The double Olympic gold medalist, five-fold NBA champion, Kobe Bryant, became the ambassador of the 2019 Chinese men's basketball world championship.
The 40-year-old retired player announced on Twitter that he had also joined Ambassador Jao Ming, the most popular Chinese basketball player, currently president of the country's sports federation.
The first tournament with 32 teams will take place between August 31 and September 15 next year in eight Chinese cities. Group draws will be held on March 16 in Shenzhen.
(Source: sportrajongo.hu, m4sport, mti / Photo: pixabay)