Chinese basketball player Yi Jianlian played his last game on
Thursday for the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) side
Guangdong Tigers before leaving for NBA.
Yi Jianlian shakes hands
with his loyalties at a game on Thursday, September 6, 2007 where
he bid farewell to CBA matches. (Photo: China Foto
Press)
Yi didn't appear on court but sent his wishes to supporters at
the game held in Dongguan in southern Guangdong Province, said a report of website
sina.com.
Yi was picked as the No.6 in June's draft by Milwaukee Bucks.
But a dispute took place later between the two sides as media
reported the seven-foot (2.13-meter) Yi preferred a city with more
Chinese communities.
At the break of the game, he promised to spare no effort to play
in his first NBA season and not let people down.
Yi was among the core players who helped Guangdong team clinch
three CBA titles straight over the past five years.
The player signed a standard rookie scale contract with the
Bucks in Hong Kong on August 29.
(CRI September 7, 2007)
