The 149th Battle Against Yao Ming!_3

From Yao Ming's words, Zhang Yang inferred that no one might have ever discussed the issue of weight on health with Yao. The Rockets needed him to play with more dominance to make money, and so did Yao's team. After Yao gained weight, the media frenzy indeed went wild, with fans influenced by the media...

However, Zhang Yang didn't offer any more advice and shifted the conversation to other topics. Bringing it up was just enough; dwelling on it would only annoy people.

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October 31, the first day of the NBA regular season arrived.

Today, the league scheduled only two games, the Miami Heat hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers at home, and the Houston Rockets welcoming the Charlotte Bobcats.

Both games had great appeal, "America's Son" versus "the first FMVP of the '03 class," and the China Derby. The media hyped these two topics.