If Big Yao retires, it is not only the end of an era, but also the end of my NBA-syndrome including those seasons when Yao played with the Rockets.

如果大姚退役，结束的不仅是一个时代，还有一个属于我的伴随姚明在火箭几个赛季我的NBA情节。

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My friend B., who is tall and gorgeous, jokes that she could have married an NBA player, but decided to go with the guy she can talk to all night—a graphic artist who comes up to her shoulder.

我的一个朋友B又高挑又养眼，开玩笑说她完全配得上NBA球员，但是最后却还是跟一个可以彻夜聊天、不觉无语的男人在一起了，这个男人是一个艺术家，但是身高只及B的肩膀。

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That's where I met my first NBA star, Tim Hardaway, who was one of the camp counselors.

蒂姆·哈达威是我见到的第一个美国球员，他后来成为NBA的明星。

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"My NBA career did not go anything like my amateur career did, so I kind of have a broad sense of what all players have gone through, " Hurley said.

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My friend, former NBA superstar and current television analyst Charles Barkley is clear that the answer is a resounding NO.

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