Hong Kong face mission impossible at the 2017 Asia Cup
Even with the help of Chinese Basketball Association drafted Duncan Reid, the Hong Kong team face a huge task against Australia, Taiwan and Japan in their opening group matches in Lebanon
Hong Kong start their campaign at the 2017 Asia Cup basketball tournament in Beirut, Lebanon facing a difficult task on Tuesday – even with the help of star player Duncan Reid.
Locally-born Reid, who was drafted by Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) side Zhejiang Chuzhou last week, will be a big help to the Hong Kong team, but the task is going to be too difficult for the local squad, who are not expected to topple Australia, Taiwan and Japan in their group.
Australia and New Zealand are playing in the Asian tournament for the first time, but are already tipped to dominate the event. And that could spell bad news for Hong Kong, who will face an extremely tough time trying to match the “Boomers”.
But Hong Kong have at least Reid, who could make the difference for the local team.
At 2.05 metres tall, Reid represented Hong Kong at the same tournament two years ago in Changsha, China and he shone, recording the most points, rebounds, assists and blocks for his team.
