The schedule said Serbia vs. China, but the team that played in Serbian blue Thursday was a youth team and the team that played in Chinese red and yellow was the National Team. As a result, there was no Yi Jianlian-Nenad Krstic faceoff, and China won, 96-72. Still, Yi scored 14 points and grabbed 5 rebounds playing both forward positions. It was Yao Ming's first game back since his foot injury last April.
- Yao Ming returns to action for China - Christopher Bodeen - AP
- China 96, Serbia 72 (video) - CCTV
- China wins and Yao Ming's returns - Beijing 2008
- Yao Ming plays first game after surgery - Yan Liang - Xinhua