China News Service, February 18th. On the 18th, Xinjiang Guanghui Basketball Club issued a statement in response to the previous Chinese Basketball Association's determination that the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team constituted a registration violation.
The Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team stated that the club did not violate the "Chinese Basketball Association Registration Management Measures" and asked the Chinese Basketball Association to withdraw its decision.
Image source; Xinjiang Men's Basketball Club official social media.
The Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team stated: "When the Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Chinese Basketball Association was planning to make this decision, our club tried to communicate through emails, phone calls, and entrusted lawyers to the office of the Chinese Basketball Association, and requested an explanation of the specific basis. Neither the provisions nor the identified violations have been answered." The Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team asked the Chinese Basketball Association to withdraw the decision, saying: "We will protect our legitimate rights and interests in accordance with the law at all costs."
On the 17th, the official website of the Chinese Basketball Association issued a penalty notice. Based on the investigation of related issues arising from the contract dispute between the athlete Zhou Qi and the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team, it was determined that Xinjiang Guanghui had problems such as confusion of participants, which constituted a registration violation. to punish.
Penalties include: a notice of criticism to Xinjiang Guanghui; within one year from the date of the penalty decision, the registration of new athletes is restricted, that is, within the aforementioned period, except for domestic athletes who have completed valid registration for the 2022-2023 season, new players are not allowed to register. Other domestic athletes (including pre-registered athletes) are prohibited from participating in or conducting domestic athlete transfer exchanges.