Nets fans may remember Nenad Krstic's struggles with English, how he needed a full-time translator early in his career. Yi Jianlian has an English translator, but doesn't need him full-time. He's learning language of basketball fast enough but his grasp of American slang ("What it do?" as a greeting) may not yet be where it's at. Meanwhile, the Nets are taking full advantage of his bilingualism in Chinatown.
- Nets Show Yi English Patience - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Yi at Chinatown YMCA (video) - New Jersey Nets
- Yi at Chinatown Community Center (video) - Sinovision
- New Nets star’s a tall order - Jefferson Siegel - The Villager