French basketball player fined for not looking at China flag
Guerschon Yabusele, who used to play for Boston Celtics and is now with Chinese team Nanjing Tongxi Monkey King, is given a ‘serious warning’ and fined US$1,400 for not looking at the Chinese flag during the national anthem before a match on Friday. – AFP pic, December 9, 2019.
A FRENCH former National Basketball Association player has been reprimanded and fined US$1,400 by sports officials in China for not looking at the Chinese flag during the national anthem before a game. Players with the Chinese Basketball Association are supposed to stare at the national symbol during March of the Volunteers, but television images showed Guerschon Yabusele, who plays for Nanjing Tongxi Monkey King, with his head down before the Friday game.
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