China News Network, September 9 According to the official news on the evening of the 20th, the first meeting of the China Basketball Hall of Fame Committee in 20 made a decision in accordance with the relevant provisions of Article 2023 of the "China Basketball Hall of Fame Regulations" to cancel Li Chunjiang and Li Nan's 29 China Basketball Hall of Fame nomination qualifications.

In April this year, due to negative matches in the first round of the 4-2022 China Men's Basketball Professional League (CBA) playoffs (2023 to 12), Shanghai Jiushi Team (Shanghai Team) and Suzhou Kendia Team (Jiangsu Team) were disqualified from the CBA League competition and qualification for the season, and both clubs were reduced by 8 million yuan.

Data map: Li Nan guides the players. Figure Osports All Sports Images

In that series, the Shanghai men's basketball team defeated the Jiangsu men's basketball team 2-1 to advance, but the performance of the two teams in the game was questioned by the outside world. Later, the Chinese Basketball Association issued an announcement saying that after verification, it was determined that the Shanghai team in the second game of the playoffs on April 4 11 to 12, and the Jiangsu team in the third game on the 8th negative game were true, and the behavior of the two teams seriously violated the spirit of sportsmanship.

The Discipline and Ethics Committee of the Chinese Basketball Association also made a penalty decision: disqualifying the Shanghai and Soviet teams from the CBA for the season. Shanghai Jiushi Basketball Club and Jiangsu Kendia Basketball Club will each reduce the league fund by 500 million yuan. For Li Chunjiang, the head coach of the Shanghai team, the qualification of coach registration shall be suspended for 5 years from the date of the penalty decision; For Li Nan, the head coach of the Jiangsu team, his qualification for coach registration will be suspended for 3 years from the date of the penalty decision.

Data map: Li Nan and Li Chunjiang shake hands after the game. Figure Osports All Sports Images

On the evening of the 20th, the Chinese Basketball Association officially announced that the 2023 China Basketball Hall of Fame nomination list has been confirmed, with a total of 29 people and 3 collective teams, covering four sequences: "outstanding athletes", "outstanding coaches", "excellent collectives" and "special contributors".

Last year, Li Chunjiang was selected as a coach for the 2022 China Basketball Hall of Fame 16 people, and Li Nan was selected as a male athlete in the 2022 China Basketball Hall of Fame 30 nominees.

Data map: Li Chunjiang in the game. Figure Osports All Sports Images

It is reported that the 2023 China Basketball Hall of Fame recommendation activity activation reset rules are: if the previous stage has not entered the next stage, the current session will be automatically reset, if the current session still fails to advance, the next recommendation activity will be vacant.

However, this year, Li Nan and Li Chunjiang both lost their qualifications to be recommended, which is embarrassing. (End)