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	TIMEasia.com: Asian Heroes - Wang Zhizhi
		It is precisely that lack of control and Wang's quiet ability to rise above it that endears the star athlete to his legions of fans.
		After Wang was negged from NBA play in his first attempt three years ago, he was so depressed that he lost his customary position as the CBA's MVP.
		When Wang wrapped up a late March game with an eminently respectable career-high of 18 points, the Chinese press grumbled that he hadn't played many minutes at all and that his defensive skills were lacking.
	www.time.com /time/asia/features/heroes/wang.html (927 words)

	AsianWeek.com: National News: Wang Becomes First Asian Player in NBA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Wang Zhizhi, an officer in the Chinese military and the first Asian to join the National Basketball Association, accepted his jersey last week from his new team, the Dallas Mavericks.
		“Wang Zhizhi is synonomous [with] and represents the spirit of China.
		Wang’s first game could be against the Atlanta Hawks on April 5, though Nelson and Wang both said he would need time to adapt to the United States and the NBA.
	www.asianweek.com /2001_04_06/news10_wangzhizhinba.html (607 words)

	Wang Zhizhi Humbled by Troubled Career, Bad Luck \| Asian American Sports \| GoldSea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		There's Yao, and there's Wang Zhizhi, who is currently really only a reserve,'' NBA commissioner David Stern said in an interview on Sunday in Guangzhou, China, where the U.S. national team is preparing for worlds.
		Wang's career seems to be coming full circle with rumors of a return to his old team, the People's Liberation Army's Bayi Rockets, which he first joined at age 14.
		Wang, who averaged 4.4 points and 1.7 rebounds per game during his NBA career, moved on to L.A. and then to Miami.
	goldsea.com /Asiagate/608/07wang.html (772 words)

	Wang Zhizhi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wang Zhizhi (Chinese: 王治郅; pinyin: Wáng Zhìzhī), born July 8, 1977 in Beijing, China) is a professional basketball player formerly in the National Basketball Association.
		Wang Zhizhi became an Olympian in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, where he started and averaged 11.1 points and 5.6 rebounds, helping China to finish at 8th place.
		In the summer of 1999, to the surprise of almost all basketball officials and reporters in China, the Dallas Mavericks selected Wang, who was still listed as born in 1979 without declaring for the draft, with the 36th pick in the second round of the NBA draft.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wang_Zhizhi (1301 words)

	ESPN.com: NBA - Wang still seeking to rejoin Team China
		Wang, who played for the Dallas Mavericks last season and became the first player from China ever to appear in an NBA game, angered the Chinese federation by refusing to return home in May for national team training.
		Chan said Wang had been trying to reach the head of the CBA on his office phone and cell phone but was unable to make contact.
		Wang has said that he chose to stay in the United States to work on his game against better competition, and he has said he was not optimistic he would be allowed to represent his country.
	espn.go.com /nba/news/2002/0822/1421474.html (351 words)

	Wang Zhizhi's great leap forward into American, NBA culture: 5/8/02
		Wang doesn't get many minutes on the court, and he's not particularly needed on a team with plenty of offense in Nowitzki (33.3 points a game in the playoffs), Finley (24.7 points) and point guard Steve Nash (21 points).
		Wang did not play much when he first arrived, although Nelson worked him into the rotation in the final month of the regular season.
		Wang's parents are former basketball players -- his 6-foot-4 mother played for China's national team and his 6-foot-7 father played in a Chinese pro league.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/05-02/05-08-02/c07sp117.htm (1119 words)

	CNN.com - 'Unpatriotic' star dumped from China team - August 27, 2002
		Wang became the first Chinese basketballer to play in the NBA when he debuted for the Dallas Mavericks during the 2000-2001 season.
		Wang's exit from the national squad is seen as a massive blow for China's hopes of improving on a best-ever eighth place at the World Championships.
		Wang became a free agent after his season with Dallas and is yet to receive any offers from other NBA teams.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/08/27/china.bball (469 words)

	LA Clipper star Wang Zhizhi refuses return to China anew - Sept. 08, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Wang's present passport is currently out of date, the paper said, and the United States immigration authorities apparently will not issue him another visa since it would duplicate his current status as a US green-card holder or permanent US resident.
		Wang, 26, led the Bayi Rockets to six straight Chinese Basketball League titles and was a mainstay of the national team for years.
		Although Wang sat on the bench for the Clippers for most of last season, he is looking to break into the regular playing rotation during the upcoming year.
	www.inq7.net /spo/2003/sep/08/spo_11-1.htm (502 words)

	InsideHoops - Wang Zhi-zhi Interview
		Wang Zhizhi (see photo), standing 7-1 tall, is the first player from China to ever play in the NBA.
		Originally drafted by Dallas in the second round (36th overall) of the 1999 NBA draft, Wang has played for the Mavericks and Clippers and is now with the Miami Heat.
		Wang Zhizhi: (When I was a) young player, 16, 17 years old, I play basketball, China basketball association want a lot of center.
	www.insidehoops.com /wang-zhizhi-interview-010204.shtml (552 words)

