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Hey Gilbert, Come to China!

NBACHINA — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:55:01 +0000

On my NBA Basketball blog, I shared my view on the Gilbert Arenas situation and how the media had destroyed him to a point where it’s unsure whether he will play another minute in the NBA. Then I remembered the post I had written right here about how Gilbert Arenas would be a great fit in China. And just a couple of days ago, Stephon Marbury (probably the only basketball player crazier than Arenas himself) decided to get “made in China” and play in the CBA.

You see where this is going?

Gilbert Arenas’ image in the United States is ruined. His sponsors have abandoned him, his team has removed all traces of his existence, and his contract might get voided. If that happens, then what better place for Gilbert Arenas to redefine himself than China? Think about it, Gilbert Arenas can never be himself in the US again, people have decided that he is a lunatic and any further pranks, jokes, or outspoken behavior by the former All-Star will be deeply frowned upon and not tolerated. We already know that Arenas can’t keep his mouth shut, or stop being a goofball. He had a short stint where he decided not to talk to the media, where he decided to become a serious team leader, where he said he wouldn’t Tweet – but we saw how all of that ended up.

The only possible evolution of this situation is for Gilbert Arenas to come to China. He’s funny, smart, social, open to try new things, oh and yea…he’s also the guy who scored 60 points on Kobe Bryant at the Staples Center.

Gilbert Arenas can not rot in the US and have his innovative mind, creative personality, and slick basketball skills go to waste. At the end of the day he pulled a bad prank, a horrible misjudged and downright stupid prank that went as far as breaking the law. That doesn’t mean he deserves to be erased from society – and if the United States doesn’t want him, then I think on behalf of the Chinese people I can say that he is welcome here.

I don’t care what needs to be done, but this must happen. Someone call up Li-Ning, Peak, Erke, Anta or any company in China with a little bit of courage to take a chance. Call up Yao Ming and his team running the Shanghai Sharks, or one of the 16 other teams in the China Basketball Association looking to avoid another subpar year and let’s make this happen***.

***Asylum at the Chinese Embassy in case of prison sentence not included.

CNN gets NBA China CEO Tim Chen’s Name Wrong

NBACHINA — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:01:24 +0000

On May 23rd, it was first reported that Chinese investors led by Kenny Huang were interested in acquiring a minority stake in the Cleveland Cavaliers. Heck, even I reported on the Chinese interest in the Cleveland Cavaliers on the 24th of May.

CNN released a story about this yesterday… The funny thing is, you would have thought they would at least know the NBA China CEO’s name by now…

“At the end of the day, the NBA is still a league, so at some point they’ll want to have a league here on the ground,” says Michael Sun, managing director of sports giant IMG. “This is something that I’m sure [NBA China CEO] Ted Chan thinks about every day.”

Ted Chan?? I don’t know how you can get this wrong..that badly. I mean both names are wrong, and its not exactly like Tim Chen is a difficult name to deal with. Perhaps they were mixing him up with Ted Chen of Channel 4 News.

Ted Chan? Ted Chen? Tim Chen?

Poor Mr. Tim Chen, you would think being a former CEO of Microsoft China, Chairman and President of Motorola China, and current CEO of NBA China would at least get the worldwide leader in news to get your name right. Here’s hoping similar blunders aren’t made in the future.

Top 10 Funny Yao Ming Pictures

NBACHINA — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:25:54 +0000

Yao Ming is by far China’s best export. He not only is the best Chinese basketball player ever, but quite possibly also has the best personality out of any Chinese celebrity to date. He’s definitely the most amusing Giant of all time, and to prove it I present to you the Top 10 funniest Yao Ming pictures on the internet.

#10: Yao needs to go to the dentist:

#9: Face-Off II: Yao & Bogut

#8: Yao spreads his wings to welcome Shane Battier:

#7: Yao Ming plays Counter Strike.

#6: Yao Ming uses some questionable tactics against Dwight Howard.

#5: Yummy!

#4: Fact: Mini-Me makes a better sidekick than T-Mac.

#3: Yao posing like a teenage popstar.

#2: Yao Ming shirtless not impressing some powerwalkers.

#1: Yao gettin’ some love.