It s more uncomfortable than not appearing. Fans are blocked from purchasing Zeng Fanbo s jersey. The difference between them and Yang Hansen is too big

In the first NBA preseason match, the Brooklyn Nets easily defeated the Jerusalem Sharp from Israel with a big score of 123-88. However, for countless fans who are paying attention to the overseas journey of Chinese players, this game that should have been expected ended in disappointment. In this game where the suspense of victory and loss was lost early, the Nets coaching staff waved their hand and gave as many as 17 players the opportunity to appear, almost all players who could move up and warm up. But among the 17-man appearance list, the only name of Chinese player Zeng Fanbo is not shown. For a full 48 minutes, he was pressed firmly on the bench. This arrangement undoubtedly casts a thick shadow on Zeng Fanbo's prospects for the new season. What is more sad than the "DNP" on the field (not appearing) is perhaps an episode that happened off the field. A Chinese fan at Barclays Center went to the Nets' official fan store after the game, hoping to buy a No. 12 jersey with Zeng Fanbo's name printed on it. However, this seemingly normal request unexpectedly encountered a series of obstacles. The clerk first said that although Zeng Fanbo is not customized in the team's official lineup list, the checkout system in the store seems to have not been updated yet and cannot directly collect payment for this jersey. Subsequently, another salesperson at the front desk tried to charge the fan an additional customization fee of $15. In the end, after the fan argued and repeatedly emphasized that Zeng Fanbo was the team's official signing player, the official Nets store canceled the unreasonable fee after asking the supervisor. From zero minutes of playing time on the court to names that do not even exist in the checkout system in the official Nets fan store, this series of details seems to point to a cruel reality: Zeng Fanbo's current position in the Nets may be more marginal than the outside world imagines. According to the fan who bought the jersey, the clerk told him that this was even the first request from the Nets home fan store to print Zeng Fanbo's jersey. The superposition of this series of events has also triggered a strong emotional rebound among the domestic fan groups. Some fans angrily said that in a game where 17 people got the chance to play, Zeng Fanbo was still not given even one minute. This approach is hard not to remind people of the prejudice of "looking down on Asians". I hope to gain more playing time in the next Chinese game.

The difficult situation Zeng Fanbo is facing now forms an extremely dazzling contrast with the attention that another Chinese rookie, Yang Hansen, has received in Portland. This "difference is too big" sigh has become the main theme in the recent fan discussion area. One is enjoying the treatment of a first-round pick and is always paid attention to by the media and the team officials; the other is holding an Exhibit-10 contract, which not only makes it difficult to find playing time in the team, but even his own jersey cannot be successfully purchased. Zeng Fanbo's experience nakedly reveals the reality and cruelty of the NBA league. For a player at the bottom of the pyramid, talent and hard work may be just an opportunity ticket, and whether you can truly seize the opportunity that passes by requires more luck and momentum.