saw that Li Nan was able to bypass the three-year suspension of coaching qualifications and return to the CBA as a consultant for the Beijing team.
At that time, many people gave it a thumbs up and lamented that there are countermeasures at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. The word game is played clearly.
In this case, wouldn't Li Chunjiang, who was suspended as a coach for five years at the same time as Li Nan, be able to return to the CBA in a similar way?
There is currently a lot of talk on the Internet, saying that Li Chunjiang joined the Shanxi team ... If this news is true, he is probably in the capacity of a team consultant, and he will definitely not be a front-of-field coach anyway.
This is not the first time that Li Chunjiang has served as a team consultant. In the middle of the 20-21 season, he transitioned from the coach of the Guangsha team to a team consultant due to poor coaching performance. After the end of the season, he left the team and switched to the Shanghai team to take up the coach again. After that, it is like this now.
The news about "Li Chunjiang joining the Shanxi team" has not been confirmed, but the possibility is there, because since Li Nan can do it, Li Chunjiang can naturally do it too.
And based on Li Chunjiang's resume, not to mention the Shanxi team, many teams are willing to invite him to come without having to come forward. In fact, he is the boss behind the scenes.
Although he was suspended, Li Chunjiang has been preparing to return to his position as a coach. He even went to the Spanish Serie A to learn, exchange and recharge. This was one of the few occasions where he appeared after leaving the CBA.
Li Chunjiang once represented the Chinese men's basketball team and went to Barcelona, Spain to participate in the Olympics. He personally experienced the highest level of basketball in the world. This left a deep impression on him as a player at the time. Now he took advantage of the suspension to go there to watch. Their local league.
Li Chunjiang's latest public appearance was at Yi Jianlian's jersey retirement ceremony, but he also maintained a relatively low-key posture. After all, he is in a special period.
In fact, as long as Li Chunjiang is willing, he can take up the pointer again long ago without waiting for the end of the five-year ban.
Some media people previously broke the news that a team competing in overseas leagues contacted Li Chunjiang. It was speculated that the Bay Area Pterosaurs had disbanded and participated in the Eastern Super League.
Li Chunjiang, who was born in 1963, can end the ban and pick up a pointer at the age of about 65. This age is not old for a coach. There is no doubt that many teams will rush to offer him an olive branch.
Merits are merits, and mistakes are mistakes. The two cannot be confused. Li Chunjiang's abilities and contributions will not be completely erased because of one mistake.
Besides, there are only a few good local coaches. When Li Chunjiang returns after five years, he may find that there are still few who can compete with him.
So no matter what, Li Chunjiang has no worries about finding a job in CBA.
Of course, some of the costs may be heavy and permanent.
As a famous coach with 7 championships in the history of CBA, Li Chunjiang was originally destined to be selected into the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame. However, due to the negative match (match-fixing) incident, Li Chunjiang has been officially disqualified from the selection. Li Nan is the same.
Fortunately, the official also played a little "word game". only cancels Li Chunjiang and Li Nan's qualifications to be recommended to the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023. It does not say that will be permanently cancelled, so there is still the possibility that the two will join the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame in the future. , although the probability is extremely slim.
Li Chunjiang and Li Nan are both well-known figures in Chinese basketball, but in the end they ended up in a precarious situation. It can only be said that they brought it upon themselves. There is nothing to regret!
