Red Rebuild

At the press conference, Lin Ye wore a meticulous dark suit. Facing the American media who were whispering below, he did not use English. Instead, he greeted the Chinese audience in authentic Mandarin first, and then switched to fluent American English. Next to him stood head coach Jeff Van Gundy, who was looking complicated, and Yao Ming, who had just returned from ankle surgery and was recalled to Houston in an emergency.