Du Feng poses with the trophy of CBA coach of the year before a quarter-final match between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles in at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on Aug. 2, 2020. (Photos: Xinhua)

Hu Mingxuan poses with the trophy of CBA rookie of the year before a quarter-final match between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles in at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on Aug. 2, 2020.

The regular season's Most Valuable Player (MVP) Yi Jianlian poses with trophy before a quarter-final match between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles in at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on Aug. 2, 2020.

Du Feng (R) is awarded the trophy of CBA coach of the year by Gong Luming, former head coach of China's men's national basketball team, before a quarter-final match between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles in at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on Aug. 2, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

The regular season's Most Valuable Player (MVP) Yi Jianlian poses with trophy before a quarter-final match between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles in at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on Aug. 2, 2020.

The regular season's Most Valuable Player (MVP) Yi Jianlian poses with trophy before a quarter-final match between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles in at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on Aug. 2, 2020.

The regular season's Most Valuable Player (MVP) Yi Jianlian (R) shakes hands with awarding guest former basketball player Liu Yudong before a quarter-final match between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles in at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on Aug. 2, 2020.

(L-R)The regular season's Most Valuable Player (MVP) Yi Jianlian, CBA coach of the year Du Feng and CBA rookie of the year Hu Mingxuan pose with the trophys before a quarter-final match between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles in at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on Aug. 2, 2020.

Yi Jianlian (R) of Guangdong Southern Tigers defends Wang Qingming of Qingdao Eagles during the quarterfinal between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 2, 2020.

Sonny Weems (R) of Guangdong Southern Tigers breaks through during the quarterfinal between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 2, 2020.

Hu Mingxuan (L) of Guangdong Southern Tigers defends Yang Jinmeng of Qingdao Eagles during the quarterfinal between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 2, 2020.

Yi Jianlian (R) of Guangdong Southern Tigers shoots during the quarterfinal between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 2, 2020.

Ren Junfei (1st R) of Guangdong Southern Tigers competes against Wang Ruize of Qingdao Eagles during the quarterfinal between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 2, 2020.

Players greet each other before the quarterfinal between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 2, 2020.

Sonny Weems (R) of Guangdong Southern Tigers competes during the quarterfinal between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 2, 2020.

Zhao Xuhong (L) of Qingdao Eagles competes during the quarterfinal between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 2, 2020.

Zhao Tailong (bottom) of Qingdao Eagles falls over during the quarterfinal between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 2, 2020.

Players of Guangdong Southern Tigers attend the national flag raising ceremony before the quarterfinal between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Qingdao Eagles at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 2, 2020.