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Sighting of Yao Ming & TMAC Together at Yao's Restaurant & Bar

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Just the fact that these are the very first pictures of Yao Ming & Tracy McGrady TOGETHER since Yao Ming's injury justified this to be a separate thread !!!

http://sports.sohu.com/20070129/n247907363.shtml

According to the above sohu article:

Tracy McGrady lived to his promise, and was hosting a visit of the championship teams of Adidas Street Ball Asia Championship (4 high school kids from Guangzhou, and another 4 kids from the runners team from Philippines) in Houston.

He took them to the Yao Restaurant & Bar for dinner. The school kids were bringing him gifts.

He was to treat them to see the Rockets versus the Philidelphia 76ers in Toyota Centre.

Incidentally, Yao Ming was there at the Yao's Restaurant & Bar with his parents to greet some visiting relatives. And Tracy McGrady's group was put into a VIP room just adjacent to Yao Ming's exclusive room.

Tracy McGrady did not know that Yao Ming was there. He wanted to go to the toilet, but he could not find his way. He tried to push open the door that was connecting the rooms. The reporters stopped him and told him that Yao Ming was there too in the restaurant. Tracy McGrady was surprised, and he pushed the door open, and grabbed Yao Ming by the neck from the back, and both guys were excited and happy to see each another.

Yao Ming then came to Tracy McGrady's room, brought along his niece, who is a great fan of TMAC, and took photos of them together just to please his niece.

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#1 pryuen, Jan 29, 2007

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Some bright, beaming smiles from the both of em. Look at what winning a few games can do for your mood

#2 Shroopy2, Jan 29, 2007
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damn i would love to have Yao as an uncle

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typical flips

cool that Tmac taking care of my peeps (filipinos )

#6 Dave2000, Jan 29, 2007
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Dave2000 said:

typical flips

cool that Tmac taking care of my peeps (filipinos )
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Well, TMAC REALLY took good care of the Filipino kids.....He paid out of his own pockets for them.....

http://philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200608291607.htm

T-Mac to fly Davao team to Houston

The Philippine Star 08/29/2006

Barely a few hours after blowing into town, basketball star Tracy McGrady yesterday promised to send the Holy Child of Davao high school 3-on-3 team to Houston at his expense.

McGrady’s gesture of generosity was the talk of the well-attended press conference that kicked off his two-day promotional visit here for Adidas. Applause rocked the Rizal Ballroom of the Makati Shangri-La Hotel after McGrady said he would reward the team for an exceptional showing at the Adidas Asian Streetball 3-on-3 finals in Guangzhou last Sunday.

McGrady was in Guangzhou to witness the finals and acted as guest annotator at courtside. Holy Child lost an 11-10 decision in overtime to the host city team on a free throw from a disputed loose ball foul. McGrady later told Holy Child guest coach Ryan Gregorio and the four Davao players he would fly them to Houston, watch a Rockets game and dine at Yao Ming’s restaurant.

The prize for the winner was an all-expense-paid trip to Houston, courtesy of Adidas.

Gregorio, who flew in from Guangzhou yesterday, said nobody expected Holy Child to win even a game because the team was the shortest in the tournament. But in the preliminaries, Holy Child posted a 4-1 record and advanced to the semifinals where the Davao squad upset Shanghai. The team was made up of 5-8 R. R. Wong, 5-9 Lloyd Lacida, 5-8 John Pinto and 5-10 Vincent Lim.

"We went up against bigger guys, some as tall as 6-6, but we never gave up," said Gregorio who coached Purefoods to the Philippine Basketball Association All-Filipino title last season. "In the beginning, the boys were just happy to get a free trip to China. But we talked about what we could achieve if we work hard together. We prayed to God for strength."

In the finals, the Chinese officials slapped a pair of dubious flagrant fouls on Holy Child, resulting in free throws and possession for the hometown team. A 20-second shot clock violation was even called against Holy Child when there were six seconds left. The calls clearly went against the Philippines in the 15-minute contest. Gregorio, however, encouraged his players to just keep their focus.

