On November 16, 2023, Ding Yanyuhang came to Shandong's home stadium for the first time as an away team. The night before, he posted such a Weibo: Meat, Jingshi Road, Shandong High-speed Basketball Hall, familiar taste, familiar scene, familiar you. See you tomorrow night.

Shandong's meat is really delicious, and Shandong's Ding Yanyuhang used to be so shining. The former god of war of the Ten Paths, once again came to this stadium that was too familiar to be familiar, and it was no longer a thing.

In that game, Ding Yanyuhang came off the bench for 16 minutes and 53 seconds without scoring, contributing 4 rebounds and 1 assist. In one round of the game, Shandong foreign aid Taylor broke through Ding Yanyuhang, and passed the latter with a start, and Ding Yanyuhang staggered when he returned to defense, which made people sigh.

This is the norm of Ding Yanyuhang after returning from a major injury, there is no aggression on the offensive end, and his two heavy legs also make him weak on the defensive end. This game also became Ding Yanyuhang's last game in the CBA so far.

After that, Ding Yanyuhang never played for Tongxi again, and in 7 games last season, he averaged 2.6 points, 2 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 13.4 minutes per game, with a shooting rate of only 36.8%, and the three-point shooting rate was even more miserable.

In the 21-22 season, Ding Yanyuhang, who returned from a major injury, handed over a season with an average of 13 points per game in Shandong, although there were not many games, but generally acceptable. At that time, Xiao Ding was undoubtedly the best choice to stay in Shandong, but at that time, his fate with Shandong had come to an end, and he couldn't hold on any longer.

After that, whether it was Shanghai or Tongxi, Ding Yanyuhang's treatment was very different from that in Shandong. In Shanghai, he averaged 5.4 points per game and played 14 games, but it was reduced to 7 games in Tongxi. All signs are showing that Ding Yanyuhang is on the verge of being eliminated by the CBA.

If this is really the farewell battle of Ding Yanyuhang's career, then the battle against Shandong is the best ending. But for Ding Yanyuhang, he has not given up his obsession with staying on the court, and is still trying to continue his career.

August 20 is Ding Yanyuhang's 31st birthday, and just a few days before his birthday, Ding Yanyuhang was still trying out for the Sichuan men's basketball team on the training ground of the Sichuan men's basketball team. The Sichuan men's basketball team, which is in deep financial crisis, is also following the same path as Tongxi, selecting Yang Wenxue and Yang Zheng in the draft, and now trying out Ding Yanyuhang, but I don't know if Xiao Ding can be selected.

There are less than 10 days left, and the registration of CBA domestic players will be closed, so there is not much time left for Ding Yanyuhang. After leaving Tongxi last season, Ding Yanyuhang did not leave basketball, he appeared in the video of the basketball Internet celebrity "Super Grassroots" and appeared on the commentary table of Neco. It's just that the place he wants to stay in the most is still the familiar stadium.

Looking at Ding Yanyuhang now, it reminds me of little Thomas who is in a similar situation to him. After the end of the 19-20 season, Thomas Jr. never received a formal contract, and he only appeared in the NBA on a few 10-day short contracts, and rarely played.

In order to stay in the NBA, he even went to the development league to compete with the youngsters. Thomas Jr. is now 35 years old, but he still has a heart to return to the NBA. In the CBA, there is no such thing as a 10-day contract. If Ding Yanyuhang can't catch up with the registration of players next and next season, there is a high probability that he will be out of space for one year.

It can even be said that if Ding Yanyuhang can't find his next home, then he is not far from ending his entire career. In fact, from a practical point of view, retirement is not the start of another life. With Xiaoding's popularity, he can also live well.

It's just that people have obsessions after all, and they will subconsciously exist in a corner of their hearts. Some obsessions stem from unreality, while others stem from the past that cannot be let go.

Xiao Ding's obsession with basketball is also a part of what once made him soar. Now the obsession is still there, and Xiaoding is no longer young. No matter how you choose in the end, Ding Yan Yuhang is still the same Ding Yan Yuhang.