Daily commentary about China by TIME correspondents.
Kobe's No. 1...
Is it any wonder that the Chinese crowd at the USA-China hoops game the other night was oohing and aaahing whenever Kobe Bryant dunked with pinache? The following release today from the NBA on jersey sales in China came out today.
2007-08 Top Selling Jerseys in China
1) Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
2) Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
3) Tracy McGrady, Houston Rockets
4) Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics
5) Allen Iverson, Denver Nuggets
6) Gilbert Arenas, Washington Wizards
7) LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers 
Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
9) Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
10) Yao Ming, Houston Rockets
Note that Yao dropped from sixth place the previous year to 10th place now in number of jerseys sold. What's up with that?
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