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在中國職籃CBA南京同曦打球的法國選手 Guerschon Yabusele（前塞爾提克選手）
因未尊重中國國歌，在賽前播中國國歌時未抬頭
受到CBA官方警告，並罰款一萬元人民幣（1400元美金）。
根據《環球時報》報導，前NBA職業球員MarShon Brooks也曾面臨類似的罰款。
Hong Kong (CNN)French basketball player Guerschon Yabusele has been fined 10,
000 yuan ($1,400) and given a warning for not raising his head during the
Chinese national anthem before a game Friday, Chinese state media reported.
Yabusele, who plays for the Chinese Basketball Association's (CBA) Nanjing
Monkey Kings, was photographed bowing his head as his teammates appear to be
looking up as the anthem was playing, in a screenshot posted by the Global
Times, a Chinese state-run tabloid.
Global Times reported that Yabusele was criticized on Chinese social media for
being rude and not showing respect. Players in the NBA and other American
sports leagues will often bow their heads and close their eyes during the US
national anthem.
Yabusele had a brief career in the NBA after being drafted by the Boston
Celtics in 2016. He played one season for the CBA's Shanghai Sharks in 2016
before moving stateside in 2017. The Celtics waived him earlier this year,
after which he returned to China.
Global Times reported other Western players have faced similar fines, including
former NBA journeyman MarShon Brooks.
The fines come as China has become increasingly nationalistic and patriotic
under President Xi Jinping, placing many Western businesses and athletes in
tough positions. Companies that have not toed the line on hot button issues
like the status of Taiwan, Tibet or Hong Kong have suffered serious
consequences.
The NBA fell victim to this conflict earlier this year, after Houston Rockets
general manager Daryl Morey expressed support for anti-government protests in
Hong Kong in a tweet. Morey's statement and the NBA's subsequent decision to
back hi led to numerous China-based businesses severing ties with the league
amid a wider backlash.