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AP: Chinese and U.S. workers prepare for Rocket vs Kings arrival, Oct 14th

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by DavidS, Oct 10, 2004.

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  1. DavidS

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    AP: Chinese and U.S. workers prepare for Rockets vs Kings arrival, Oct 14th

    Here are some pictures and stories (at bottom) about the upcoming Rockets vs Kings
    preseason game, Oct. 14th, which will be broadcasted on TNT this Thursday...



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    Chinese and U.S. workers assemble the basketball
    flooring for the NBA China 2004 game Sunday Oct.
    10, 2004, in Shanghai, China. Chinese player Yao Ming
    will lead the Houston Rockets against the Sacramento
    Kings on Oct. 14, 2004, in Shaghai.
    (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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    Chinese basketball fans watch a basketball game in front of cut-outs
    of National Basketball Association (NBA) players from Sacramento
    Kings at a fair in Shanghai organized ahead of the first ever NBA
    games to be held in mainland China, October 7, 2004. The Sacramento
    Kings will play against the Houston Rockets, powered by Chinese
    star and Shanghai native Yao Ming in Shanghai and Beijing on
    October 14 and 17 respectively. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
    Reuters

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    Chinese basketball fan measures her spans against a life-size
    cutout of National Basketball Association (NBA) star Lebron James
    of Cleveland Cavaliers at a fair in Shanghai organized ahead
    of the first ever NBA games to be held in mainland China,
    October 7, 2004. The Sacramento Kings will play against the
    Houston Rockets, powered by Chinese star and Shanghai native
    Yao Ming in Shanghai and Beijing on October 14 and 17 respectively.
    (REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
    Reuters)

    Yao Ming to Bring Houston Rockets to China for Two Games
    Oct 04, 2004

    http://english.epochtimes.com/news/4-10-4/23589.html

    Just past his 24th birthday, Yao Ming has returned to the United States from Shanghai for pre-season games. He will stay until Oct. 10, after playing against the Miami Heat. Then, he will bring his Houston Rockets teammates to Beijing and Shanghai to play two games against the Sacramento Kings.

    Returning to his birthplace, Shanghai, to play NBA games is a happy occasion for Yao. “This can ease my longing for home and give the Chinese fans an opportunity to watch the games live,” he said. In order to watch him play, some enthusiastic fans in China waited 20 hours in line to buy tickets. “I will play my best in order to thank the fans for their support,” Yao said.

    The Oct. 14 game in Shanghai is very important to Yao. He has not played in the Shanghai stadium since leaving China’s National Team.

    Yao says his physical condition and competitive state is better than they were last year. The Rockets’ conditioning coach, Anthony Falsone, has been training Yao to help him recover after playing in the Olympic Games in August. Yao will use the time before the NBA season to have a complete physical exam in San Francisco. The exam will focus on his ankles, knees and elbows. He will then return to Houston to prepare for training camp. Right now, his training partner is Tracy McGrady.

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    Using a bike to represent China or Shanghai is a stupist thing.
     
    #2 WNBA, Oct 10, 2004
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    The choice of Rockets players in that ad is certainly interesting...
     
    #3 SirCharlesFan, Oct 10, 2004
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    i think the bike was just in the way of the shot.
     
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    How about this? ;)

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    LOL. I was thinking the same thing... especially the former Rocket players. :)
     
    #6 Dr of Dunk, Oct 10, 2004
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    WTF DavidS. You can clearly see a bike at pixel 280 by 257. This is a stupist thing. :mad: ;)
     
    #7 m_cable, Oct 10, 2004
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    That is sure one great skyline!
     
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    Our scrubs need attention too! except Mo, he's no scrub
     
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    is that the floor they are going to play on? I love how its all Rockets Red, and for the border color, and you have the rockets Logo inside the three point line. And you have the NBA Logo near the midcourt line.

    Then you have the Kings logo, in purple and black. That's pretty damn good.
     
    #11 Kam, Oct 10, 2004
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    Looks like our home court. :)
     
    #12 RocketForever, Oct 10, 2004
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    someone needs to tell them to change the posters! Why is SF in them? More over, why is Gasol in them? This is ridiculous.
     
    #13 canoner2002, Oct 10, 2004
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    Message deleted because m_cable gives a better explanation. :)
     
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    Well Gasol's in it because the guy dunking that we can't see is probably a rocket. And they also got a poster of Pike.
     
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