How important is it for the NBA to play games in China?
Bucher: “I think it’s tremendous. I think even more important than just playing games, but any sort of interaction, whether it’s coaching or whether it any type of interaction, because this goes beyond the NBA. I think there has to be a communication and understanding of people. We see them as very different and they see us as very different. And there are elements of our societies that are different. “But, you know, as people, the experience that Yao Ming and I have had in writing the book. We’ve had a good time. We can joke around. Our sense of humor and the things we like to do are similar.” He seems to be a wry fellow Bucher: “Very much so. He’s always crackin’ jokes on me, which allows me to crack on him. And he enjoys people taking shots at him, making him use his wit. “They’ve watched NBA basketball for a number of years [in China], but they need to see NBA players walking down the street and see what they look like in person, how they behave and how they interact. “I dare say,
