Yao Ming slams China ‘slackers’ after flop


BASKETBALL great Yao Ming branded China’s team “slackers” and warned they will struggle to qualify for future Olympics because of the “huge gap” with the world’s best.

The eight-time NBA All-Star, now president of the Chinese Basketball Association, slammed China’s performance after they lost to the Philippines in the semi-finals of their home Asian Games in Hangzhou.

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