China's Yi won't play for Bucks: report
07-17-2007, 19h21
MILWAUKEE, United States (AFP)
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Yi Jianlian, seen here in 2006, will "definitely not" play for the National Basketball Association's Milwaukee Bucks according to the Milwaukee Journal.
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Yi Jianlian will "definitely not" play for the National Basketball Association's Milwaukee Bucks, according to the local media.
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel newspaper cited a Chinese press report quoting Guangdong Tigers owner Chen Haitao as saying Yi, the sixth overall selection in the June 28 NBA draft, is not a good fit for Milwaukee.
As a result, the Chinese club will block Yi's move to the Bucks.
However, the owner insisted that the decision was made not because of Milwaukee's relatively small Asian-American population but due to concerns about playing time and development.
"This is not - as media reports have said - because Milwaukee, as a city with very few Chinese people, is not good for Yi's commercial development," Chen said. "Rather we want to find a team suitable for Yi's growth. That's the root of the problem."
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If everyone had this attitude, how would the Red Wings even form a team?
07-17-2007, 19h21
MILWAUKEE, United States (AFP)
photo
Yi Jianlian, seen here in 2006, will "definitely not" play for the National Basketball Association's Milwaukee Bucks according to the Milwaukee Journal.
(AFP/File)
Yi Jianlian will "definitely not" play for the National Basketball Association's Milwaukee Bucks, according to the local media.
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel newspaper cited a Chinese press report quoting Guangdong Tigers owner Chen Haitao as saying Yi, the sixth overall selection in the June 28 NBA draft, is not a good fit for Milwaukee.
As a result, the Chinese club will block Yi's move to the Bucks.
However, the owner insisted that the decision was made not because of Milwaukee's relatively small Asian-American population but due to concerns about playing time and development.
"This is not - as media reports have said - because Milwaukee, as a city with very few Chinese people, is not good for Yi's commercial development," Chen said. "Rather we want to find a team suitable for Yi's growth. That's the root of the problem."
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If everyone had this attitude, how would the Red Wings even form a team?