
The Fubon Warriors faced off against the Taipei Falcons in their home opener today and held a retirement ceremony for Lin Zhijie with his No. 12 jersey number.
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The Taipei Fubon Warriors held a No. 12 jersey retirement ceremony for Taiwanese basketball icon Lin Zhijie, who will serve as the Warriors' deputy team leader in the new season.
The PLG Taipei Fubon Warriors faced the Taipei Falcons in their home opening match today, and held a retirement ceremony for Lin Zhijie's No. 12 jersey number. In response, Lin Zhijie, who has been transferred to the Warriors' deputy team leader in the new season, said: "This time I know that I have truly retired, and I feel very happy. This is a great episode."
43-year-old Lin Zhijie is a benchmark figure in Taiwanese basketball. The Warriors also held a retirement game in his final season, held a special exhibition, and released a documentary. Today, in the first game of the new season, they also held a retirement ceremony for his No. 12 jersey, giving him the highest courtesy.
Compared with the past when players had to train hard in the off-season, retired Lin Zhijie said with a smile, "I'm really happy. After all, I don't have to insist so much, because at this age, training is really tiring. This is to prevent my competitive state from losing too much, so I have to spend a long time training. Being a player seems to be always stressful, but as I said before, I now have more time to spend with my family, so I am very happy." He said that now he has changed his identity and is focusing on what he should do in his current role.
Lin Zhijie said: "The main job now is to urge the players to improve their performance and understand how the team strives for the results and content they want. After all, they failed in the first two years, and now the team has changed a lot. With Wen Cheng joining the executive coach, there will be many different looks. Today you can see what kind of style Fubon will play."

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