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CBA: Jeremy Lin fined US$84,000 for dress code violations last season
- Jordan brand player Guo Ailun tops punishment table with 1.15 million yuan in fines for not wearing Li-Ning
- League hands out 4.82 million yuan punishment for last season after Guangdong Southern Tigers pair offend on opening day
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NBA champion Jeremy Lin is one of a number of Chinese Basketball Association players to be retroactively punished for violating the league’s dress code last season, domestic media have reported.
The punishment comes after the CBA announced that it was fining Guangdong Southern Tigers coach Du Feng and player Zhao Rui for offences this season, which began last month.
On October 21, the opening game of this campaign, both player and coach failed to wear Li-Ning brand clothing, the official CBA sponsor, while conducting media duties.
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In accordance to league rules, Zhao was fined 500,000 yuan (US$75,600) for his offence, while coach Du was handed a 100,000 yuan (US$15,100) punishment.
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The CBA, which is headed by former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming, then looked at last season and handed out retrospective fines for offences.
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Liaoning Flying Leopards star Guo Ailun – the first Chinese player to sign with Jordan brand – was hit with a 1.15 million yuan (US$174,000) fine for four violations of the dress code.
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