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Steve Francis Wears Ice Packs Into Games, Makes Lots Of Money Playing In China

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  1. Clips/Roxfan

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    Steve Francis, formerly known as Stevie Franchise during his nine-year NBA career, has taken his talents to China after not being able to secure a job in America since a 10-game stint with the Houston Rockets in the 2007-08 season.

    He's getting paid well to do it too. According to a Chinese website, via my favorite Chinese basketball website NiuBBall, the 33-year-old Francis is getting paid a guaranteed $800,000 for this season - plus several "special provisions", including acceptable housing, a private teacher for his child, round trip airfare for family members, insurance for his family, and compensation for all money spent on international calls. Oh, and Francis is also allowed to bring along private doctors, as he has concerns about Beijing's ability to monitor and take care of his surgically repaired knee.

    And since he's being paid so well, Francis is expected to play - even when he's suffering from jetlag and is told he won't play. Oddly enough, that's what happened a few days ago when Francis was sitting on the bench and icing his ankle during the waning seconds of a blowout loss.

    Completely unprepared to enter the game, Francis didn't even have time to tie his shoes as he quickly shed his warm-up suit and tucked in his jersey before entering the court. With his shoelaces loose and the ice pack around his ankle, Fu Laoda - loosely translated into English as Big Boss Francis - received a loud standing ovation and the obligatory "Fu Laoda, jiayou!" chant from the home crowd as he ran back on defense after the free throw. (In Chinese, jiayou literally means "add oil," but translated into common English, it would mean "let's go!" "here we go!" and/or "come on!") After a Charles Gaines putback for Qingdao, Francis received the inbounds pass and dribbled out the clock, despite cheers from the crowd egging him to shoot one at the buzzer.

    He did not record any statistics.

    Asked why he decided to against his original plan after the game, Min smiled wryly and answered, "You didn't see all the fans yelling and swearing at me?"

    Francis has played two games since, totaling eight minutes, two points and four turnovers.

    They won last night, though, leading to Francis taking off his jersey and celebrating according to the pictures below the fold.



    In other Chinese news, Rashad McCants still does not have a job former NBAer David Harrison seems to have severely injured his ankle judging by this rather morbid photo gallery.

    Most of this news was brought to you by the guys over at NiuBBall. If you're interested in seeing what Peter John Ramos and Javaris Crittenton are upto, I suggest you check that site out.

    http://www.ridiculousupside.com/201...o-games-makes-lots-of-money-playing#storyjump

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    Photos in the link...
     
    #1 Clips/Roxfan, Dec 20, 2010
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  2. dachuda86

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    holy crap his legs are skinny.
     
    #2 dachuda86, Dec 20, 2010
  3. MourningWood

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    Easy livin' overseas for Franchise... I'm surprised his entire family relocated. Stevie still owns a massive crib in Bunker Hill, which means his kids could be in one of the better districts in the city.
     
    #3 MourningWood, Dec 20, 2010
  4. Outlier

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    I want to play for China.
     
    #4 Outlier, Dec 20, 2010
  5. bullardfan

    bullardfan なんでやねん

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    he gets paid for being himself for a few minutes. i think AI wanted that gig. i guess it does sometimes pay to be a rocket or former teammate of Yao.
     
    #5 bullardfan, Dec 20, 2010
  6. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    Wow, so many ex players in China.

    Francis, Marbury, Ricky Davis, Maurice Taylor, Ramos...

    That's a terrible idea for basketball development IMO. They should focus on people who bring in a good team culture rather than the ex-star players. Just makes for an expensive basketball league which doesn't improve naturally.
     
    #6 Mathloom, Dec 20, 2010
  7. saitou

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    I see what you're saying, but having someone like Francis (who is obviously still popular) raises the profile of the game, and may get more ppl interested in the local league instead of just watching NBA games.
     
    #7 saitou, Dec 20, 2010
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    I get what you're saying, but foreigners won't help the chinese players at all. Bringing in guys like Mike Harris who are no names but put up triple doubles are extremely bad from a PR standpoint-it shows the Chinese players are so bad they get pwned by random dleague guys who average 40 a game.

    OTH, bringing in high profile but washed up players like Stevie Franchise gives them marketing. Not only that since they're already washed up they would put up terrible stats, like starbury, AI and Franchise have done. Suddenly, the Chinese players look much better. Think about it ;)
     
    #8 roslolian, Dec 20, 2010
  9. mrjuandiego1988

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    man the dude looks crackhead skinny! i wouldnt be surprised if he couldnt dunk anymore the guy lost muscle tone on the legs!!!!!!
     
    #9 mrjuandiego1988, Dec 20, 2010
  10. Angkor Wat

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    Well, you get better by playing against better players. So all these NBA guys going over there raises the competition. Which is always good.
     
    #10 Angkor Wat, Dec 20, 2010
  11. echu888

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    So this is what it'd like to have Beckham in MLS...
     
    #11 echu888, Dec 20, 2010
  12. cglede

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    I would take my shirt off too after a victory if I was a unwanted washed up non celebrity, ice pack around the ankles wearing on the DL with cuttino b-ball lamo.... :eek:

    nice find though
     
    #12 cglede, Dec 20, 2010
  13. rrj_gamz

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    well, think of it this way...you get to continue your career, albiet in a crazy location, still get paid and do what you love...nothing wrong with that...
     
    #13 rrj_gamz, Dec 20, 2010
  14. cglede

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    i can agree with that. 800,000... man ill take 80,000....


    and dont forget the groupies too!!!! lol
     
    #14 cglede, Dec 20, 2010
  15. TexasFight

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    If you played in China, it would be even harder to keep tabs on your girl.
     
    #15 TexasFight, Dec 20, 2010
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    Lol check out that "morbid photo gallery" link at the end of the article.
     
    #16 lionaire, Dec 20, 2010
  17. Carl Herrera

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    Wonder if Yao Ming will play for his own team in China if his rehab works out and there is a lockout. The season there is only like 4 months and he would sell plenty of tickets.
     
    #17 Carl Herrera, Dec 20, 2010
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    Stevie looks awful. That drinking, weed-smoking and partying needs to stop. Hopefully he gets into game shape, shakes rust off and has a good season with his team so he can get back to the states and try to get into an NBA training camp, which I'm sure is what he is vouching for.
     
    #18 stthomsfinest, Dec 20, 2010
  19. Confiture

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    Yep that's Francis all right!
     
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  20. DreamShook

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    Is that Ming Ming in that first photo?

    [​IMG]
     
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