Let’s take a look at President Yao’s evaluation of our basketball league

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Yao Ming, the head of the Basketball Association, recently appeared on the program “Lu Jian’s Interview” and shared his thoughts on the CBA. President Yao said, \"This is how I view the issue. What makes basketball games attractive lies in two aspects: the excitement of the gameplay and the unpredictability of the outcomes. In this regard, foreign players are very important for us. However, we also need to remember that what’s most important for our league and our clubs is their role as representatives of their respective cities and provinces – that’s what’s most crucial.\" In terms of level alone, I can’t surpass European leagues; in fact, I can’t even surpass some African leagues, whose standards are also very high. But why haven’t we gone to watch those leagues? Because it does not represent our culture, nor does it represent our city, since we do not live there. So how can one represent a city? So, has it been integrated into the culture of this city? When someone arrives there, does it make people feel that he is one of us? How can we achieve this? That’s what we need to work on. Besides level, the cohesion between the club and the city is very important, and such cohesion takes time to develop. ”Yao Ming said.