Counting on a 7-Footer to Reach New Fans

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Counting on a 7-Footer to Reach New Fans
Cuzoogle Cuzoogle posted 10/9/2008 from www.nytimes.com [flag]
Niu is a target for the Nets, the type of observer who just may be lured to East Rutherford, N.J., for the first time by the presence of Yi Jianlian, a 7-foot forward from Guangdong Province in southern China entering his second N.B.A. season. [link]

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