On January 9, it was reported that in the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League that ended in the early morning of the 9th, Besiktas defeated Kayseri Basket 99-86. Chinese women's basketball player Li Yueru scored 14 points and 5 rebounds to help the team beat the opponent and rise to second place in the league, second only to Fenerbahce.
In mid-July 2023, women's basketball player Li Yueru suddenly announced that she had signed a contract with Turkish giants Besiktas, and after helping the women's basketball team win the championship at the Hangzhou Asian Games, BMW Xiaobao rushed to Turkey to start the new season.
Li Yueru said in an interview that the domestic WCBA league is not very competitive, and there is no improvement in personal ability, although she can easily earn 2 million in the WCBA, but there is no challenge for her, and she hopes to try to go to the overseas league to suffer something different while she is young.
After joining Besiktas, Li Yueru was quickly reused by the head coach as the team's central striker, averaging a double-double per game, becoming an indispensable force for the team.
In this game, Besiktas faced Kayseri Basket, a team ranked 10th in the Turkish Super League, and both sides played a good game in the first half, and Besiktas led 44-42 at halftime. In the second half, the two sides were tied 20-20 in the third quarter, and Besiktas showed strong strength in the final quarter, and finally won by 13 points.
In this game, Li Yueru played 25 minutes for Besiktas, shooting 6 of 11 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, contributing 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block and 0 turnovers.
In this regard, netizens have said, "Brother Ru is really efficient"
"This one is okay, the last dead main force was sprayed, this time the rotation is open, Xiaobao plays very healthy. ”
"It's just drunk to play for 40 minutes in front. Not a minute without a break. The Turkish version of Jones."
"Finally reduced the playing time a little bit, and the intensity was a bit higher before"
"It should be that the Basketball Association communicates with the club to minimize playing time, because we are about to play the Olympic qualifiers and we don't want any injuries. ”
"Finally I didn't play for 40 minutes"
"It's getting better and better!Pay attention to protect yourself, Xiaobao!"
"Xiaobao is also a top insider in Europe"
"Xiaobao is getting better"
"It's really good, Xiaobao, I hope there will be no injuries and I will get stronger and stronger."