Yi Jianlian, Milwaukee Bucks, We Hardly Knew Ya

Charlie Villanueva = China's Worst Fear

Doberman On The Diamond found this 7/18/2007 on winningtheturnoverbattle.blogspot.com

Just when you thought the Yi Jianlian situation could not get any stranger, the Guandong Tigers hit you with a curveball. Today the chief of Yi's Chinese team, Chen Haitao, clarified why exactly there was no way that Yi could play for Milwaukee:  ...

Bucks Not the Boss of Yi

The Zoner posted 7/18/2007 from allonthefield.blogspot.com

Good take on Yi and Bucks ordeal, and USA basketball.

Chinese give Yao bad marks for attendance | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

FanHouse found this 7/18/2007 on feeds.chron.com

SHANGHAI, China — China's official sports association has issued an unprecedented public criticism of Yao Ming for reporting late to national team training. The Houston Rockets' star was faulted for taking too much time off to recover from his last ...

Latest excuse from Yi's camp just ridiculous

ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog found this 7/18/2007 on www.jsonline.com

mhunt@journalsentinel.com Posted: July 17, 2007 Look, I know we don't have the largest Chinese community going, but I'm asking for your help with a translation question. I need to know the Chinese word for "hogwash" so I can e-mail it without delay to ...

China's sports federation sharply critical of Yao - NBA

The Smittblog found this 7/18/2007 on sports.espn.go.com

SHANGHAI, China -- China's official sports association has issued an unprecedented public criticism of Yao Ming for reporting late to national team training. The Houston Rockets ' star was faulted for taking too much time off to recover from his last ...