Chinese teenager Pang Qingfang in the United States previously released the news on his personal social media that he will represent the world team in the 2024 Nike Summit, which made Chinese fans very excited, and European basketball expert Wang Jian also confirmed the news that Pang Qingfang was going to play the Nike Summit in February.
On April 14, Beijing time, the Nike summit started as scheduled, and finally the United States team defeated the world team 98-75, this high-level competition Pang Qingfang was a water cooler, he almost sat on the bench, and there were 20 seconds left in the second quarter to give the opportunity to appear, followed by the garbage time in the final quarter.
Pang Qingfang only played 2 minutes and 30 seconds in the end, 1 of 0, 0 points, 1 rebound, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks and 0 fouls, such data made Chinese fans who could not wait for a long time feel disappointed and sad, and many people bombarded the South Korean head coach for maliciously targeting Chinese players.
The core of the U.S. team is Cooper Flagg, the favorite in 2025, who scored 19 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 26 minutes on 8-of-11 shooting, while Di Banza of the World team finished 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in 36 minutes.
Pang Qingfang appeared in 2 minutes and 39 seconds, with a plus/minus of -6.
Why can't Pang Qingfang get playing time in such a high-level game?
On April 10, Pang Qingfang uploaded data to the Nike Summit, with a height of 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 meters), an arm span of 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 meters), and a weight of 110 kilograms.
On April 13, the Nike Summit conducted a physical test, Pang Qingfang is 6 feet 7 (2.01 meters), 6 feet 4 (1.93 meters) in reach, and weighs 234 pounds (106 kilograms), which means that he is 5 centimeters shorter in height and 10 centimeters shorter in his arm span.
A player with a height of 2.01 meters and an arm span of only 1.93 meters is a natural weakness on the defensive end, and Curry is 1.91 meters tall and has an arm span of 1.91 meters.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream