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Rockets race to China
By Li Xinran |
October 12, 2010, Tuesday
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HOUSTON Rockets center Yao Ming returned to China yesterday with his team to play two games against the New Jersey Nets in Beijing and Guangzhou.
Yao, accompanied by his wife Ye Li, arrived in Beijing to attend the National Basketball Association China Games 2010.
A chartered plane carrying the group plus journalists and sponsors took off from Houston to Beijing.
Because of their attendance at the China games, Yao and some of his teammates sat on the bench during the Houston Rockets? last preseason game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Though the Rockets lost the game and missed a hat-trick of wins in the preseason, the entire team rushed to the airport afterwards.
Yao also promised to be a good guide for their China tour.
"I have nothing to do with us having so many fans in China and will leave it to Yao as it is his territory, but I still feel very happy to meet fans from different places," said Rockets team-mate Kevin Martin.
Rockets newbie Patrick Patterson was also excited about his journey to China as it was his first time leaving the United States.
Another team-mate, Jordan Hill, told Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post he'd follow Yao during the trip as Yao was a hero in China.
However, the Rockets' excitement is very likely to be replaced by fatigue soon as they have arranged two games in southern and northern China respectively in the next five days, said the newspaper.
According to their schedule, they were going to be carrying out an open training session yesterday at Beijing's Wukesong Stadium and needed to handle media there.
After the game in Beijing tonight, they will fly to Guangzhou tomorrow to play the New Jersey Nets again.
Rick Adelman, the Rockets coach, complained about the arrangement and said it affected their preparation for the new season as they would have only one week after returning from China to get ready.
He hoped for better arrangements next time but also expressed his anticipation for the China Games and said they were important to both the NBA and the Rockets' market in China.
The tickets for the game in Beijing have already sold out, with prices being raised several times online.
A 6,000 yuan (US$899) VIP ticket offering the holder the best seat is now priced 18,000 yuan on Taobao.com, the domestic online shopping platform.
Yao, accompanied by his wife Ye Li, arrived in Beijing to attend the National Basketball Association China Games 2010.
A chartered plane carrying the group plus journalists and sponsors took off from Houston to Beijing.
Because of their attendance at the China games, Yao and some of his teammates sat on the bench during the Houston Rockets? last preseason game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Though the Rockets lost the game and missed a hat-trick of wins in the preseason, the entire team rushed to the airport afterwards.
Yao also promised to be a good guide for their China tour.
"I have nothing to do with us having so many fans in China and will leave it to Yao as it is his territory, but I still feel very happy to meet fans from different places," said Rockets team-mate Kevin Martin.
Rockets newbie Patrick Patterson was also excited about his journey to China as it was his first time leaving the United States.
Another team-mate, Jordan Hill, told Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post he'd follow Yao during the trip as Yao was a hero in China.
However, the Rockets' excitement is very likely to be replaced by fatigue soon as they have arranged two games in southern and northern China respectively in the next five days, said the newspaper.
According to their schedule, they were going to be carrying out an open training session yesterday at Beijing's Wukesong Stadium and needed to handle media there.
After the game in Beijing tonight, they will fly to Guangzhou tomorrow to play the New Jersey Nets again.
Rick Adelman, the Rockets coach, complained about the arrangement and said it affected their preparation for the new season as they would have only one week after returning from China to get ready.
He hoped for better arrangements next time but also expressed his anticipation for the China Games and said they were important to both the NBA and the Rockets' market in China.
The tickets for the game in Beijing have already sold out, with prices being raised several times online.
A 6,000 yuan (US$899) VIP ticket offering the holder the best seat is now priced 18,000 yuan on Taobao.com, the domestic online shopping platform.
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