A strange scence.......Yao actually gets angry

[NYCdog]

If anyone doesn’t know, Yao got upset with his Chinese teammates and threatened to retire from international competition after a frustrating 83-58 blowout loss to Spain a few days ago.

Since then, the Chinese media has been claiming that Yao has become "Americanized," just like one Wang Zhi Zhi, who left the CNT high and dry.

Today, Yao came out angry.....and literally took his frustrations out on New Zealand, Karl Malone style. Yao threw numerous Karl Malone-esqe elbows and initiated tons of contact on an undersized NZ team....virtually picking on them like he was the neighborhood bully.

If that wasn’t enough, he apparently got tired of one New Zealander (#10 Dillon Boucher) talking trash and threw him to the floor.

Who knew this chap had it in him....

BTW....he also scored 39 points, leading his team to victory. He was the only player in double figures for CNT.

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Basketball: China's Yao Takes Anger Out on New Zealand


By Alan Crosby


ATHENS (Reuters) - An angry Yao Ming took his frustrations out on New Zealand at the Olympic men's basketball tournament on Tuesday, pouring in 39 points as China beat the Kiwis 69-62.


The 23-year-old Yao, who at 2.29 meters (7 ft 6 in) is the tallest man in Olympic history, was so disappointed when China lost their opening match to Spain that he threatened to retire from international play.


But Tuesday's performance, which included 13 rebounds, should go a long way to changing the feelings of the Houston Rockets' all-star.


"He's not going to retire. When you interview a player right after a very bad performance, not giving him time to rest a bit, he might say something he doesn't really mean," said coach Del Harris, a NBA veteran who was brought in to prepare the Chinese team with an eye on the 2008 Beijing Olympics.


Forward Phillip Jones led New Zealand with 23 points but the team as a whole had a poor effort from the field, hitting only 23 of 66 shots.


"Too much Yao, not enough outside shooting," said San Antonio Spurs forward Sean Marks.

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A pic....seconds before Yao throws Dillion Boucher to the floor