London: Yi Jianlian, a Chinese basketball player will carry the flag of country at the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games on Friday.
“I am honoured and grateful that I will have the opportunity (to carry the flag),” Yi told Xinhua at a flag-raising ceremony in the Athletes Village.
Yi, 24, started his career as a professional player in south China’s Guangdong Province. He joined NBA in 2007 and played for the Washington Wizards before he came back to China amid the NBA lock-out.
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