Former NBA basketball players, from right, B.J. Armstrong, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler and Glen Rice open their remembrance during a press conference promoting their 2008 NBA Madness Taiwan Tour, Wednesday, Aug, 27, in Taipei, Taiwan. They will play the two-game exhibition series, on Thursday in Taipei and on Friday in Hsinchu.
Former NBA basketball players, from right, B.J. Armstrong, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler and Glen Rice hold Chinese puppets during a press conference promoting their 2008 NBA Madness Taiwan Tour, Wednesday, Aug, 27, in Taipei, Taiwan. They will play the two-game exhibition series, on Thursday in Taipei and on Friday in Hsinchu.
DENVER - AUGUST 26: Former NBA basketball player Charles Barkley stands on the floor during day two of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 26, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially be nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president on the last day of the four-day convention.
The U.S. mens' basketball team is awarded their medals after the final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 24, 2008. AEG Worldwide, a U.S. sports and entertainment management firm hoping to tap into post-Olympics boom, has already teamed up with the National Basketball Association's NBA China to win the right to manage the Wukesong indoor stadium.