Conversation so far:
what was the CBA career?
Chinese Basketball Association.
when did this career start?
Adidas invited him to attend the company's ABCD camp in New Jersey in 2002.
did he go?
he competed against all-American high school players.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
During the 2011 NBA lockout, Yi signed a one-year contract to return to the Guangdong Southern Tigers.

Question: did he stay with them?
Self-contained rewrite: did Yi Jianlian stay with Guangdong Southern Tigers?