Chinanews client, Beijing, July 11 (Reporter Wang Hao) "It is my duty to go to war for the country. The national team needs it and must go all out!" Before the Chinese men's basketball team started the Asian Cup schedule, Zhai Xiaochuan was urgently recruited into the team. At the airport, he posted his No. 9 jersey on Weibo and wrote this sentence.

Weibo screenshot.

　　In the past CBA season, Zhai Xiaochuan was plagued by injuries, many years of career brought him honor, and physical pain from time to time.

In a rare offseason, he went overseas to play for the country.

Under Zhai Xiaochuan's Weibo, his wife left a message: "I didn't catch up to hug you."

　　Four other people were urgently called up with him.

On the same day they set off, the Chinese Basketball Association announced that many of the men's basketball players who had previously traveled to Australia to participate in the World Preliminaries had tested positive for the new crown nucleic acid and could only stay in Melbourne, temporarily unable to go to Manila to prepare for the Asian Cup.

　　The background picture of Zhai Xiaochuan's Weibo is a cartoon depicting the lineup of the Chinese team in the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup.

In that competition, the Chinese team playing at home failed to qualify and could not directly get tickets for the Olympic Games.

In Tokyo in 2021, the Chinese men's basketball team was not seen in the end.

In the 2019 FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup Group A, the Chinese team lost to Poland.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita

　　At that time, the men's basketball players were all injured to some extent. During training, Zhai Xiaochuan asked Yi Jianlian how his feet were. Yi Jianlian said, "It can still be used." Zhai Xiaochuan said with a smile, "mine can still be used."

　　But such a picture is not the protagonist of the fans' memory. Mistakes, fiasco, and anger were the main colors of that game.

In the next few years, Zhou Qi and others have been paying for the negative public opinion generated by that game.

　　Even when the news of Zhou Qi fainting at the airport a few days ago was posted on Weibo, there were still people making fun of it, but they turned a blind eye to Zhou Qi's support of the Chinese team in the preliminaries of the World Cup.

Data map: Chinese team player Zhou Qi (left) defends Nigerian player Aminu (middle)'s layup during the game.

That night, the 17-32 qualifying match for the 2019 FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup continued. China (white) lost to Nigeria (green) 73-86.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin

　　So, some "magic" phenomenon appeared.

Men's basketball players and coaches who compete outside not only face the pressure of the game, but also bear the risk of contracting the new crown. On the Internet, there are still many fans who are criticizing and abusing.

　　People often use Yao Ming's statement in an interview, "I'm so happy that you are like this, and I don't want others to say it?" as a shield, but it should be clear that what Yao Ming supports must be objective and rational comments. , rather than a purely emotional catharsis.

　　From an objective point of view, the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team in the third window of the World Preliminaries is not without merit.

Aside from the disappointing fourth-quarter collapse in the rematch against Australia, the team showed a better spirit and new tactical features.

Data map: The head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan

　　The upcoming Asian Cup will be a big test for the Chinese men's basketball team.

Due to the impact of the epidemic, it is still unknown what kind of results the Chinese team will be able to achieve in the end.

However, in far-flung Jakarta, the players are going all out to prepare for the battle.

Whether the road ahead is applause, flowers, doubts or dissatisfaction, it is always on the road to fight for the next victory. This may be the reason why we still love this team even if the Chinese men's basketball team is at a low point.

　　On the evening of the 12th, the Chinese men's basketball team will welcome the South Korean team, the first opponent in Asia this year.

As the two veteran teams of the Asian men's basketball team, the Chinese team and the South Korean team have dedicated countless classic confrontations in various stadiums.

In recent years, the most impressive one is probably the 2015 Changsha Asian Championships.

In the 2015 Asian Men's Basketball Championship final held in Changsha, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the Philippines 78:67 to win the championship, returning to the top of Asia after 4 years.

This is the 16th Asian Championship that the Chinese men's basketball team has won since it first participated in the Asian Championships in 1975.

Photo by Yang Huafeng

　　In the group stage, the Chinese team finally reversed and won after falling behind by 20 points.

When the team fell behind, thousands of fans at the scene sang "Singing the Motherland" together, which is also one of the most classic scenes in Chinese basketball history.

　　Chinese basketball has never lacked lovely fans, and I hope there will be more and more rational and helpful voices like this.

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