At least according to Mark Cuban (from NBA.com) What of Ming? "Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, displeased with the standard of insurance coverage for participants in basketball's World Championships later this summer, has declared that no Maverick under contract has the team's blessing to play in the tournament. It appears, though, that Cuban only has license to officially deny permission to would-be German teammates Dirk Nowitzki and Shawn Bradley, because the German Basketball Federation has struggled to secure what the NBA deems "adequate" coverage for each player. Cuban included Canada's Steve Nash and Team USA's Michael Finley and Raef LaFrentz in Friday's decree, saying: "As of now, unless there is an insurance solution, none of our guys can play in the World Championships." The only exception for the Aug. 29-Sept. 8 event, Cuban said, is China's Wang Zhizhi, since Wang is a free agent." Dallas Morning News
ah ... I couldn't resist .... Cuban pulls wang out and world is full of envy. Cuban yanks Wang at Chinese demands. Cuban pulls his Dirk away from germans and Nashes teeth at Canada. .... must be late.
Or how about the obvious one, given the article: Cuban discovers Wang not properly covered These Wang jokes just never get old ...
At last the bait to lure oeilpere out of his cave has been found, BAD PUNS!!! Heres mine, Cuban tells Chinese he'll do anything for the Wang.
