The U.S. and China square off today in the opening round of the Olympics basketball tournament, and $300 million Chinese are ready. Is the U.S.? We'll see. There's still a bit of myopia, though: when asked about Yao Ming being the biggest star in China, a befuddled LeBron James responded by saying he thought he was a star. That's unfortunate.
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