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
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.
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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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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Several players – Guangdong’s Wang Xinkai, Hu Mingxian and Xu Jie, plus Shenzhen’s Bai Haotian, Bayi’s Zou Yuchen and Nanjing Tongxi’s Tursun Mardan – were each fined 500,000 yuan for one offence.
Guangdong coach Du, who guided his side to a 10th CBA ring last season, was fined another 20,000 yuan, while Xinjiang’s Zhou Qi was given a 100,000 fine.
The reports stated that the offenders have until December 14 to pay their combined 4.82 million yuan fines or they will be suspended from the league.
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