	ESPN.com: NBA - Wang waiting for call to join China's national team
		Wang ZhiZhi, however, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he is waiting in Los Angeles for a phone call from Chinese basketball authorities asking him to join the team.
		Wang told the Star-Telegram he chose to stay in the United States to work on his game against better competition, with the idea that it would aid the Chinese national team.
		Wang ZhiZhi said he might not know until three days before the World Championships whether he'll be permitted to play for China.
	espn.go.com /nba/news/2002/0815/1418427.html (383 words)

	Wang (surname) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wang was one of the most powerful clans in the Chinese commanderies on the Korean Peninsula.
		The Kaesong Wang lineage traces its ancestry to the Goryeo rulers.
		Wang Dun, ambitious militant of the Eastern Jin Dynasty
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wang_(surname) (689 words)

	Wang Zhizhi, China... by Interbasket
		However, Zhizhi found himself being used sparingly in Dallas with the development of Dirk Nowitzki and hustling role-player Eduardo Najera.
		Wang was Yao's mightiest rival back in China, and continues to one-up him in at least one vital way.
		And while Wang is settling into a new bachelor pad in L.A., Yao is living in the U.S. with his mommy.
	www.interbasket.net /players/zhizhi.htm (543 words)

	With Yao in Doubt, Wang Zhizhi Returns to China's Roster for World Championships \| Asian American Daily \| GoldSea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		ith Yao Ming's status in question, China's first NBA player Wang Zhizhi was on Sunday put back on China's national team roster ahead of the world championships and issued a statement apologizing for letting down his country.
		Wang, who recently returned to China, said in his statement that he had wrongly placed his interests above the nation's.
		Sina.com quoted Wang as saying he is in talks about a possible return to the Bayi Rockets military team.
	goldsea.com /Asiagate/605/01wang.html (396 words)

	Disgraced Wang returns to Chinese basketball team
		Wang, who returned from self-imposed exile in the United States this month, was named in China's 18-man World Championship squad after releasing a three-page written apology to his fans, Xinhua news agency said.
		Wang became the first Chinese player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) when he made his debut with the Dallas Mavericks in 2001.
		Wang played in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, averaging 13.5 points and five rebounds in Sydney when he teamed up with Yao as part of China's "Walking Great Wall".
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=121221 (427 words)

	Wang Zhi Zhi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		When Wang played his first game for the Mavs on April 5, 2001, he became the first Asian born player ever to play in the NBA.
		Wang was a basketball superstar in China before setting foot in America.
		Wang was also a star on China's national team.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p662.htm (342 words)

	CNNfyi.com - Politics aside, the game goes on - April 5, 2001
		Wang, like many Chinese, was well aware of NBA stars like Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal before he came to the Mavericks.
		Wang's contract also stipulates that he will miss training camp and the first month of next season in order to play for China in three international tournaments.
		Wang said he needed a lot of work in order to be able to compete with NBA players.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/fyi/news/04/05/china.to.nba/index.html (1238 words)

	Prodigal Returns to Chinese Home - New York Times
		Wang was not quite in time to help his former army club team, the Bayi Rockets, compete in the championship of the Chinese Basketball Association that has just started, but he did make it back in plenty of time for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
		Wang's decision to skip national- team duty in 2002 without permission was motivated by a desire to improve his game in the professional summer leagues instead of flexing his muscles against inferior opposition in Asia.
		Wang would have to wait and watch as Yao, who had followed him to the NBA in 2002, went from strength to strength and his own career spiraled downward.
	www.nytimes.com /iht/2006/04/14/sports/IHT-14ARENA.html (1439 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Wang Zhizhi's injury complicates worlds prep
		China's first NBA player, Wang Zhizhi, pulled a ligament and will be out of action for at least two weeks, further complicating China's preparations for next month's world championships in Japan.
		Wang had been added to the team after Houston Rockets All Star Yao Ming broke his fifth metatarsal in his left foot on April 10.
		Wang's return followed a reconciliation with the Chinese Basketball Association, which kicked Wang off the national team for refusing to return for team duties following his 2001-2002 rookie NBA season.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200607/26/eng20060726_286728.html (308 words)

