Basketball In China

Yep, you read the title correct. Ming has been very busy since he retired from the NBA, and what seems to be a very smart move considering the current lockout situation. Yao Ming has formed a new product of his own based out of California, Yao Family Wines, partnered with the Napa Valley wine company.

Yao Ming Wine, which will make its debut this Sunday night at an auction held by Special Olympics East Asia, which organizes sports competitions for the intellectually disabled.

Yao Ming may  be out of the NBA but still running things great as an entrepreneur. We are sure to possibly see a workout program of some sort for basketball for large players like Yao.

Smith averaged 12.3 points and 2.2 assists as the Nuggets’ sixth man last season. He’s long been a fan favorite for his 3-point shooting and his electric dunks. But he sometimes draws the ire of coach George Karl for his befuddling shot selection.

A list of NBA players in China will be posted soon!

The Bayi Rockets and college standout team the Georgetown Hoyas were involved in an unprecedented on court fight last night during the Hoya’s trip to China. Newswires report the incident was appalling and very dangerous.

Reports from the Washington Post states:

Bayi Rockets deteriorated into a melee during which players exchanged blows, chairs were thrown and spectators tossed full water bottles as Hoyas players and coaches headed to the locker room at Olympic Sports Center Stadium.

View Photos of Georgetown China Fight via Washington Post:

Photo: Reuters

Yi is recuperating from a heel tendon injury with the Washington Wizards this past year. Yi started training with the team on July 20 and will look to get himself back into full motion during the Stankovic Cup.

The Stankovic Cup has two stops beginning in Haining and ending in Guangzhou. Defending champions Austrlia, who field their second-string team, Russia, who will take part in the Shenzheng World Universiade, and Angola joined the home team in the Haining leg from Aug. 1-4. New Zealand will replace Australia to join Russia, Angola and China to play in Guangzhou from Aug. 6-9.

The most famous Chinese basketball player ever produced, Yao Ming, retires from the NBA. Due to injuries during the last five years, Yao is unable to come back.

“Today is an important day for me and holds a special meaning for both my basketball career and my future,” Yao said in comments translated into English. “I had to leave the court since I suffered a stress fracture in my left foot for the third time at the end of last year. My past six months were an agonizing wait. I had been thinking (about my future) over and over. Today I am announcing a personal decision, ending my career as a basketball player and officially retire. But one door is closing and another one is opening.”

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