The Vietnamese-American Guan, whose true name is Sou Song Cun, was caught using a fake Chinese ID in his registered profile and the club was accused of violating the regulation that a club can only have two overseas players.

Having played for Yunnan Honghe under the name "Ma Xiuchang" in 2004, the imposter averaged a modest 6.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists. His best game came last month when he scored a career-best 20 points against Shandong Huangjin.

The former bottom-ranked Xinjiang were enjoying the best season in club history after signing former San Antonio Spurs center Menk Bateer with a 4-million yuan ($550,000) contract. They finished the regular season with 26 wins against four losses and were one of the hottest teams coming into the playoffs.

The 2007-08 CBA season has been marred by numerous negative reports of court violence, misbehaving fans and cheating referees. The season is expected to end next month. It was shortened by three months to give way to the national team for their preparation of the Beijing Olympics.

The CBA has punished seven teams for fan violence and dished out 140 thousand yuan ($19,200) in total fines.

The latest incident came in December when Shandong Huangjin took on Zhejiang Wanma. The referee lost control of the game as water bottles rained down on the court after some questionable calls. The game was halted for seven minutes as Guangdong's coach Li Chunjiang exchanged some heated words with a technical staffer after Li's assistant was hit in the face by a water bottle.

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