Captain Yi Jianlian said that the team is ready and hopes to play its best to give back to the fans.

"We know that the Men's Basketball World Cup is of great significance to Chinese fans. We have been preparing for a long time. Now that the competition is about to begin, we are also ready. I hope we can play our best and repay the fans who support us." Yi Jianlian said.

"Our players will go all out to play more exciting games in front of their hometown folks." Team coach Li Nan said.

The historical highlights of the Chinese men’s basketball team were played at the expedition ceremony. When the classic historical moments appeared on the big screen again, it still made people excited.

“I hope we can also take such good-looking shots in the game.” Guo Ailun said.

As a global partner of the 2019 FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup, TCL will award awards to the best players in the 92 games. The best player trophy "Admiral Cup" was also unveiled at the scene. The design of the trophy was inspired by the quintessence of Chinese Peking Opera, integrating basketball and Peking Opera flag elements. The trophy is in the shape of a "military general". 100,000 netizens around the world participated in the voting and it was finally named "Admiral Cup". In addition, TCL customized exclusive fan cheering uniforms for the Chinese men's basketball team, inspired by the "shaking clothes" movement for celebrations on the field, and with the elements of the Chinese men's basketball team's World Cup jersey.

The Chinese men’s basketball team will play against the Brazilian team twice in Guangzhou and Wuhan on the 23rd and 25th to prepare for the Men’s Basketball World Cup. The 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup will be held in eight cities: Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Foshan and Dongguan from August 31 to September 15.