Xinhua News Agency, Shenzhen, August 9 (Reporter Liang Xu) China men’s basketball will participate in the 2023 International Solidarity Cup held in Shenzhen in late August to warm up the Ganten World Cup. Li keel, the first naturalized player in China’s men’s basketball history, will also make his debut in the domestic competition on behalf of the national team for the first time.
At the pre-match press conference on the 9th, the organizer of the competition announced that on August 20-21, the Ganten International Solidarity Cup will be held in Shenzhen Bao’an Stadium. Five teams that will participate in the Basketball World Cup-China, Serbia, Italy, Brazil and New Zealand will present wonderful matches to the fans.
The first game of the Chinese team will be against Serbia on the evening of 20th, and Li keel will also appear in the “hometown. After Li Kael returned home with his mother to seek roots in 2018 and got together with the relatives of Li’s family in Shenzhen, his name was officially written into Li’s genealogy. It is reported that Li Kael has invited many families from Shenzhen to watch the game.
The event organizer announced the latest developments of the participating teams at the press conference. The Chinese team and the New Zealand team will arrive in Shenzhen on the 15th, and the Serbian, Italian and Brazilian teams will also arrive on the 18th.