Yao Ming and NBA launch baseketball school
Updated: 2014-02-24 15:10
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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[video courtesy: NBA China]
A number of marquee players from the NBA, including Kevin Durant, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Stephen Curry and many others, can be seen in a video congratulating the inauguration of the NBA Yao School.
The NBA Yao School, an education program jointly launched by Chinese hoop icon Yao Ming and the NBA with the purpose of teaching young children basketball and life skills, opened on Feb 23. Nearly 200 kids have enrolled for the first semester, which will last 13 weeks. The basketball lessons are held on Friday nights and weekends.
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