Last Sunday, I spent my evening at Nike's "The Commitment" basketball museum at the Fort. The food was good, the memorabilia was fascinating but that wasn't why I was there.I was there to see the "Redeem Team" crush China. After all, the US has won over China by an average of about 40points in Olympic history...who's to say that this game was going to be any different?
Except that, it was different. From Yao Ming's first basket (a three pointer, no less, giving China a 3-0 lead) to a scrappy comeback from 21-28 to level it 29-all, to the Chinese fans roaring on even when the outcome of the game was long decided, it was indeed a historic moment for Olympic basketball.
Incidentally, I was cheering for China the entire time.
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