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The Chinese Basketball Association officially announced that Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Kyle Anderson
中国篮球协会于日前正式宣布，效力于明尼苏达森林狼队的小前锋凯尔·安德森
finished his naturalization to play for China and met with CBA president Yao Ming.
完成了他的入籍流程，将正式为中国队出战，并与中国篮协主席姚明见面。
Anderson will henceforth be known as Li Kaier in China.
之后，安德森在中国的名字将会是李凯尔。
Anderson is the latest elite athlete to gain Chinese nationality through naturalization and the first basketball player to do so.
安德森是最新一位通过入籍流程获得中国国籍的优秀运动员，也是第一位这样做的篮球运动员。
Citizenship could potentially allow Anderson, whose mother has Chinese roots,
安德森的母亲有着中国血统，而安德森的公民身份将可以让他
to play for China at the FIBA World Cup that tips off on August 25 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia,
代表中国队参加于8月25日在菲律宾、日本和印度尼西亚举办的国际篮联世界杯，
as well as at the Olympic Games in Paris next year.
以及于明年举行的巴黎奥运会。
The Chinese Basketball Association has been working with relevant departments and FIBA to bring in the 29-year-old forward from New York.
中国篮协一直在与相关部门和国际篮联合作，引入这位29岁的、出生于纽约的前锋。
According to the CBA, China will fly to Europe on Thursday to play at least 10 warm-up games against elite World Cup contenders.
据中国篮协方面透露，中国男篮将于周四飞往欧洲，与参加世界杯的强队进行至少10场的热身赛。
