Yep, a Chinese NBA star will be among those carrying the Olympic torch to Beijing. No, not that one. Or that one. This one (via BallHype):Since returning to China in 2006, former NBA player Wang Zhizhi has been living in the shadows of giant NBA center Yao Ming and star rookie Yi Jianlian. So when he was recently appointed by the IT giant Lenovo to be a torchbearer in the relay for August's Olympic Games, the 30-year-old was ecstatic.Good for Wang, who is making his mark back in China's top league right now. He fooled around with the Mavericks and Clippers, but clearly was a sub-NBA talent with NBA size (which, obviously, gets you somewhere). His lack of attention here in the States also vindicates the supersized image Yao and Yi call their own; Wang was the first Chinese player, but he wasn't getting voted into any All-Star games.
"I do not really care where I am going to run," he beamed. "It's just a great honor to be named as one of the torchbearers."
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