Head coach Gong Luming won t let Li Yueru compete in the Asian Cup, Zhang Ziyu compete in the U19 World Cup

The 2025 Women's Basketball Asian Cup is approaching. This is the second time that the highest-standard women's basketball event in the FIBA ​​system and Asia has been held at home after 10 years. At the same time, it is also the first time since the Paris Olympics that the Chinese women's basketball team has made its international debut on the international stage under the leadership of head coach Gong Luming.

Draining back to the event in the FIBA ​​system held at home 10 years ago. It was in 2005 when the Chinese women's basketball team participated in the Women's Basketball Asian Championships in Qinhuangdao. It was called the Asian Championships (now called the Asian Cup), and the Chinese women's basketball team finally won the championship.

In the Asian Cup of Women's Basketball Team held in Shenzhen this time, in the absence of Xiaobao Li Yueru, the Chinese women's basketball team did not have the hard power to sweep Asia.

"Sports Weekly" reporter Zhao Huanyu posted on May 31: "Li Yueru, a Chinese player who plays for the Seattle Storm, will not participate in the 2025 Women's Basketball Asian Cup." As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar. With the current strength of the Chinese women's basketball team, they were not sure to sweep Asia without the lack of Little Bao Li Yueru.

So, some media published an article reporting on Li Yueru's dilemma in the WNBA Storm: At present, Li Yueru does not get much ball rights, it is a regular rotation, but in fact he does not get much opportunities.

Yes, Li Yueru's playing time with the Storm is indeed not stable now, and it seems that he has faded out of the normal rotation lineup, and his three consecutive games are less than double-digit.

In such a situation of "external troubles and internal troubles", what should Xiaobao Li Yueru do? Should we return to China to help the Chinese women's basketball team compete in the Asian Cup and successfully defend their title at home, or should we stay with the Storm to continue to compete in the NBA? It feels like this is a very difficult issue to balance.

What I want to say here is that don’t let Xiaobao Li Yueru become the second Han Xu. Although Li Yueru’s playing time in the Storm team is not stable, at least there is still time to play in every game. In addition, the "female version of the text class" Ma Longa selected by the Storm team this year is also eyeing him. Once Li Yueru leaves the Storm team, the "female version of the text class" Ma Longa will immediately take the lead, thus replacing Xiaobao Li Yueru's position. What should

do in this sensitive stage? It is indeed not easy for Xiaobao and Li Yueru to enter the WNBA. You must not lose your big deal and do irrational things because of small things. It is best to stay with the Storm Team to continue fighting.

Not only does Li Yueru want to make such a decision, but the Chinese Basketball Association should also support Li Yueru to continue to compete in the WNBA, because this is not Li Yueru's personal matter, but a matter related to the future of the Chinese women's basketball team. Don't let Li Yueru miss the opportunity to establish himself in the WNBA.

When Fearless Jin Lan was in need of Li Yueru, Li Yueru encountered a classic problem in the history of the national basketball team - how should we balance when national interests and personal interests conflict?

This time the Basketball Association will definitely not let Li Yueru come back to compete in the Asian Cup, because there have been similar things like Han Xu before. When Han Xu was playing for the Liberty, he received the game tasks assigned by the national team one after another. When the Liberty coaching team saw the swaying Han Xu, the coaching team also lost patience with Han Xu, which caused Han Xu to lose his position in the head coach's heart and even no chance to play. In the end, Han Xu also left the Liberty. This farewell made Han Xu completely miss the WNBA.

The Chinese women's basketball coach Gong Luming, who is far-sighted and has the overall situation, will definitely not let Li Yueru come back to compete in the Asian Cup.

When Li Yueru could not return to the Chinese women's basketball team and represented the Chinese women's basketball team in the Asian Cup, many fans put their hopes on Zhang Ziyu.

And Zhang Ziyu will not help the Chinese women's basketball team compete in the Asian Cup, she will go to the Czech Republic to compete in the U19 Women's Basketball World Cup.

When I learned that Zhang Ziyu could not compete in the Asian Cup on behalf of the Chinese women's basketball team, some fans would definitely be a little unhappy because they all hoped to see Zhang Ziyu play in the Asian Cup and see her abilities.

Zhang Ziyu is not that she doesn't want to play in the Asian Cup, but that head coach Gong Luming and the Basketball Association will not allow her to play. This is all about Zhang Ziyu's growth and future development.

May 2 is Zhang Ziyu's 18th birthday, what does this mean? This shows that Zhang Ziyu is just 18 years old and is still a child. Can a child play adult games for her growth?

Let Zhang Ziyu practice with national team players together for Zhang Ziyu's growth. The ability of national team trainers must be stronger than that of other women's basketball coaches. Training in the national team can help Zhang Ziyu grow as soon as possible. What's more, the training conditions of the national team are also the best, and it can also provide Zhang Ziyu with a better training environment, help her grow as soon as possible, and quickly grow into a member of the Chinese women's basketball team.

This must be due to a special protection, or a generous treatment for Zhang Ziyu. After all, Zhang Ziyu has just celebrated his 18th birthday and is still young. If he fights with adults, no one can afford it! After all, Zhang Ziyu is the future of the Chinese women's basketball team inside.

The decision made by Chinese women's basketball coach Gong Luming and the Chinese Basketball Association is very correct.