Yao Ming slams China 'slackers' after Games flop

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 08, 2023 12:16 am

HANGZHOU: Basketball great Yao Ming branded China's team 'slackers' and warned they will struggle to qualify for future Olympics because of the 'huge gap' with the world's best.

The eight-time NBA All-Star, now president of the Chinese Basketball Association, slammed China's performance after they lost to the Philippines in the semifinals of their home Asian Games in Hangzhou.

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