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Chinese guard Liu Wei (R) listens
to Sacramento Kings coach Rick Adelman during a NBA pre-season
game against Houston Rockets in Beijing October 17, 2004.[Reuters - File
Photo] |
Chinese basketball player Liu Wei's quest to become
Asia's first-ever point guard in the NBA has come to an end after he was cut
from the roster of the Sacramento Kings, Chinese press reports said.
The former point guard who once teamed with NBA All Star center Yao
Ming on the Shanghai Sharks, was released by the Kings following a
Saturday night pre-season match against the Charlotte Hornets, Titan
sports reported.
Liu only played in three of the King's six pre-season games, scoring
two points and getting two assists and four rebounds in 34 minutes of
playing time. The 24-year-old, six-foot-three (1.88 meter) guard also
committed six fouls and six turnovers during his stint.
The guard won praise by coach Rick Adelman and Houston coach Jeff Van Gundy during the NBA's
first ever games in China earlier this month when he faced his former teammate Yao
in games in Shanghai and Beijing.
(Agencies) | 
Updated: 2004-10-25 09:39