Yao’s Chinese New Year week
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
by John
Raymond has been keeping track of Yao’s activities the past week in China for the New Year.
On Wednesday the 17th, Yao hosted a Chinese New Year party for the Shanghai MAXXIS Sharks. Here’s a video taken at the event. You might notice former Houston Rocket John Lucas III, one of the Sharks’ leading scorers, in the video.
On Friday, Yao visited with his his long-time mentor Li Qiuping, the head coach who had nurtured him ever since he was a kid. It was the first time he had seen Li Quiping since replacing him as head coach of the Shanghai MAXXIS Sharks with Bob Donewald Jr. after buying the team.
Later Yao went to Pudong Shenyuan Stadium to watch his team play against the Liaoning Panpan Hunters. The Sharks won 83-76 (click here for more photos).
The next night, the Sharks beat the Jilin Longrun Tea Northeast Tigers 134-111 to push their record to 18-6 and remain in 5th place in the CBA standings.
Finally, the Sharks organized a week-long training camp from Feburary 20-26 for kids born after 1995 from all across the country (the Sharks took care of their meals and lodging). Yao showed up at the opening of the camp held at the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau, and spoke a few words of encouragement to the kids.
Click here for more photos of Yao at the camp.
Raymond has been keeping track of Yao’s activities the past week in China for the New Year.
On Wednesday the 17th, Yao hosted a Chinese New Year party for the Shanghai MAXXIS Sharks. Here’s a video taken at the event. You might notice former Houston Rocket John Lucas III, one of the Sharks’ leading scorers, in the video.
On Friday, Yao visited with his his long-time mentor Li Qiuping, the head coach who had nurtured him ever since he was a kid. It was the first time he had seen Li Quiping since replacing him as head coach of the Shanghai MAXXIS Sharks with Bob Donewald Jr. after buying the team.
Later Yao went to Pudong Shenyuan Stadium to watch his team play against the Liaoning Panpan Hunters. The Sharks won 83-76 (click here for more photos).
The next night, the Sharks beat the Jilin Longrun Tea Northeast Tigers 134-111 to push their record to 18-6 and remain in 5th place in the CBA standings.
Finally, the Sharks organized a week-long training camp from Feburary 20-26 for kids born after 1995 from all across the country (the Sharks took care of their meals and lodging). Yao showed up at the opening of the camp held at the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau, and spoke a few words of encouragement to the kids.
Click here for more photos of Yao at the camp.