gilbertology.net - 8/11/2008
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(via the Wizznutzz ) If nothing else, the fan interaction that Gilbert would’ve had with the Chinese people should’ve been enough to get him a roster spot on the Olympic team. His shoes a big hit over there and there are plenty of fans that like to wear his jersey as well. Darren Rovell reports that Gilbert has the sixth best selling jersey in China, putting him ahead of ...
Lessons Learned From China Thumping
redsarmy.wordpress.com 8/11/2008 — Photo: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images
One game into the Olympics for the “Redeem Team” (I know, I’m sick of that name too)… and I think the consensus out there is ‘not too bad.’
Hey… it’s ...
Yao vs. Team USA at the Nike "Commitment" Gallery
aloneconformist.blogspot.com 8/11/2008 — I had the pleasure of watching what may go down in history as the most-watched game in basketball history at the Nike Team USA "Commitment" Gallery in Harlem, NY. 94x50 project manager, Matt Donahue, invited me to the screening and asked me to organize local Chinese American youth groups and basketball teams (mostly from NY/NJ based AAU program the USAB Warriors ) to complement his own ...
Chris Paul could raise a small family inside Yao Ming's pants
sports.yahoo.com 8/11/2008 — Charlotte Observer sports columnist Scott Fowler, who is in Beijing covering the Olympics, couldn't find room to fit in this little Chris Paul-Yao Ming anecdote in his Sunday newspaper column about the U.S. men's basketball team, so he threw it up on his ol' blogspot.com site. "I really got to know Yao and interact with him for the first time at this year's NBA all-star game," Paul ...
Thoughts following Yao v. the United States
thedreamshake.com 8/11/2008 — I actually woke up at 8am yesterday to watch Yao take on the United States... aka "the Redeem Team" (which just may be the dumbest moniker ever). Not that I expected China to compete with the U.S. team - I just wanted to see how Yao looked in his first real, true game action since February. How'd he look? Pretty good for a guy playing at 60%!! Yao even buried a 3 to start the game! (link is ...
Globalization of Culture through Olympic Basketball
basketballnonsense.blogspot.com 8/11/2008 — So the 2008 Beijng Olympics begins and a lot of questions about USA Men's Basketball Team capability to bring back their lost glory in International Basketball after being defeated by other...
Battle of the Titans Electrifies China —
NBA.com: News 8/11/2008
Matthew Sekeres of THE GLOBE & MAIL writes, "For Mother China, Yao Ming is a torch runner, a flag-bearer, a hero, a philanthropist and a symbol of the country's economic modernization. The government called him a "model worker" even before his ...
Beijing Blog: The Women and The Wall —
NBA.com: News 8/11/2008
NBA.com's John Schuhmann is in Beijing with USA Basketball and has notes from the U.S. Women's win over China and a trip to the Great Wall on Monday. He also answers your mail about Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony.