Yao interviewed before leaving for China. Steve Francis may play in China
July 17th, 2010by John
In case you missed it, Raymond posted in the forum a translation of an interview that Yao gave to the Xinhua News Agency on Tuesday.
Yao said he is preparing to leave for China soon to take part in his charity games in Beijing and Taipei. He also talked about his rehab efforts, Yi Jianlian‘s trade to the Washington Wizards, his thoughts about Wade, Bosh and James joining forces in Miami, and the Rockets’ 1st round draft pick Patrick Patterson. These were particularly interesting…
– When told about Steve Francis‘ interest to extend his career by playing in the Chinese Basketball Association, Yao said Francis is still very popular in China, and he has great respect for SF3 since Francis helped him alot in his first 2 years in NBA. He thought if Francis can really join the Shanghai MAXXIS Sharks (which Yao owns), he will surely strengthen the squad, and help them become better and stronger. But it all depends on what Bob Donewald Jr. wants to do with the team in the new season.
– Toward the end of the interview, Yao said he had to cut short his interview to rush home for his baby girl. He said she had grown to 12 pounds already since her birth 2 months ago.