What's wrong with Milwaukee?

By Justin Albers
Basketballss132002@yahoo.com
CLEVELAND- I know everybody is probably wondering why I am not writing about Michael Vick this morning. After all he was indicted for dog fighting in 2001, but that is beside the point. Vick does not deserve the attention for what he did, so I am not going to give it to him.
Reports yesterday said that there is “no chance” of Yi Jianglian playing for the Milwaukee Bucks. His Chinese team will reportedly block him from making a move to the United States. Who is at fault here?
When it was first reported before the NBA Draft that Yi did not want to play for Milwaukee, I took the side of the Bucks. I mean you had to figure that this guy was all talk and that he wasn’t going to give up that large sum of money and stay in China. However, Milwaukee should have at least been a little cautious when it wasn’t even allowed to send any of its representatives to see Yi workout. But, what is wrong with Milwaukee? Would he rather have played in Boston? Charlotte? Atlanta? I highly doubt it. But even if he was against the Bucks, this is the NBA Draft, the team has the choice. Many guys don’t initially want to go to the team they are drafted by, but they suck it up and play anyway. They don’t pout and beg for a trade.
What is going to be done now? In my opinion, if Yi refuses to play and says that he will stay in China until the next draft, then David Stern should ban him from the league forever. It would be completely unfair to the Milwaukee Bucks if you let him come back into the draft and be drafted by another team. This guy is making a mockery of the league (an even bigger one) and he is setting a terrible example for future international players. Be a man and take your $3 million a year- or stay home in China never to be heard from again. Whichever you choose, do it without pouting. Thank you.