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    PEOPLE & POINTS

    Sep 07, 2023 3 minutes

    BASKETBALL ICON ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

    Chinese basketball star Yi Jianlian announced his retirement from a 21-year professional career on August 29.

    Yi, 35, began his professional journey in 2002. He clinched seven Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) titles with the Guangdong Southern Tigers and represented Team China in four Olympic Games. Throughout his 625 CBA games, Yi amassed 12,781 points and 6,159 rebounds, becoming the league’s premier all-time rebounder. He is the first domestic player to reach the 10,000-point milestone in regular season play.

    Yi has been honored with the title of CBA regular season most valuable player (MVP) five times and has been named CBA Finals MVP three times. He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2007 U.S.

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