University presidents, foreign dignitaries, and even the Vice President of the United States promoted a goodwill matchup in basketball last night between Chinese and American basketball teams. China was represented by a professional team called the Bayi Rockets. Georgetown University represented the U.S. The game was tied at 64 with about nine minutes to go. At that point, the Rockets and their fans decided to play another game with the Americans. Watch the Associated Press account below (email subscribers click here).
This video is also available on SportsmanshipTV.
What in the name of diplomacy happened here? Georgetown coach John Thompson III did the right thing by pulling his players off the court. The two teams are scheduled to play again Sunday. Thompson has said he will complete the schedule of games - including a rematch against Bayi. No matter who started the fracas, Bayi is a professional team playing college kids. They should have a higher level of maturity and character than the young Americans. It's obvious from the video they do not. Someone should tell the Rockets that "breaking ankles" is a figure of speech in basketball - or China should find a team with greater character to represent them. The latter choice may be in order here. Until next time...
Be a Good Sport!
-Sol
Thursday, 18 August 2011
China defeats U.S. in basketbrawl
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