Raymond has done a great job of translating this interview with Yao after the Rockets win against the Raptors where he was suffering terribly from the flu. Yao is such a gamer. It’s truly inspirational how selfless he is.

When you read the translation, think about how sick Yao must have felt. Then think about this: as sick as he was during this game, why in the world did Rick Adelman pick this game to play him the most amount of minutes in his entire NBA career in the first half: 23 out of 24 minutes!?

How could he have done that when Yao was at his weakest and sickest, and doesn’t even play him that kind of minutes when he’s healthy? You know Yao is such a pro, he wasn’t going to complain. But I just don’t think Adelman knows all that’s going on sometimes, as seen by how slow he was in giving more playing time to Aaron Brooks and Luis Scola.

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