I managed to score a free ticket to the US-China basketball game this past Sunday evening. My default resistance to being part of any crowded event usually keeps me far from large, snot-spitting sporting events where the object seems more about getting worked up into a common lather than it does about any higher ideals. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Yao Ming'
Yao Agonistes and the Cowboy
August 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Bush · Olympics · Yao Ming · basketball
His Left Foot
February 29th, 2008 · No Comments
It is nearly impossible to be in China right now and not feel the pain of Yao. Not the mythic Golden Age Yao who was reported to have lived until he was 119 and served as the model of the moral ruler for all emperors who followed. I’m talking about the 7’ 6” Houston Rockets’ [...]