 In his last appearance on the national team, Yen led the FIBA Asian Championship in assists, signifying his ability to continuously compete at Asia's highest level of basketball if free from injury.Yet, he decided to become a full-time entertainer after completing the first season (2003–2004) of the newly founded Super Basketball League (SBL).This was presumably due to the chronic knee problem and, arguably, the success of his new entertainment career following the airing of "My MVP Valentine", a basketball-themed TV drama he starred in while healing the initial knee injury in 2002.