Chinese Taipei captain Liu Zheng knew on the evening of the 20th that he was not feeling good in the 2025 Asian Cup men's basketball qualifying match, and switched to defense to make meritorious contributions to the team, even if the data is not good, but the team can defeat the strong enemy Philippines, Liu Zheng still contributes to it, and more importantly, he is actually in a state of physical discomfort, and he still fights unremittingly, but it is also determined that the away game against Hong Kong on the 23rd, Liu Zheng will rest and is not expected to accompany the team.

Liu Zheng will rest in the first battle against Hong Kong

The Chinese Taipei team played a good game at the Taipei Peace Basketball Stadium last night, every player was super the court, Lin Tingqian, Ma Jianhao, Lu Junxiang, and Abbasi all had excellent offensive performances, as for Liu Zheng, he also played for 20 minutes, even if 6 shots were all ink, but his defense and hard work still infected the whole team.

The 34-year-old Liu Zheng used to participate in the Chinese Taipei men's basketball team as long as he needed him, as long as his physical condition allowed, and he was almost unemployed since 2014. Lin Tingqian emphasized after the game, "Brother Zheng led everyone to defend together on the field, gave up his chance to score, and drove everyone in another way, which is what we all need to learn from him." ”

Liu Zheng desperately used defense to help the team against the Philippines, in fact, he already has neck discomfort at the moment, and now after completing the task of defending the home field, Liu Zheng decided to take a breather and will not go to Hong Kong with the team.