China's Yi Jianlian, center, and Wang Zhizhi, right, batthe for teh ball with Iran's Hamed Hadadi, left during the final of the 25th FIBA Asia Basketball Championship held in Tianjin, China, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 30 months ago

China's Yi Jianlian, center, and Wang Zhizhi, right, batthe for teh ball with Iran's Hamed Hadadi, left during the final of the 25th FIBA Asia Basketball Championship held in Tianjin, China, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009.

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