Choi Yongxi still insists on her NBA dream after being seriously injured and has resumed training

At the "small concert" carefully prepared by a friend for him, the Chinese basketball star failed to control his emotions and tears burst out from his eyes.

In the past year, he has experienced too much - from rushing to the NBA draft with hope, to undrafting, summer league, signing with the Nets, being delegated to the Development League, to tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on the left knee, season reimbursement, and being sacked... The ups and downs of this year are enough to make any young player collapse.

But Choi Yongxi wiped away her tears and said firmly: "My goal is to stay in the NBA." In the summer of 2024, Choi Yongxi flew to the United States alone to participate in the NBA draft with CBA data averaging 18.5 points and 5.3 rebounds. He spanned 4 time zones, tried out 6 teams, flew 18,000 kilometers, but was eventually defeated.

But he did not give up and represented the Trail Blazers in the summer league, averaging 7.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. Finally, he impressed the Nets and got a two-year two-way contract.

On October 28, 2024, he made his debut in the NBA regular season, and scored his first point in his career through free throws, becoming the seventh Chinese player to enter the NBA. However, fate is a mess. On December 11, he tore his left knee ACL in the Development League game, was reimbursed for the season, and was later cut by the Nets.

Despite being seriously injured, Choi Yongxi's recovery speed exceeded expectations. According to Inspector Zhao, a media person-in-law, he has returned to the court for training, his knee joint mobility has been fully restored, and his leg strength training has reached 100 kg of press. His goal is clear - to continue to attack the NBA, rather than return home to play in the CBA.

"Looking back at the pain people experience is a legend." Cui Yongxi wrote this sentence on social media, as if telling himself that all setbacks are the foundation for the future.

From undraft to NBA players, to being severed seriously injured, Choi Yongxi's basketball story is far more tortuous than the script. But as he said himself - "The wildfire cannot burn it all, and the spring breeze will grow again." As long as he can run and jump, he will continue to attack the NBA.

Are you optimistic about Choi Yongxi's return to the NBA? Should he insist on studying in the United States or returning to China to develop?