Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson has obtained Chinese citizenship and will play for China in the upcoming FIBA World Cup, according to reports.
The 29-year-old, New York-born player whose grandmother was born in Jamaica to a Chinese father and Jamaican mother, is now the first pro basketball player to become aOn Monday, the Chinese Basketball Association announced that Anderson “obtained Chinese nationality this morning and met Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association.”Kyle Anderson #5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves warms up before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers during a play-in tournament game at Crypto.
In 2018, Anderson went to China to re-connect with his grandmother’s family in the village of Shenzhen. It seems likely Anderson will fast become a key player for China. The team is ranked 27th in the world and is in the league’s Group B with South Sudan, Serbia, and Puerto Rico.
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