There is a popular saying in basketball and football in China called "Thank God Xie Lan".

Thank God, believe in ghosts and gods, and believe that Xie Yalong of Lancheng criticized the football basket for drawing water with a sieve. A joke about basketball and football in China. China National Men's Basketball Team was founded on 19 17, joined FIBA on 1936, and withdrew on 1958 for political reasons.