"Brother Lian has been absent for a long time, you have always been our role model, see you on the pitch tonight!"
On October 16, before the 2021-2022 CBA League officially started, Shen Zijie, the core of the Shenzhen men's basketball team, forwarded a message on social media to pay tribute to the predecessor Yi Jianlian.
At the end of the night, the seniors still gave him a good lesson.
In the opening match between the Guangdong men's basketball team and the Shenzhen men's basketball team, the first half relied on the efficient play of Yi Jianlian, the two sides clenched the score, and the third quarter of the Guangdong men's basketball team took away the game in a wave, and the fourth quarter completely lost suspense.
Throughout the game, Yi Jianlian, who did not play much time, was quite efficient, scoring 16 points and 2 rebounds in 7 minutes, shooting 6 of 7, 3 of 3 from three-point range, and 1 of 2 from the free throws.
In contrast, Shen Zijie of the Shenzhen team only got 7 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, which also made the Guangdong men's basketball team defeat the Shenzhen men's basketball team 106-83 and win the opening game.
"I think the players have given full play to the spirit of hard work in the game, the Defense of Guangdong is still very good, and the Shenzhen team has made great progress compared to last season, which has brought great threats to Guangdong Team."
This fierce competition also attracted the attention of Chinese basketball celebrities and CBA star Battle, and on October 18, at the player meeting held by the official sponsor of the CBA, Caterpillar, and the opening ceremony of the Provincial Operation Center of North China Lei Shing Hong Machinery Shanxi Province, Battle commented on the performance of the two teams and young players.
"Both sides have also made timely adjustments to what happened in the game, and the game was very professional and exciting."
As a player with good internal strength in the Chinese men's basketball team, Shen Zijie's performance is not only very important for the Shenzhen men's basketball team, but also critical to the Chinese men's basketball team.
During the game, Du Feng, the head coach of the Guangdong men's basketball team and the head coach of the Chinese national team, even went to Shen Zijie's side to teach Ji Yi and whispered. After all, a young and potential new star like Shen Zijie is not only a passionate fan behind it, but also countless children with basketball dreams, who need to be loyal to what they love and make their own role models.
And this is precisely the new slogan of this season's CBA League.
"The players have to train hard to present more professional and exciting games for the fans, and the fans must be loyal to the team they love, accompany them throughout the whole process, and become the most loyal partners of the field doers."
At the event, as a more senior senior, Battle also sent his own message to the young players. The responsibility for the future of Chinese basketball has fallen on the shoulders of Shen Zijie's generation of players. To become a doer, you can lead Chinese basketball back to the top, as Yi Jianlian wrote in Weibo:
"Nothing hurts the original intention, let's cheer together!"