ESPN’s BottomLine was right; the U.S. beat China 119-73 in an exhibition game in Guangshou, China. LeBron James led the Americans in scoring with 22 points while Du Feng (who’s jersey read “F. Du,” which, interestingly enough, sounds better when read aloud) paced the Chinese national team with 18.

The exhibition aired on tape delay on ESPN2; which should also mean “if you want to watch the game without knowing the results in advance, don’t go on the Internet, don’t watch any of the ESPN network, and surly, don’t turn ESPN on minutes before the games starts or else you will mistakenly catch the highlights.” Really, is it that difficult to air the game early in real time? At least get back from commercial breaks on time if it’s on tape delay (which ESPN couldn’t do on numerous occasions). Alas, I digress into actual game coverage...

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Posted by Drew H. on Tuesday, August 08, 2006 at 12:09 AM | Permalink