"The boys cried after the game," said Gregorio. "Can you imagine playing under those circumstances? We went to a corner, prayed and thanked God for the chance to play in the tournament. Then, T-Mac spoke to us. It was such a blessing. Even the Chinese players called us the champions. It was better than winning the title."

McGrady, 27, said when he first visited Manila in 2000, the impression that stuck in his mind was the Filipinos’ passion for basketball. That’s why, he continued, returning to the Philippines had to be a part of his four-stop Asian itinerary.

McGrady explained what Adidas’ tagline "impossible is nothing" means to him and related it to the 2004-05 regular season game where he scored 13 points in the last 35 seconds to lift Houston to an 81-80 come-from-behind win over the San Antonio Spurs.

Aside from basketball, McGrady said he has a passion for baseball. He was once a star pitcher in high school before trying his luck on the basketball court at the Adidas ABCD camp in New Jersey in 2005. McGrady shone at the camp, overshadowed highly-touted Lamar Odom then joined the Mt. Zion Christian Academy high school varsity as a senior. After a year, McGrady was picked in the National Basketball Association draft.

McGrady said when he found out Adidas offered him a lifetime endorsement contract, he was flabbergasted.

"If I was in a room with an eight-foot ceiling, I would’ve jumped so high my head would’ve hit it," said McGrady who couldn’t thank Adidas enough for its support through the years.

McGrady will check out the Adidas shop at the Glorietta 3 Mall in Makati at 11 this morning and conduct an open-to-the-public clinic with the Purefoods coaching staff for 40 underprivileged kids at the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym on Katipunan Road this afternoon. He will sign limited edition T-Mac 1 signature shoes of five lucky buyers at Glorietta 3 and five other lucky buyers at the Blue Eagle Gym. — Joaquin Henson
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kingkow said:

damn i would love to have Yao as an uncle
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i thought yao was an only child?

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hooroo said:

i thought yao was an only child?
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ME BAD !!! It should be a cousin of Yao Ming....not his niece.

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pryuen said:

ME BAD !!! It should be a cousin of Yao Ming....not his niece.
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Yeah, I think you meant "My Bad."

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third from the left in red

I bet he is Yao's cousin

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Dave2000 said:

typical flips

cool that Tmac taking care of my peeps (filipinos )
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yeah man, it's cool that he took my countrymen to houston out of his own pocket. they're from davao, that's so cool. haha! man, that's amazing, that t-mac actually brought them to houston...

#12 rumcoke, Jan 29, 2007
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what was on TMac's menu and did he enjoy it??

#13 SmeggySmeg, Jan 29, 2007

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Kam said:

Yeah, I think you meant "My Bad."
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hmmm, i actually think he might of meant "Me bad". That's how a lazy aussie would say it anyway

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After looking at that spread, I'm gonna have to make it over to Yao's.

#15 A_3PO, Jan 29, 2007
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In Asian cultures, children of first cousins are considered nieces and nephews, not cousins. To me it makes more sense because you still maintain a hiarchy.

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rockbox said:

In Asian cultures, children of first cousins are considered nieces and nephews, not cousins. To me it makes more sense because you still maintain a hiarchy.
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True this. I thought this was everywhere, no?

Anyways.. I used to live down the street from Yao's restaurant on Gessner. Never been there though, anyone tried it? How good was it? I can imagine the price going over the ceiling though..

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Yaozer said:

True this. I thought this was everywhere, no?

Anyways.. I used to live down the street from Yao's restaurant on Gessner. Never been there though, anyone tried it? How good was it? I can imagine the price going over the ceiling though..
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It's not expensive. And they have some really delicious selections too. I do wish their tea was a little cheaper though..it is so good.

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third from the left in red

I bet he is Yao's cousin
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That guy is freakin gorgeous...

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Nice find pryuen. It's great to see Yao and T-Mac together...

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