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Yao to give $2M to Chinese earthquake victims
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:06 pm
by magicfan4life05
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3435735
HOUSTON -- Rockets center Yao Ming said he will donate $2 million and create a foundation to rebuild Chinese schools devastated by last month's earthquake in his home country.
Yao announced Tuesday the creation of the Yao Ming Foundation, which will begin with his donation.
Yao has really dont a great job with trying to help the victims of that earthquake and it's been under the radar for the most part.
JVG was talking about during a game saying he really, genuinely cares for his people, and it shows by how much he's helping them.
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:09 pm
by A.J.
What a pretty noble thing by Yao.
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:10 pm
by CITYOFANGELSX3
Nice job Yao. More nba players should.
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:14 pm
by NO-KG-AI
Chinese government made him do eet!!! The Commies taked the monies!
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:17 pm
by nesta
NO-KG-AI wrote:Chinese government made him do eet!!! The Commies taked the monies!
first thing i thought when i read this article
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:24 pm
by Buck You
Great job by Yao, awesome thing to do. I wonder how much Yi gave.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:29 am
by J-Rich-
where was he last month?
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:34 am
by IEcelticfan
he was partying it up with the hunnies @ the wynn !!
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:39 am
by 360
NO-KG-AI wrote:Chinese government made him do eet!!! The Commies taked the monies!
I was thinking something along this line as well. He must have really felt pressured to do something huge by him being such an icon over there. I'm sure the guy has a heart and feels for the victims but wow...2 million just makes me wonder.
Yeah my suspicions were right. I didn't know about this story at first.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gU0ePTr5PXwEec8doXXdwl18ad8A
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:55 am
by hayden
360 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
I was thinking something along this line as well. He must have really felt pressured to do something huge by him being such an icon over there. I'm sure the guy has a heart and feels for the victims but wow...2 million just makes me wonder.
People on the internet were calling him a cheapskate for his initial donation... nothing to do with the government..
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95768
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:12 am
by Abyss Impact
ReddBogutCharlieV wrote:Great job by Yao, awesome thing to do. I wonder how much Yi gave.
I wonder how much Kobe Bryant gave. What about other star players that earn a lot of $?
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:28 am
by Wade3Iverson
Yea, this shouldn't just be a national thing, but an international one.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:29 am
by Buck You
Abyss Impact wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
I wonder how much Kobe Bryant gave. What about other star players that earn a lot of $?
Kobe only spends his money on rings for his wife.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:30 pm
by Moon Walk
ReddBogutCharlieV wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Kobe only spends his money on rings for his wife.
LOL.. other nba players gave a lot when Hurricane Katrina and Tsunami happend.. this Yao cheap dude is very stingy.. he has no heart... two million for an NBA player to give for a country that has been suffering is sad. Bosh gave 1 million right after he signed an extension.. Other players have given back a lot more when disasters happend.. Even Charlie has given to the community a much needed help with that hair loss!!
Yao is from China and he has to do a lot more... should try to invite nba players and inform all nba players to give some money.. instead of fishing.. he needs to have awareness amongst other players. This dude has no heart!!
This will be another reason why i hate Houston rockets!!!
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:33 pm
by hermes
nice move by yao
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:34 pm
by Prophet_C
ReddBogutCharlieV wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Kobe only spends his money on rings for his wife.
And settlements.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:37 pm
by Kobay
poor Yao, his generous donation thread will be turned into kobe thread.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:47 pm
by Lazy Faizy
J-Rich- wrote:where was he last month?
http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=789032
This isn't anything new.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:10 pm
by Blake_Savage
Yao, $2 milliom, Really???
Call me crazy, but doesnt the chinese government own Yao, and consequently all his earnings. If I was him I would have defected a long time ago. Just goes to show you how brainwashed the chinese really are.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:25 pm
by Guy986
Blake_Savage wrote:Yao, $2 milliom, Really???
Call me crazy, but doesnt the chinese government own Yao, and consequently all his earnings. If I was him I would have defected a long time ago. Just goes to show you how brainwashed the chinese really are.
Yes, you are crazy. Yao "only" gave half his rookie salary to the chinese governemnt(actually not even the chinese government. I believe those money went to his old basketball team but i could be wrong). All the endorsement money that he gets along with his 70 million extension, he gets to keep for himself.