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Golden State Warriors’ Erick Dampier tries to block the shot of Houston Rockets’ Yao Ming during the first quarter of the Nov. 27 match-up. Photo by AP.
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By Brian Kluepfel
Special to AsianWeek
What did we find out about Yao Ming that we didn’t already know before his first visit to Oakland as a Houston Rocket? He likes the new Harry Potter film (he gave it a five-star rating). He wanted to go to San Francisco’s Chinatown and Fisherman’s Wharf, but due to the breakneck NBA schedule, did not have time. His English is fairly good — he’s been studying since high school, and he has a wry sense of humor. The most useful word he’s learned in America thus far, he said, has been “traffic.”
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