Published 8/30/2008
by Naveen Maliakkal
at Bleacher Report - NBA
The basketball competition in the Olympics was something I enjoyed wholeheartedly.
It gave me a chance to experience a type of team basketball that you don't see anymore in the isolation era.
Yao Ming really made me feel better about pro basketball players. His commitment to his country was so inspirational. I also got to see players like Ricky Rubio (please be a Knick) and Rudy Hernandez, who I had heard of but hadn't seen them play outside of a YouTube video.
However, the Olympics has cost some NBA teams, with injuries to their star players.
Yao Ming was the most popular player at the Beijing Olympics. Due to his devotion to his nation and the Chinese government looking out for themselves, Yao played injured throughout the Olympics.
Yao wasn't as effective as he should have been, but the Chinese team overplayed him because he was their only chance to win a medal. However, his lower body was absolutely worn out during the NBA season. Had it not been for the Olympics, Yao wouldn't ...
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