Well, the thought of 7'5" of 300lb+ Yao landing on one of his elbows would tend to be cause for some momentary heart flutter, don't you think? He should where elbow and knee pads, in my opinion. Wouldn't hurt and might keep a potential problem a minor one.
ok guys... i missed the game but caught the highlights... yao looked strong against tha koreans. he had this one nasty block. after he blocked the shot he started talkin trash. it was pretty funny. he also had a badooka dunk on tha korean center or pf... who cares. he got the inlet and said "im yao, hear me roar!" 30 pts in tha final. he was also named the mvp of the tourney. unfortunately, china is now qualified for the olympics. this means yao will have to play more offseason ball...