Yao meets Greek guard, and new Houston Rocket, Vassilis Spanoulis in Nanjing for the second annual FIBA Stankovic Continental Champion Cup. Click here for more photos taken upon the Chinese national team’s arrival in Nanjing, as well as their meal and workout.

Hopefully the photo taken above will be a historical one someday. Yao met Vassilis Spanoulis — the new Houston Rockets guard from the Greek national team — for the first time on Tuesday in Nanjing for a FIBA tournament. Click here for a recent article about Vassilis signing with the Rockets.

Click here for more photos taken upon the Chinese national team’s arrival in Nanjing, as well as their meal and workout.

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