Emotional farewell for Battier
By Xu Jingxi in Dongguan, Guangdong | China Daily | Updated: 2014-09-04 07:38
Shane Battier and Tony Parker, who played against each other in the NBA Finals this June, got together and played for the same team at the Yao Foundation Charity Game in Dongguan on Aug 31.
Battier, who won the NBA championship twice with the Miami Heat, announced his retirement following the Heat's Game 5 loss to Parker's San Antonio Spurs after 13 seasons in the league.
His nine-year sponsor Peak, a Chinese sportswear brand, hosted a touching retirement ceremony for Yao's former teammate at the Houston Rockets during the halftime interval of the charity game on Sunday.
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