During the press conference Wang stressed that the relationship between him and the Chinese are like one between "a son and a mother", and the conflict is all but misunderstanding.

Wang was dismissed from the national team for failing to return to China to practice in 2002. He was signed by the Dallas Mavericks in 2001, and later played for the Los Angeles Clippers and the Miami Heat. An athletic and tall player at 7'1" (216 cm), Wang was primarily known in the NBA as a long-range shooter. However, he was previously crowned the slam dunk champion one year in China's CBA league. His minutes were very limited in the NBA, never averaging more than 10.9 per game in a season, and he became a free agent at the end of the 2005 season. In late 2005, Wang was not playing professional basketball in the NBA or China. He averaged 4.4 points and 9.9 minutes per game over 5 seasons in the NBA.

Return to China
On April 10, 2006, following weeks of rumors in Chinese media, Wang returned home from the United States after being expelled from the national team for four years. He publicly apologized for his past mistakes, and said he wanted to represent the country to play in the World Tournament later in 2006 as well as the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

On April 30, 2006, Wang rejoined the national basketball team.

Over a period of four weeks in the leadup to the 2006 World Championships in Japan, Wang Zhi Zhi was a significant contributor to the Chinese national team in the absence of injured Houston Rockets NBA player Yao Ming, averaging 23 points in eight matches before suffering a torn ligament during a friendly game against France in late July. Wang recovered in time to play in the World Championships, and averaged 8.2 points and 3.5 rebounds a game in 20.7 minutes a game.

Wang is currently playing for Bayi in the CBA. In March 2007, he helped Bayi win the CBA championship for the seventh time over the Guangdong Tigers and was named the MVP of the series.

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