China basketball star suspended for sneaking girlfriend into room in suitcase to do ‘homework’


A top Chinese basketball player has been suspended amid accusations that he smuggled his girlfriend into his dormitory in a suitcase. - Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

BEIJING: A top Chinese basketball player has been suspended after being accused of smuggling his girlfriend into his dormitory in a suitcase.

The punishment was meted out to Zhang Xingliang on Wednesday (Jan 8) by the Guangzhou Loong Lions, a team from southern China’s Guangdong province.

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