China coach Jonas Kazlauskas bemoaned Yao Ming's absence from the national team after the U.S. thrashed China by 46 points in a world championship warm-up match in Guangzhou, a the China Daily newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Carmelo Anthony scored 16 first-half points and Kirk Hinrich added 14 more as the United States ground out a 90-86 win over scrappy Brazil in a world championships warmup on Tuesday.
China's centre Yao Ming has a drink during practice for the world basketball championships in Sapporo August 17, 2006.
After waiting patiently for close on two hours, Hong Kong fans only saw a tantalising glimpse of the power and panache of NBA superstar LeBron James who performed a solitary one-handed dunk.