As we all know, the NBA league can not only have american players, but also international players from all over the world, and well-known international players include Dirk Nowitzki, Manu Ginobili and Yao Ming. Many international players encounter language barriers when they first come to the United States, and occasionally have some unnecessary misunderstandings due to cultural differences. Today, we will take stock of the troubles caused by the language barrier caused by Chinese players after they arrived in the NBA, such as Yao Ming accidentally letting the translator lie down with a gun, swearing and being misunderstood.
1. Yao Ming accidentally let the translator lie down with a gun
Yao Ming revealed a past incident in an interview in 2011, when he chatted with interpreter Pan Kelon in the Rockets locker room and said "inner, inner" in Chinese, causing other players in the locker room to stare at them with puzzled eyes. It turned out that the inner words spoken by Yao Ming were similar to the pronunciation of discriminatory and insulting words such as "nigger" and "nigga" in English, causing misunderstanding among his teammates. Yao Ming said that the person lying on the gun was his translator Pan Kelon, a white boy, whose teammates were staring at him at the time. Fortunately, Yao Ming explained all this to his teammates in time to avoid a conflict.
2, Yao Ming's swear words were misunderstood
I believe that many Rockets fans should know that "Boss Fu" Steve Francis once cared for Yao Ming, and he once asked a Chinese reporter such a question: "Does Yao Ming like to eat tomatoes?" Such questions confused reporters. Francis then explained: Because Yao Ming had to say "tomato" every time he lost a penalty or a dunk, everyone later understood that Yao Ming was not talking about tomatoes, but TMD, which was a garbage word he used to vent his dissatisfaction on the field.
3. Yi Jianlian has not spoken to his teammates for a year
Speaking of this, some fans may not believe it, how can Yi Jianlian not speak to his teammates for a year? Yes, some media have reported that Yi Jianlian, because of his introverted nature, did not say a word to his partner center Andrew Bogut in the locker room at the end of the bucks' first season. Yi Jianlian's friend and Guangdong film and television actor Zhong Jiufu once asked the UAE: "Can you integrate into the NBA culture?" Yi Jianlian's answer to this was: "The two of us speak Cantonese on the streets of Harbin, can they understand it?" ”。 Many fans believe that the reason why Yi Jianlian ultimately failed to gain a foothold in the NBA league is that his personality is too introverted.
It is worth mentioning that Zhou Qi, who now plays for the Rockets, gets along well with his teammates on the Rockets, and he not only improves his game level through hard training, but also works hard to learn English. Judging from the footage of Zhou Qi singing birthday songs for his teammates, Zhou Qi can currently integrate well into the Rockets team, which is obviously good news, and learning English well can also try to avoid the trouble caused by the language barrier for Zhou Qi.