	China's Wang Zhizhi out for three weeks with knee injury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Chinese basketball star Wang Zhizhi's world championship preparations have been disrupted with a knee ligament tear that is expected to see him sidelined for up to three weeks.
		Wang should have enough time to recover to play in the World Basketball Championships, which begin on August 19 in Japan, but he is likely to miss a warm up match against the United States in China on August 7, it said.
		Wang, who refused to play for the national side during a four-year stint in the United States, returned to national duty this year and is expected to team with NBA All Star and Houston Rocket center Yao Ming at the world championships.
	archive.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=134809 (379 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Injured Wang Zhizhi out for 2-3 weeks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Chinese center Wang Zhizhi could be out for 2-3 weeks because of an knee injury, but was not ruled out for next month's World Men's Basketball Championships, the team manager Xue Yunfei said on Wednesday.
		Some rumors said Wang broke his knee and was told by doctor that he cannot play at the world championships, which will start on August 19 in Japan.
		Wang, the first Asian to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) when he was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in 1999, returned to Beijing on Tuesday and received another MRI test, which gave no more worries to his health.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200607/27/eng20060727_287025.html (251 words)

	Wang's injury adds to China troubles
		Wang Zhizhi, the second most valuable player in the squad after Yao, tore a ligament in his right knee during an international friendly in France on Sunday, putting his participation for the worlds in doubt.
		Wang limped off the court midway through China's 57-76 defeat to France on Sunday after twisting his knee while going for a lay-up in the third quarter.
		With Yao still nursing his broken toe, the 2.14-meter Wang, 29, has been dominant role for the Chinese - particularly in the paint - in the series of warmup games over the past month.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /sports/2006-07/25/content_648556.htm (230 words)

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		Wang, 23, is the most polished, both offensively and defensively, with skills players a foot shorter would covet.
		"Wang Zhizhi is ready for the NBA right now," said former Louisiana State coach Dale Brown, who tried unsuccessfully to recruit Wang to play at LSU.
		They drafted Wang in the second round (36th overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft, and have been trying to get the big man to Dallas ever since.
	oasis.fortunecity.com /angkor/123/asian/asian011011b.htm (1026 words)

	TIME Asia: Wang Zhizhi's Fast Break
		(In China, Wang lived mostly in a dormitory.) In the mainland, meanwhile, the national squad was not performing well in its bid for the world championships, and sports officials were considering recalling Wang.
		In the end, China didn't demand Wang to get on a plane, but they had made a point: he lived an ocean away, but Wang was at Beijing's beck and call.
		Wang ignored their threats and entreaties, although he did attempt a halfhearted reconciliation later in the summer.
	www.time.com /time/asia/covers/1101021118/zhizhi.html (828 words)

	Heat Sign Wang Zhizhi,Release Tyrone Hill - JustBBall 07
		The Miami Heat signed center Wang Zhizhi to a multiyear contract Monday and waived forward Tyrone Hill.
		The 7-foot-1, 284-pound Wang appeared in 43 games in parts of two seasons with the Clippers, averaging 4.3 points.
		Wang used to be China's main man. He was a monster during Asian games.
	www.justbball.com /forums/showthread.php?t=9193 (430 words)

	Rhode Island news \| projo.com \| The Providence Journal \| Boston Celtics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming were singled out by their government early on, but their transition to the NBA was anything but predictable.
		Larmer also contrasts Yao with his former opponent Wang Zhizhi, a fantastic athlete whose transition from China's state-run sports system to the NBA was not nearly as successful.
		While Wang ended up breaking his ties with his homeland and earning its scorn, Yao has been an effective bridge between China and the United States, keeping himself connected to two nations and their sports fans.
	www.projo.com /celtics/content/projo_20051226_26yaoming.8501c6f.html (2928 words)

	Liu Wei Denies Wang Zhizhi's Effort of 41 Points (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Point guard Liu Wei made the last shot of the game to deny Wang Zhizhi's 41-point effort for Shanghai Sharks' 101-100 thrilling win over Bayi Rockets in a CBA match.
		Wang Zhizhi (R) of Bayi Rockets drives to the basket against a player of Shanghai Sharks duriing a CBA match on Sunday.
		Wang also grabbed 10 rebounds and power forward Mo Ke added 20 points but were not enough for the military team collecting the third victory of the new season.
	en.chinabroadcast.cn /2886/2006/10/16/45@150886.htm (470 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sports \| US Sport \| Dallas let Wang go
		Wang is a towering figure on the basketball court at 7 ft 1 in tall.
		Wang had agreed to return to China over the summer when the NBA takes its break.
		He said, "Wang signed a contract with his country that he would return there in our off-season to play for their national team."
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/us_sport/2336255.stm (226 words)

	AsianAthlete.com: Article/News Form
		Rumors place the offer betweeen $600K-700K, and Wang will still receive his $2M pay from the Clippers as well as get to keep his apartment (which was provided to Wang by the Clippers) in LA.
		Zhizhi had been waived Nov. 21 by the Los Angeles Clippers.
		Zhizhi became the first NBA player from China when he signed with Dallas in April 2001.
	www.asianathlete.com /DaScoopsFormDisplay.aspx?ID=1536 (252 words)

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