Korean media: Chinese fans are too harsh in their criticism of Yang Hansen, even if he is having a meal with his girlfriend

The Korean media "Daily Economic News" published an article today talking about Yang Hansen's situation, believing that Chinese fans are too harsh on him. The following is the full content.

Chinese fans have been too harsh in criticizing "Chinese Jokic" Yang Hansen, and now even having dinner with his girlfriend is criticized. Portland Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen is the center of attention among Asian basketball fans, especially in China. However, his performance in the 2025-26 season was not ideal. It is currently difficult for him to establish himself in the first team, so he was assigned to the G League for individual training.

Since China is passionate about basketball, the news that Yang Hansen was assigned to the G League seemed to have a huge impact on fans. Actually, this is not a big deal. He is experiencing USA Basketball and will need more time to adjust than other rookies. However, it can be frustrating to see a star who has so much hope grow so slowly. Chinese fans' criticism of "Chinese Jokic" Yang Hansen has gone too far. Now even having dinner with your girlfriend is considered inappropriate. For example, having dinner with his girlfriend at a Korean restaurant after a game against the Los Angeles Lakers was also criticized. Yang Hansen only played 8 minutes and 36 seconds that day, scoring only 1 point and 1 rebound.

In response, Wang Shipeng, the legendary Chinese player who once caused a headache for the Korean men's basketball team, stood up to defend Yang Hansen. He said: "Yang Hansen actually has no place in Portland. However, Portland has revealed its plan on how to develop him. He went to the G League to increase the training volume and game feel, which can be seen as part of the development plan." Now some insiders say that Portland rates Yang's training attitude and game attitude very highly.

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