always fall back on the fact that it is the BASKETBALL hall of fame, not the NBA hall of fame.
Yao has had a HUGE impact on global basketball. when the dust settles, if China's love affair with basketball maintains its current steam , then the fact that it was largely born with Yao (or atleast stepped up hugely to its current level), that might indicate Yao having a bigger impact on the global game of basketball than ANY player since MJ ---- a bigger impact on the GAME than TD or Dirk or Kobe, or whomever--- while not bigger impact on the court (obviously).
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