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中国之行非常棒！我和队友在两场中国赛期间度过了一段愉快的时光。中国球迷用山呼海啸的热情欢迎我们。毫无疑问，火箭是在中国最有人气的一支 NBA球队。北京很有趣。一大亮点是我们全队去了秀水市场。看到一群NBA球员过来逛街，所有的摊贩都惊呆了。造成了一些混乱。我领略了路易斯-斯科拉谈 判专家的风采，他做成了几笔不错的生意。杰弗里斯买了一顶中国战斗机飞行员的头盔，在中国期间，他成天都戴着。他太搞了，看上去就像一个白痴。我们的日程 非常紧，根本没时间好好观光，但逛秀水市场绝对是个亮点。一些队员还去了长城。我看了他们拍摄的视频。在长城上，你可以开一辆小车下山。车速非常快，帕特 森不太会刹车，让他的车子几乎翻出了轨道。他把全过程都拍摄了下来。真是搞笑。
这趟旅行最疯狂的部分是姚明在北京和广州街头引起的骚动。他们一见到他，就立刻疯狂起来。在那个星期里，我看到了有成百上千的姚明头像。毫无疑 问，他是中国的骄子。我不知道如果我和知名度和姚明一样，我是否能够应付。我不知道如果每天有那么多人围着我给我拍照，我是否还能保持冷静和风度。我没有 这种体会。姚明在宣传活动中保持着谦逊和优雅，他这方面的能力令人不可思议。他是独一无二的。
我们和篮网的第一场比赛安排在五棵松奥运会球馆。球馆的外型太酷了。让我们想起了自己的主场丰田中心。两者很像。球迷相当投入。通常季前赛的气氛有些沉闷，因为球迷并没有真正投入，但在北京和广州不是这样。
四年前的夏天，我受匹克的邀请去了一趟广州。我不敢相信广州这四年来的变化。整个市区焕然一新，满眼都是新起的高楼。我知道为了迎接亚运会盖了不少楼，但广州的发展速度还是令我印象深刻。
姚明在北京受到热情欢迎，而到了广州，他让我感觉像是在跟披头士或迈克尔-杰克逊一起办巡回演唱。广州以身为中国篮球中心而自豪，欣然他们 非常喜爱篮球。太疯狂了。在我们结束了训练之后，大家跟着我们大巴一起跑过三个街区。我们所有队员都拿着自己的摄像机或手机拍摄下这一幕。
在广州，我们又和篮网打了一场，地点是新建的、漂亮的亚运球馆。在我所有打过的球场中，这个令我印象非常深刻。这里的球迷也非常棒。他们为 NBA篮球而疯狂。也许这能解释为什么我竟然上演了一记职业生涯最佳扣篮。姚明当时底线投篮不中，我跟上前去用一记补扣震惊了全场每个人，也包括我自己， 哈哈。
这是一趟非凡的中国之行。我要感谢每个给予热情欢迎我们的人。这是我第七次前往中国，但和球队一起去，这是头一遭，我敢说中国给每个队友都留下了新的美好印象，尤其是举国上下对于篮球的热爱。这是我在NBA多年以来最棒的篮球体验！
保重，回见，
肖恩
原文如下——
10.20.10
What a great trip to China! My teammates and I had a fantastic time playing two exhibition games in China. The reception that we received from Chinese basketball fans was overwhelming. There is little doubt that the Rockets are the favorite NBA team in China. Beijing was a lot of fun. One of the highlights was taking a team trip to the Silk Market. All of the vendors were going crazy with a bunch of NBA players walking around. It was pandemonium. I learned that Luis Scola is a master negotiator, he got some great deals. Jared Jefferies bought a Chinese fighter pilot's helmet and wore it around the entire time we were in China. He's a funny guy, and he looked like an idiot. Our schedule was very tight, so we didn't have much time to do sightseeing, but the Silk Market was a great highlight. Some of my teammates went to see the Great Wall north of Beijing. I saw some great videos of my teammates. At the Great Wall, you can take a small cart to the bottom of the hill. The carts actually get going fast. Patrick Patterson didn't use his brakes very well and nearly flipped his cart right off the track. He captured the whole thing on video. It was hilarious。
The craziest part of the trip, by far, was the reaction to Yao Ming on the streets of Beijing and Guangzhou. People flipped out when they saw him. There had to be over hundreds of thousands of pictures taken of Yao during the week. He is the favorite son of China, no doubt. I don't know if I could deal with the level of fame that Yao must face daily. I don't think I could keep my politeness if I had to deal with the constant stream of people grabbing and photographing me. I have never seen anything like it. Yao does an unbelievable job of handling the publicity with humility and grace. He's one of a kind。
We played the New Jersey Nets at the Olympic basketball stadium. What a cool looking stadium. It reminded me of the Toyota Center where we play our home games. It was very similar. The crowd was electric and really into the game. Usually preseason games are boring because the crowd is not really into the game, but that was not the case in Beijing and Guangzhou。
I went to Guangzhou four years ago as part of my summer tour with Peak. I couldn't believe the change in city in four years. It looked completely new with all of the new buildings. I know that there was a lot of construction for the Asian Games, but I was really impressed with the growth of Guangzhou。
While Yao received a great reception in Beijing, I felt like I
was touring with the Beatles and Michael Jackson rolled into one
with Yao in Guangzhou.
We played the Nets again in the new beautiful basketball center in Guangzhou that they built for the Asian Games. It was as impressive of a stadium that I have ever played in. The crowd was great again. They were fired up for some NBA basketball. Perhaps that explained why I had one of the best dunks of my career in this game. Yao missed a shot on the baseline and I followed it up with a sweet tip dunk that surprised everyone in the gym, including me, ha。
It was a fantastic trip to China. I want to thank everyone for their hospitality. It was my seventh time to China, but the first time with my team and I can say that everyone left with a new appreciation for China, and the country's love of basketball. It was definitely one of best basketball experiences I have had in the NBA!
Take care and talk to you soon,
Shane
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