At 10:15 p.m. August 10, Beijing time, Team China and Team USA will take the court for what will be the most watched basketball game ever, dwarfing any NBA Finals or Super Bowl. As Khalid Salaam writes, the opening game of Olympics will be something more for the Nets' Yi Jianlian: the fulfillment of a dream. That dream was deferred Saturday, however. China lost to Angola. Yi led China with 18 points.
- Yi Ready - Khalid Salaam - Olympic Hoop 08
- Men's basketball: Yi shares attention with Yao for glory - Shan Lei - Xinhua
- China lose to Angola in basketball Stankovic Cup - AFP
- Angola edges past China for a last minute win - Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- Angola edges China 72-71 in Olympic men's basketball warm-up - Wang Hongjiang - Xinhua
- Angola 72, China 71 (video) - CCTV
- The Starting Line: Closure for Britain and a Loss for China - Andrew Das - New York Times
- Highlights: Angola 72, China 71 (video) - New York Times
- Highlights: Angola 72, China 71 (video) - Sina.com