Yi Has Become Global Role Model

2007/11/21 03:13:05 @NBA.com: News

In the AKRON BEACON JOURNAL, Brian Windhorst writes "for years now, he has been marketed to hundreds of millions of fans as the ''next big thing.'' Drafting him was a major story followed daily in the news media and the expectations of him becoming a star are heavy. It's Milwaukee Bucks rookie Yi Jianlian, the biggest import to hit the NBA since countryman Yao Ming five years ago. His popularity, fueled by the exploding interest in basketball in China, is unquestioned."
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