Chinanews client, Beijing, March 3 (Reporter Li He) "Our job now is to go all out to bring the league and the game back to the fans. This is our top priority."
On March 1, the day of the CBA third stage rematch, Yao Ming said this in an interview with the media.
Yao Ming, who went all out, appeared in the Olympic Center Gymnasium on the 2nd to watch the match between Beijing Beikong and Suzhou Kendia.
At least from the past few days, it seems that Yao Ming's efforts have been "buy" by the fans.
Data map: Yao Ming.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Zhihua
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The last time the CBA implemented the home and away system was more than a thousand days ago.
During this period, the CBA League has gone through competitions in Qingdao, Dongguan, Zhuji, Changchun, Shunde, Shenyang, Nanchang, Hangzhou and other competition areas.
With the resumption of the league's home and away system, the teams were able to return to their own home courts in the third stage.
On the reopened "open" stadium, another "return" drama was also staged together.
Fujian, Jinjiang Zuchang Gymnasium, as a native of Fujian, Wang Zhelin stepped into the professional arena here and gradually grew into a league All-Star.
In 2021, Wang Zhelin will transfer from Fujian to Shanghai.
In the two seasons since then, he has never returned to this court, this is the first time.
"A feeling of familiarity and strangeness, a very familiar city, but it has become a visiting team when we come here. Thanks to the fans who came to the scene, the CBA league is still lacking without the encouragement and support of the fans. During the tournament system, it has been closed. It’s really a joy from the bottom of my heart to finally see the fans.”
Data map: Wang Zhelin.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin
Fujian fans also have a special "welcome ceremony" for him.
"Wang Zhelin, one of my own!"
The fans' interference and shouting when Wang Zhelin made free throws, and the latter's "cooperative" free throws, and the "interaction" between fans and players in the air, became one of the "bridges" that people talked about in this game.
Now, as the captain of the Shanghai team, Wang Zhelin, strictly speaking, has not yet officially appeared in front of the fans of the home team.
Not only Wang Zhelin, most of the players of the Shanghai team, including the head coach Li Chunjiang, have not yet had the opportunity to feel the enthusiasm of Shanghai fans in their home court.
"I'm very happy and excited, and I look forward to giving Shanghai fans a wonderful game at East Sports." Wang Zhelin said in an interview.
The audience cheered for the team.
Photo by Yang Bo
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What is happy and excited is not just the players returning to their respective home courts, but the game returning to the fans, who responded to the efforts of "Chairman Yao" with practical actions.
After the Fujian team reversed and defeated their opponents, thousands of fans at home sang "Only hard work will win".
It can be said that such a hot atmosphere has not been seen for a long time since Wang Zhelin left the team.
Hundreds of kilometers away from Jinjiang, Guangdong Dongguan Basketball Center, the Guangdong team played against Shanxi.
Before the start of the game, the Guangdong fans at the scene pulled up a huge banner, thanking Wilms, the former Guangdong team's meritorious foreign aid who is currently playing for the Shanxi team.
The auditorium was packed and the fans cheered for the home team.
Photo by Yang Bo
The Guangdong team prepared cheering yellow T-shirts for every fan present. As the game started, the Dongguan Basketball Center, which can accommodate 16,000 people, became a sea of yellow.
During the game break, the excited fans also played the iconic "Human Wave" at Guangdong's home court.
The "wave of people" in the auditorium is not only stirring in Dongguan Sports Center.
On the same night, in Nanjing Wutaishan Gymnasium, the cheers from the auditorium full of pits and valleys never stopped.
With 1 minute and 52 seconds left in the third quarter of the game, the fans also sent out a "human wave" while the two teams were suspended.
Such a hot football market has spread to almost every team's home court since the rematch.
Among the audience present, a large part are new fans who are watching the game for the first time.
I believe that this kind of game watching experience is just the beginning of their "entry into the pit".
"One sofa, up to three people watch; one ticket, 10,000 people accompany you to shout." Some fans said.
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In the past few years, the efforts of "Yao Mings" have not only brought back the game.
On the evening of the 1st, the Zhejiang team defeated Foshan at home and completed their debut in the rematch.
And this game is also the first official basketball game that the China Textile City Sports Center Gymnasium, the volleyball venue for the Hangzhou Asian Games, ushered in after the completion of the renovation of the Asian Games venue.
According to reports, at the beginning of the design of the venue, consideration was given to holding basketball, volleyball and other sports events. After the Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Rent Men’s Basketball Team was settled, the "volleyball hall" was switched to a "basketball hall", and only some functions needed to be added. In the room, the lights, large screens, scorers, etc. were "micro-transformed" into a mode suitable for basketball games.
Similarly, the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team will also make their first home appearance after the rematch on the 3rd. Their home court has also been changed from the original Yuanshen Gymnasium that can accommodate 5,500 people to the NBA-level venue Oriental Sports Center.
The picture shows the data map of Dongguan Basketball Center
The Oriental Sports Center can accommodate a maximum of 18,000 fans. Compared with the Luwan Stadium, which can accommodate 3,500 fans, and the Yuanshen Sports Center, which can accommodate 5,500 fans, the capacity has doubled several times. Basketball cheer.
According to media reports, due to the fact that some seats are not yet open, the Shanghai team can sell about 9,000 tickets for the first home game. It was the first time for a Shanghai team player to play in front of nearly 10,000 fans.
The CBA rematch market is booming.
It is understood that, in addition to these courts, the Olympic Center Gymnasium, Beijing Beikong's home stadium, and even the Wukesong Basketball Center, which is already high enough, have upgraded the venues when there are no games.
"At the same time, we will solve all follow-up work under the existing procedural conditions." This is what Yao Ming said in the interview on the day of the rematch.
Of course, I hope that Chairman Yao can also solve all the follow-up tasks after he has completed the "first priority".
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