Lin Wei (C) of Nanjing Monkey Kings breaks through during a match between Nanjing Monkey Kings and Guangdong Southern Tigers at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Ty Leaf (1st R) of Nanjing Monkey Kings blocks the ball during a match between Nanjing Monkey Kings and Guangdong Southern Tigers at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Xu Jie (2nd R) of Guangdong Southern Tigers breaks through during a match between Nanjing Monkey Kings and Guangdong Southern Tigers at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Troy Gillenwater (R) of Guangdong Southern Tigers reacts during a match between Nanjing Monkey Kings and Guangdong Southern Tigers at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Troy Gillenwater (top) of Guangdong Southern Tigers dunks during a match between Nanjing Monkey Kings and Guangdong Southern Tigers at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
David Scott James of Tianjin Pioneers dunks during a match between Xinjiang Flying Tigers and Tianjin Pioneers at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
Quentin Peterson (top R) of Xinjiang Flying Tigers goes up for the basket during a match between Xinjiang Flying Tigers and Tianjin Pioneers at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)
Javion Lamarcus Hamlet of Tianjin Pioneers competes during a match between Xinjiang Flying Tigers and Tianjin Pioneers at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)
David Scott James (L) of Tianjin Pioneers competes during a match between Xinjiang Flying Tigers and Tianjin Pioneers at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)
Zhao Rui (R) of Xinjiang Flying Tigers goes for a lay-up during a match between Xinjiang Flying Tigers and Tianjin Pioneers at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
Ashton Hagans (R) of Xinjiang Flying Tigers goes for a lay-up during a match between Xinjiang Flying Tigers and Tianjin Pioneers at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
Ashton Hagans (L) of Xinjiang Flying Tigers goes for a lay-up during a match between Xinjiang Flying Tigers and Tianjin Pioneers at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
Ashton Hagans (L) of Xinjiang Flying Tigers communicates with the referee during a match between Xinjiang Flying Tigers and Tianjin Pioneers at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)