--- Who is to blame for Yao's injuries?
I can't speak for the other planets, but Ballerblogger.com is the best 1-stop place for NBA basketball on our world's world wide web, and today they posted an interesting quote from China's state-run media:
"A commentary in the Communist Party-run People’s Daily dismissed the widely-held view in the United States that Yao’s repeated injuries stemmed from training with China’s national team during the NBA off-season.
“It can only be said that the NBA game has worn Yao Ming out,” the paper fired back.
“The physical beating taken by every player due to the long season, the high level of match play and the endless travel cannot be overlooked.
“The NBA should consider changing its match scheduling from
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