Hu Weidong, born in 1970, is already 28 years old this year. He joined the NBA at 27, and at this age, there's not much potential left to tap into.
For Hu Weidong, his greatest growth is not in technique or physical fitness, but in having truly gone through the most brutal basketball competition environment and persevered.
This has a significant impact on a person's will, belief, and character formation. Although fans and spectators often don't see this, the players themselves know that they are not the same as before.
Hu Weidong made a three-pointer in the first quarter and drew a foul from Kobe at the end of the quarter, scoring both free throws.
When Hu Weidong was shooting free throws, he was extremely calm, catching the ball and shooting without any adjustment or hesitation, unlike Malone or Hornersek who would dawdle.
