Blackney’s Personal Letter Explains Why He Can’t Come to Shanghai This Year: Need to Handle Family Matters & See You Next Year

On September 26, there is finally new information about the situation of Shanghai’s foreign player Blackney, coming from Blackney’s own personal letter explaining why he cannot come to Shanghai this year.

The content of the personal letter is as follows:

Dear Shanghai Men’s Basketball Family,

Firstly, I want to express my deepest gratitude to you for giving me the opportunity to join this historic team. I feel honored and look forward to joining this team.

Unfortunately, at this moment, I am very sorry that I cannot come to China due to serious personal reasons.

Now, I really need to be by the side of my family who have always supported me.

My grandmother is not in good health, she not only needs my help but also needs me to be with her every day. At the same time, my brother is facing legal issues at this time, and I must support him too.

When my family’s situation improves, I really look forward to seeing you in 2025.

After this personal letter, it also means that Blackney will not join the Shanghai team in the new season. For this reason, the team has made adjustments and signed a new foreign player, Billy Baron (a perimeter shooter). As for Willis who was on trial, he did not stay with the team and has already left today. The other two foreign players are Waters and Wilson.

Previously, according to reports by European basketball journalists, Blackney had negotiations and meetings with two European clubs.