I'm not sure if this has been posted and if it has im sorry but i just saw this in the realgm forum 11:36 PM CDT on Thursday, July 1, 2004 By DAMON L. SAYLES / The Dallas Morning News FORT WORTH Del Harris watched his Chinese National team fight for rebounds, hit the floor on intense charges and take accidental shots to the face. It was a physical style of play where the team wasn't expected to hold an advantage. But when the buzzer sounded, the Chinese team had beaten a team Harris knows plenty about. China left TCU's Daniel-Meyer Coliseum with an 85-80 victory against the Mavericks' summer-league team in exhibition play Thursday night. The Chinese did the dirty work to earn it. They grabbed rebounds, eight more than the Mavericks. They made free throws down the stretch, six of seven in the final 1:09 and 24 of 30 for the game. More importantly, they fought back from a five-point deficit in the fourth quarter. "I'm proud of the way my guys fought through what I thought was a tough night," Harris said. "They kept their cool and played with heart. People say the Chinese are not tough, not physical. I think they proved them wrong tonight." Yao Ming led China with 22 points and 11 rebounds, despite playing with a nagging left toe injury. He declined comment while walking gingerly out of the locker room. "Yao's toes are not good," Harris said. "We're going to catch him up with a doctor [Friday], but for now, he's in a lot of pain. I know he's tough and can play with pain. Hopefully, he'll be all right." The Mavericks shot 46 percent from the field but made only 10 of 18 free throws. Rookie Devin Harris led with 15 points, and Josh Howard and Rod Gregoire added 12 each
Yao should withdrawl from the Olympics to rest his toes. Or at least he should be resting in all these practice games until they are healed.
Umm didnt Shaq have this problem and it affected him for like 2 years until he finally took a break and just let it heal properly?
There's a difference between a broken toenail, and Shaq jamming his toe so badly that it required surgery, surgery that he held off on and aggravated the toe by being out of shape.
Ohh thanks ... that's what I was asking. I had no idea what was wrong with his toe. I wasn't sure if that was his nail or the actual bone.
