NBA player Yang Hansen (R) and Liu Xin (L), director of Shandong basketball center, hold a banner with Chinese idioms that reads "smooth sailing" during a fans meeting in Qingdao, China's eastern Shandong province on July 26, 2025. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)

Fans visit a store selling merchandises of NBA player Yang Hansen during a fans meeting in Qingdao, China's eastern Shandong province on July 26, 2025. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)

Fans raise their hands to NBA player Yang Hansen (not pictured) during a fans meeting in Qingdao, China's eastern Shandong province on July 26, 2025. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)

A fan and former teammate holds a picture of them with NBA player Yang Hansen (R in red) during a fans meeting in Qingdao, China's eastern Shandong province on July 26, 2025. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)

NBA player Yang Hansen arrives for a fans meeting in Qingdao, China's eastern Shandong province on July 26, 2025. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)

Fans queue to enter a venue prior to a fans meeting with NBA player Yang Hansen in Qingdao, China's eastern Shandong province on July 26, 2025. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)

NBA player Yang Hansen signs an autograph on a teddy bear for a young fan during a fans meeting in Qingdao, China's eastern Shandong province on July 26, 2025. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)

Fans hold banners with NBA player Yang Hansen's name during a fans meeting in Qingdao, China's eastern Shandong province on July 26, 2025. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)