Source: CCTV.com

02-01-2009 13:32

Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association terminated its contract with foreign player Bonzi Wells. The club made the announcement on Saturday.

Former NBA star Bonzi Wells (centre) reacts to the crowd between  fellow-US opponents Dontae Jones (2nd left) and David Harrison  as Wells leads Shanxi to victory over the Beijing Ducks in  Taiyuan, on January 7. Wells, 32, has received a maddening  welcome since arriving in China last month to play basketball.(AFP/File Photo/Frederic J. Brown)

After the Spring Festival holiday, Wells kept delaying his return to the team, and it badly impacted the club's regular schedule. After negotiating with his management company, Shanxi decided to end its contract with Wells. The 32-year-old used to play alongside Yao Ming with the Houston Rockets. He was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 1998 NBA Draft. Wells averaged 12.5 points, and 4.6 rebounds in his 10-year NBA career when he played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings and the Rockets. He joined Shanxi last summer and contributed a game-high 48 points in his debut against Tianjin.