According to Ric Bucher of ESPN Magazine: http://espn.go.com/magazine/bucher_20020901.html "Would the NBA rather have Yao Ming or Wang Zhi Zhi playing next season? That's the question Chinese authorities are expected to pose. Talk about Wang returning to Dallas -- which will not happen in any event, a source says -- or signing elsewhere doesn't take into account how upset the Chinese are that Wang didn't report to the national-team training camp. Rest assured the Chinese Basketball Association will withdraw approval for Yao to play if the NBA allows Wang to become a millionaire after he defied their authority." Can this happen? What could the NBA or Rockets do about this? Don't they have a signed agreement already in place?
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Guys, this is the third post on this subject in the past week. This Ric Bucher article is getting more play on here than on ESPN.com . Read through the posts here to make sure something isn't here before adding it. It saves everyone from having to remind you otherwise AND it saves server space. Thanks.