In 1891, Dr. Naismith invented the sport of basketball, and on December 21 of the same year, the world's first basketball game was held, so this day was designated as International Basketball Day. Basketball was introduced to China around 1896 and has now become one of the most influential sports in China and an important carrier for people to pursue a better life. For every practitioner or enthusiast, basketball is like family and friends, and everyone feels that it also conveys the healthy and upward spiritual quality contained in basketball.
On December 21, 2020, basketball once again ushered in its own birthday, and Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, launched an exclusive challenge on Douyin to celebrate the birthday of basketball, while encouraging more people to understand basketball and feel the charm of basketball.
*Yao Ming launched a challenge through the official account of the Chinese Basketball Association Douyin, and shortly after the challenge was issued, the Chinese men's national basketball players Zhou Qi and Wu Qian, the Chinese men's basketball potential star Wu Yonghao, as well as the Douyin basketball master Tianji Street Ball Helmet Brother, basketball fighter Luo Xiangjian, Chang Lechen, and The Wild Ball Emperor Guo Master participated in the challenge and posted a video co-produced with Yao Ming.
The theme of this online event is #Catch Yao Ming's pass, fans can find the official Douyin number of the Chinese Basketball Association "Chinese Basketball" to participate, interact with Yao Ming, and can use a sentence, an action, or any creativity to express their love for basketball, or say the basketball spirit in their hearts, so that more people who like basketball like themselves can see and hear.
In Douyin, basketball has always been a favorite sport of the majority of users. NBA, CBA and other well-known basketball events at home and abroad, in Douyin has a high popularity; nearly 200 well-known basketball stars at home and abroad have officially settled in Douyin, and share their lives with fans here; there are more than 20 million basketball creators, in Douyin record belongs to the wonderful basketball; at the same time, the number of basketball users in the Douyin station has exceeded 300 million people...
In the current era of the rise of Internet short videos, Douyin Sports has been carrying out a variety of different explorations, cooperating with official associations and institutions, vigorously cultivating and supporting high-quality creators, creating more interesting ways to play, based on strong platform advantages, Douyin Sports has always been committed to promoting basketball, helping more users to embrace a healthy and sunny lifestyle through basketball.