Xinjiang men's basketball player Abdul Salamu, currently the captain of the Xinjiang men's basketball team, was born in May 1996, he was 19 years old, that is, he entered the professional league in 2015, and has been in the Xinjiang men's basketball team. He was lucky because in his second year in the professional league, the Xinjiang men's basketball team won the championship of the CBA league.
In such a good situation, Abdul Salamu cherished it very much, trained hard, performed well in the game, and quickly became the main force and even the core of the Xinjiang men's basketball team. In the summer of 2018, Abdul Salamu represented the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Summer League, however, he basically didn't get much opportunity to play, performance, of course, it was impossible, the best performance was to play 6 minutes, shoot 1 of 3, get 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
On Christmas Day in 2019, the Xinjiang men's basketball team and the Beijing men's basketball team had a Christmas game, and only 2 minutes into the game, Abdul Salamu fell to the ground during a defense, and then left the court to go to the hospital, and was later diagnosed with a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Although Abdul Salamu completed surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the United States at the end of January of the following year, the long spell allowed him to miss the rest of the season.
In the 2020-21 season, Abdul Salamu was in the recovery period and his overall form was not good.
In the 2021-22 season, Abdul Salamu returned strongly, not only recovered well, but also scored more than 20 points in 9 games, including on October 25, 2021, in the game against the Liaoning men's basketball team, Abdul Salamu scored a rare high score of 43 points.
However, the results of the Xinjiang men's basketball team that season were very bad, which made Abdul Salamu also angry, and he had a famous saying this season, that is: "The young people in our team, don't pretend to work hard, because the results don't lie." ”
In the 2022-23 season, Abdul Salamu still performed quite well, being selected for the starting lineup of the 2023 North Side Stars and winning the MVP of the All-Star Game.
This season, Abdul Salamu's performance is still very good, and he has become the team's thigh, and he himself has been liked by more and more fans.
Some fans even complained about him, thinking that Abdul Salamu was in such good shape, and they didn't understand why Djordjevic didn't use him during the World Cup and Asian Games.
Abdul Salamu is becoming more and more popular for a number of reasons:
1. Abdul Salamu's career is full of honors and challenges, but no matter what time it is, he has maintained his love and dedication to basketball.
2. Abdul Salamu has made great efforts and hardships from experiencing major injuries, to recovering, to regaining his state, and his story tells us that no matter how many difficulties and setbacks we encounter, as long as we persevere in our efforts and struggles, we will be able to realize our dreams.
3. Abdul Salamu treats fans very warmly, and no matter what the situation, he responds to the fans' requests. You might as well take a look at the Xinjiang men's basketball game, when Abdul Salamu enters or leaves the field, he will take the initiative to high-five the fans, and when he sees someone who asks for an autograph, he will take the initiative to walk over and sign autographs for the fans, etc.
4. When Abdul Salamu makes physical contact with an opponent on the court, or accidentally throws in a three-pointer like on the night of the 17th when he is leading by a large score, he will take the initiative to explain that it is not intentional, and so on.
In this way, Abdul Salamu, it is difficult to make the fans like it!