Jiaxing Municipal Party Secretary meets with former NBA star "Old Cat"

According to Chao News, on the afternoon of August 11, Chen Wei, Secretary of the Jiaxing Municipal Party Committee of Zhejiang Province, met with former Houston Rockets player Katino Mobley and his party at the Xiuhu National Fitness Center, the home stadium of the Jiaxing team of the "Zhejiang BA".

Catino Mobley is a famous Houston Arrows, nicknamed "Old Cat". He was Yao Ming's teammate in the Houston Rockets and played as a defender.

In the friendly match between Jiaxing and Jiaxing Economic and Technological Development Zone team that night, Mobley enthusiastically interacted and took photos with the players. He also turned into a "technical coach" during the halftime break and guided the Jiaxing Economic and Technological Development Zone player Pan Chengkai "one-on-one".

Pan Chengkai is 24 years old this year. He is an assistant engineer in a furniture company and a part-time anchor. In the "Zhejiang BA", he is the "scoring king" in the Jiaxing competition area. He ranks first in the province with a total score of 224 points and an average score of 32 points per game. He is the new "Pan Shen" in the minds of Jiaxing people.

During this meeting, Chen Wei welcomed Cartino Mobley's visit to Jiaxing and briefly introduced the relevant situation of "Zhejiang BA" and Jiaxing's sports industry.

Chen Wei said that Jiaxing has always regarded "serving the health of the whole people" as an important means to improve the quality of life of the people and promote urban external display and exchanges, continuously deepen the construction of sports facilities, and continuously promote competitive sports to climb first, the sports industry flourishes, and events and activities are booming.

The Houston Rockets are a team that Chinese fans love and are particularly familiar with, carrying the basketball memories and passionate youth of a generation. Cartino Mobley has excellent basketball skills and excellent performance on the field and is an admirable legendary player. We hope to take this meeting as an opportunity to promote Jiaxing and relevant American cities to further enhance cooperation and mutual promotion in the sports industry, interaction between the two sides' personnel, and understanding and exchange of cultures between the two countries, so as to truly make basketball a carrier of mutual benefit and win-win and a bridge to enhance friendship.

Catino Mobley said that basketball is the second largest sport in the world after football. It combines competitiveness, skill and teamwork, full of passion and challenges, allowing those involved to feel happy and accomplished.

Jiaxing is a beautiful, livable and vibrant city with a strong basketball atmosphere, which makes people feel particularly friendly. I hope to have more opportunities to come to Jiaxing in the future, and through various exchanges and events, we will have a deeper and more comprehensive interaction with basketball players and young people in Jiaxing, and work together to improve the level of basketball and create a good sports atmosphere for Jiaxing. The full name of "Zhejiang BA" is the 2025 Zhejiang Urban Basketball League. It is the largest and highest-level mass basketball event in Zhejiang Province. It was held in various parts of Zhejiang Province from July 2025 to February 2026.

competitions are divided into qualifiers and city championships. During the qualifying stage, 11 prefecture-level cities in Zhejiang decided to 11 championship teams, and each prefecture-level city integrates players from other counties (cities, districts) outside the championship team to form a municipal gang. During the city championship stage, 11 county-level champion teams and 11 municipal-level gang teams held a mixed competition to determine the championship. After meeting with Mobley, Chen Wei also visited and comforted all the members, coaches, staff of the Jiaxing team and Jiaxing Economic and Technological Development Zone team.

He said that he hopes that everyone will make every effort to prepare for the battle, unite and cooperate, with a strong desire to win and strong combat effectiveness, not be arrogant and discouraged in victory, and show the spirit of courage and perseverance, and truly fight for the basketball I love and fight for the honor of the city. We must polish our skills and show our level, and use superb ball skills and flexible tactics to compete with our opponents in all aspects of physical strength and wisdom on the court, and show our youthful style of being full of energy and no one else but me.

Relevant departments should optimize event service guarantees, further improve venue facilities, and do a good job in logistics coordination to provide players and spectators with better participation and viewing experience.