- Address: Dongguan
- Country: China
- Capacity: 16,000
- Opened: August 2014
- Main use: Basketball
- Tenants:
Extra stadium info – Bank of Dongguan Basketball Centre
The construction of the Bank of Dongguan Basketball Centre, which is also used for concerts, started in 2009. It opened as one of the largest indoor sports venues in China. The arena opened with a basketball match. Yi Jianlian, one of the first athletes with 10 million followers on his main social media page, played numerous matches at the Bank of Dongguan Basketball Centre. He also played professional basketball for several National Basketball Association clubs.
Yi Jianlian and his NBA career
Yi Jianlian, who was born in China, played his first NBA game for the Milwaukee Bucks from Wisconsin. The Bucks won their first NBA championship title in 1971. In 2008, Yi Jianlian signed for the club which is currently known as the Brooklyn Nets. He left the Nets for the Washington Wizards in 2010. The basketball club from Washington won their first NBA championship title in 1978. In 2012, Yi Jianlian signed with his fourth NBA club when he signed with the Dallas Mavericks from Texas. One year earlier, the Mavericks won their first NBA championship title after beating the Miami Heat from Florida.
