter Li Zhanjun
Li Chunjiang, Li Qun, Li Nan, and Battle all came to the scene. Photo by Nandu, N video reporter Li Zhanjun
Yao Ming also came. Photo by Nandu, N video reporter Li Zhanjun
"Rookie No. 9". Photo by Nandu, N video reporter Li Zhanjun
After the five tigers of Hongyuan, they all went into battle. Photo by Nandu, N video reporter Li Zhanjun
Among the guests present that night, the old friends of Hongyuan Club were the most eye-catching, including Li Chunjiang, Li Qun and Daniel Zhang, three famous coaches who have coached the team familiar to Guangdong fans, as well as Wang Shipeng, Zhou Peng, Su Wei, Zhao Rui, Chen Jianghua and other former teammates of Yi Jianlian in Guangdong Hongyuan, as well as basketball celebrities such as Battle, Li Nan and Sun Yue. In addition, Guangdong flyer Su Bingtian also appeared as a special guest and sent blessings to Yi Jianlian.
"I am very grateful to Brother Yi Jianlian for inviting me to such an important occasion," Su Bingtian said, "He has always been the pride of our Chinese and Guangdong sports circles, and a role model for our Xi learning, and his perseverance has always inspired me, and now that he has retired, I also want to say to him, you have worked hard!"
It is worth mentioning that there are many Yi Jianlian's artist friends in Dongguan who came to the scene to bless him, and the famous singer Pan Weibo said in an interview at the scene that he was very excited to come to Dongguan's home stadium, and also jokingly called on the fans to shout the slogan "comeback! comeback!" to Yi Jianlian. Actor Zhang Yishan also attended as a friend of the United Arab Emirates, he said that although he is a Beijing fan, he sincerely admires Yi Jianlian's sportsmanship, and also cherishes his brilliance in the Guangdong team, and wishes the United Arab Emirates a more wonderful performance in the second half of his life.