Yeh, the interview is fake. The guy must have checked weather in Detroit, and snow report prior to wrting the article. way to go PS: I can vouch for how heavy the snow was that night.
I think somebody SHOULD tell Yao his Chinese interviews are being translated in English here in Clutch BBS. Maybe he would be more circumspect with his words if he is aware of this. Wonder if other rockets players like Mobley and EG are reading the regular Chinese Translations.
Maybe somebody should teach Yao to use the words "off-the-record" for future interviews with Yang Yi. Or maybe Yao should stop giving interviews to Yang Yi, period. That's my best advice.