The men's basketball team lost to Serbia, with 70 relatives watching Li Kaier's domestic debut for the Chinese men's basketball team | Li Kaier | relatives
This is Li Kaier's domestic debut and also his last warm-up match before the Chinese men's basketball World Cup. The location is in Li Kaier's hometown of Shenzhen.
On the evening of the 20th, at the International Solidarity Cup basketball tournament, the Chinese men's basketball team faced Serbia in the group stage of the World Cup - facing a strong opponent, the Chinese men's basketball team performed tenaciously. Hu Mingxuan proved himself in the game, and Li Kaier persisted in the game with injuries.
In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team unfortunately lost to their opponents with a score of 64-87, but in the third quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team also won by one point in a single quarter.
Hu Mingxuan scored the team's highest 14 points this game, Zhao Rui scored 13 points, Li Kaier hit 2 out of 6, scored 6 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, assisted 2 steals, and Zhou Qi hit 0 out of 4, only getting 1 point and 6 rebounds.
Li Kaier scored 2+1 with injuries
Previously, the Chinese men's basketball team completed a 38 day European training session and landed in Guangzhou on August 15th before heading to Shenzhen.
During the 38 day period, the Chinese men's basketball team played against Croatia, Slovenia, Egypt, Cape Verde, Italy, Germany, and New Zealand, with a record of 3 wins and 5 losses.
During overseas training, the Chinese men's basketball team underwent two personnel adjustments - guards Cheng Shuaipeng and He Xining, forwards Du Runwang and Zeng Fanbo, and center Yu Jiahao have already left the team.
Li Kaier's mother put on a T-shirt from the Chinese team
During the European training period, Li Kaier wore the Chinese team jersey and played in three warm-up matches, playing a total of 69 minutes and 28 seconds. He made a total of 26 shots and 13 free throws, and made 20 free throws and 13 free throws. He averaged 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals in 23 minutes per game, with a shooting percentage of 50%.
In three games, Li Kaier scored 11 points and 6 rebounds against Italy; Get 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block against Germany; Received 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 steals against New Zealand, and contributed to the game killing steals.
Subsequently, Li Kaier chose to change his jersey number and wear the number 1 jersey to compete in the Men's Basketball World Cup.
The International Solidarity Cup held in Shenzhen is Li Kaier's first domestic debut after naturalization, and also his first appearance back in his hometown.
Li Kaier returned to China with his mother in 2018 to trace his roots, and after reuniting with relatives of the Li family in Shenzhen, his name was officially included in the Li family genealogy.
It is reported that Li Kaier invited 70 family members and relatives from Shenzhen to watch the game.
After this game, the Chinese men's basketball team will depart for Manila on the 23rd to embark on the journey of the men's basketball World Cup.
Chinese men's basketball group stage schedule:
Serbia vs China on August 26th at 20:00
China vs South Sudan on August 28th at 16:00
China vs Puerto Rico on August 30th at 20:00
Group stage grouping of the World Cup:
Group A: Angola, Dominican Republic, Philippines, Italy
Group B: South Sudan, Serbia, China, Puerto Rico
Group C: United States, Jordan, Greece, New Zealand
Group D: Egypt, Mexico, Montenegro, Lithuania
Group E: Germany, Finland, Australia, Japan
Group F: Slovenia, Cape Verde, Georgia, Venezuela
Group G: Iran, Spain, Cote d'Ivoire, Brazil
Group H: Canada, Latvia, Lebanon, France