Zhou Qi withdrew from the national team due to injury, and many main players are unable to play, and it is difficult for Guo Shiqiang to lead the team to enter the semi-finals

According to the news released by the men's basketball national team, Zhou Qi's old injury relapsed during the training session of the men's basketball national team. After discussion by the team doctor and coaching team, he was allowed to leave the team and go to the United States to treat his injuries. At present, three players, Zhou Qi, Zhang Zhenlin and Zeng Fanbo, have left the national team training team due to injuries. Yang Hansen is temporarily unable to return to China for training in the United States; the national team of men's basketball team will start to set off for Europe on the 5th for training, which may be greatly affected. At the same time, the roster of the men's basketball national team is about to be released, which is worth looking forward to.

In recent years, Zhou Qi has been affected by waist injuries and has withdrawn from the national team training many times, which has a great impact on the team. This time, the men's basketball team went to Europe for training, and it was only about one month before the start of the Asian Cup. Zhou Qi's team chose to go to the United States to treat injuries, and it is highly likely that he will not be able to participate in this year's Asian Cup. In the 2023-24 season, Zhou Qi missed the championship due to a waist injury when he was in the Guangdong team; last season, the Beijing Shougang team only played 26 games due to injury, averaging only 14.8 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, and the playoff averaged 15.5 points and 10.2 rebounds, but the Shougang team entered the finals last season but failed to win the championship.

Not only Zhou Qi, but also the main forward player of Beijing Shougang team, Zeng Fanbo, is also on the injury list, and the Asian Cup in August is doubtful. Last season, Zeng Fanbo finally ushered in an explosion. He averaged 14.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 blocks per game in 37 regular season games, with a shooting percentage of 52.6% and a three-point shooting percentage of 40.5%. Zeng Fanbo was also selected for the first time in his career as a domestic player team and won the fastest-progress player award. At the same time, he performed very well in the Asian Cup qualifiers and has conquered coach Guo Shiqiang and the national team coaching staff. However, Zeng Fanbo was injured in the semi-finals of the playoffs and is expected to be injured for more than 3 months, and is likely to miss the Asian Cup.

When the men's basketball team started training last month, Zeng Fanbo, who was selected into the national team's training team, first went to the national team to ask for leave in front of Guo Shiqiang, and then went to Germany to start rehabilitation treatment. According to recent news, Zeng Fanbo's injury recovery is relatively optimistic, and he also has a strong desire to play in the Asian Cup, but the specific situation will be decided based on the doctor's advice before the game. Zeng Fanbo is the future of the Chinese men's basketball forward line, and Guo Shiqiang and the national team coaching staff will definitely not let him play with injuries.

There is also Zhang Zhenlin. As one of the core players of the Liaoning team, Zhang Zhenlin was also the main player of the men's basketball national team, but he has missed a large number of games due to waist and hip injuries in recent seasons. Zhang Zhenlin played only 16 games in the regular season last season, averaging 13.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.4 steals. Except for assists, all data are career lows; averaged 7.8 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists per game in the playoffs, which is also a career low.

In addition, Zhao Weilun is studying and playing in the United States, and cannot return to China to participate in training, nor can he play in the Asian Cup; Wang Haoran has been confirmed to leave the national team training team, and Yang Hansen participates in training with the NBA Trail Blazers to prepare to play in the NBA Summer League, so the team is currently dominated by young players. The lineup for this training session is mainly composed of Zhu Junlong, Hu Jinqiu, Liao Sanning, Zhao Rui, Hu Mingxuan, Zhao Jiayi, Raymond, Zhang Ning, Yu Jiahao, Xu Xin and others. The player composition and strength are much different from the previous expectations, and only 1 of the four training sessions is made public, so it is difficult for fans and the media to understand the specific situation.

The biggest hope of the men's basketball national team this year is Yang Hansen. If he cannot come back to play in the Asian Cup, and the main players such as Zhou Qi, Zeng Fanbo and Zhang Zhenlin cannot play due to injuries, it will be difficult for coach Guo Shiqiang to lead this national team to the semi-finals of the Asian Cup, and fans should not have too much hope.