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Kobe's retirement a dark day for his Chinese fans
According
to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), 300 million people play the sport
in China and for a majority of them, five-time NBA champion Bryant has become
something of a cult figure.
For
Weiping Zhang, a former basketball player and coach in China who now works as a
television analyst, Bryant's extraordinary popularity in his homeland comes as
no surprise.
"Lots
of people around the world love Kobe and some people hate him but in China most
of the people, the fans, love him," Weiping, 65, told Reuters after
watching the 37-year-old Bryant play his final NBA game, against the Utah Jazz
in Los Angeles."
"They
love him because of his character, his personality, his basketball skill and
also because no matter how difficult things were, he always met the
challenge," he added.
"Michael
Jordan is top in China for the older generation but for the younger generation
Kobe is number one. They love Kobe much more than LeBron [James] in China,"
Weiping said.
Asked
where he would rank in popularity compared with China's best-known player,
eight-time NBA All-Star Yao Ming, the ever-smiling Weiping replied: "Kobe
first, then Yao Ming second."
Weiping,
who was the second-highest scorer at the 1978 FIBA World Championship as a
slashing-dunking forward on the Chinese national team, also pointed to Bryant's
excellent marketing skills.
"He
has learned a few words in Mandarin but it's much more than that, he uses
social media networking very well," said Weiping, who has worked as a
basketball commentator for China Central Television for more than two decades.
"And
even before social media, he was very popular in China because of TV. We
broadcast a lot of Lakers games and also Nike promoted him so that helped make
him the most popular NBA player in China," he said.
Bryant,
an 18-time All-Star who scored a season-high 60 points in his final NBA game
against the Jazz on Tuesday, has held several training camps in China and also
embarked on 'fan engagement' tours.
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