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16:59, 27-Jul-2018
2018 Asian Games: The shortlist for China's basketball team
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16:11, 30-Jul-2018
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NBA players Zhou Qi and Ding Yanyuyang are on the squad for Jakarta, as the shortlist has been released for the basketball team representing China at the Asian Games.
Chinese Basketball Association President Yao Ming will lead the delegation.
Houston Rockets center Zhou Qi will be joined by his former Xinjiang teammates, Yu Changdong and Abdusalam Abdurixit, who played in the NBA Summer League for the Golden State Warriors, as well as fellow big man Wang Zhelin, who was picked by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2016 NBA Draft.
Li Nan will coach the team who go up against Kazakhstan and Palestine in the Group Stage in Jakarta.
As part of preparations, China will face Serbia, Ukraine, and Angola in exhibition games in Kunshan, a city in east China's Jiangsu Province, from Saturday to Monday.