A retirement ceremony will be held for Yi Jianlian, Guangdong Hongyuan Basketball Club: Tribute to the Forever No. 9
On the evening of August 29th Beijing time, Yi Jianlian announced his retirement decision through personal social media, ending his 16 season career in the CBA. Guangdong Hongyuan Basketball Club fully understands and respects Yi Jianlian's decision to retire, and will hold a grand retirement ceremony for A Lian at an appropriate time. We hope that Yi Jianlian's future will be smooth.
Yi Jianlian, as an outstanding player cultivated by Guangdong Hongyuan Basketball Club, is also the most dazzling star of Guangdong basketball. In his more than 20 years of basketball career, he has made indelible contributions to the club, Guangdong basketball, and Chinese basketball, leaving countless precious memories for fans. Thank you to Yi Jianlian for those days of fighting alongside us, those moments of reaching the pinnacle of honor, those twenty years of hard work and those unknown efforts. We will always remember them.
The honors of Yi Jianlian's career are difficult to surpass:
Finals MVP: 3 times
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Champion: 7 times
Regular season MVP: 5 times
Best Defensive Player: Once
All Star: 14 times
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All Star MVP: 2 times
Retirement is not the end, farewell is not the end. May you continue to move forward and shine on the path of basketball that you love.