Maybe it's their custom.Doing a bit of post-match analysis of the NZ v. China Olympic basketball match, I stumbled across these great passages in an English-language Chinese paper...

Describing the Tall Black's haka before the game...

New Zealand displayed its determination to win at the beginning of the match. Arrayed in its own half court, the New Zealanders murmured and swayed arms and fisted hands in front of the Chinese,who were doing shooting around, before the whistle.

Heh. Apparently it had little effect on the Chinese. Says Yao Ming, the 2.26m giant NBA professional...

"I have seen this three times," Yao said. "Maybe it's their custom."

Ahaha! Great stuff. He also suggested the Chinese team should indugle in some Shaolin Kungfu the next time the two teams meet. Whether he meant before the game, or to combat some of Dillon Boucher's more aggressive defence, I'm not too sure.

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