News Links - 2/27/08

[dleedlee]

Jackie Chan's Father Dies Aged 93

http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=655
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/02/27/1261@327716.htm

Vancouver Honors "Fei-fei" Lydia Shum
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/02/27/1261@327691.htm
Beloved personality was 'an inspiration' to Vancouver community
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... y/National

Sandra Oh to host Genie Awards
http://www.northernstars.ca/News/022612 ... ehost.html

Bruce Lee's Master Subject of Biopics
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainme ... 3262.story

Carina Lau, Shu Qi, Wong Kar Wai Style Awards

http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/p/2008-02-26 ... 6521.shtml

BBC Worldwide releases Beijing documentary
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/5578/1/

Zhang Yimou dumps Gillian from Olympics opening ceremony
http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/dirty-do ... 20287.html
Jolin Tsai, Elva Hsiao Deny Involvement in Nude Photo Scandal
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/02/27/1261@327619.htm
LA Times: Hong Kong ogles, blushes
It's woken a lot of us celebrities up," said Michael Wong. "We're walking around saying, 'Gee, what if that happened to me?' "
http://www.latimes.com/news/printeditio ... 1296.story

Dozens of Actresses, Models, and Foreign Girls, Edison Chen Has Tens of Thousands of Pictures

Nicholas Tse Opens Up: Relationship Is Good With Cecilia Cheung
Going to Beijing to Work With No Wedding Ring
http://asian-gossip.blogspot.com/2008/0 ... eview.html
Edison come to blows with Nicholas?; Jolin & Elva denies involvement; Bobo is pregnant?
http://coolsmurf.wordpress.com/2008/02/ ... -pregnant/

China's Olympic hopes turn on Yao's injury

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/02/27/oly.yao.ap/
China worried Yao will miss Olympics
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/ ... 6943.story
Yao worries about durability after his latest foot injury
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketba ... lity_N.htm
China says Yao to have surgery as soon as possible
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnew ... 51,00.html

[ewaffle]

Yet another Yao article which highlights the differences (according to the author) between the NBA and Chinese training methods.

The part about how the Chinese team will have him play even if he is still not fully recovered from his injury is disingenuous since professional teams everywhere force/encourage athletes onto courts and fields with injuries, sometimes with medication to numb the pain--which only does more damage.

Grant Hill, when he was the only decent player the Detroit Pistons had, played the last 15 games of an NBA season and one round of playoffs with a broken leg and has never returned to his all star status.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ah9GJeIUYivxSx0JufQgyXa8vLYF?slug=aw-yaochina022608&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

[dleedlee]

That's a nice article, Ed, thanks.

I was bummed when Yao missed the All-Star game. Now this happens. It will mostly permanently shorten his NBA career. At 28, he should have at least a good half dozen more good years left besides a few more role player years. But now it's hard to guess how many quality years he'll have remaining.

[Gaijin84]

It's something that the Rockets (and NBA teams in general) are going to have to take into account when drafting these huge players. Their bodies are pretty fragile in comparison with average sized people. People over 7' tall have an enormous amount of stress on their legs and feet. Add running up and down the court and jumping and you're bound to have more than the average amount of injuries. Sucks, because Yao was turning into the dominant center in the league. I hope he can heal by the time the Olympics roll around.