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TITLE: UNFAIR BASKETBALL
LOCATION: JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY (交通大学)
MISSION: ATTEND MY FIRST EVER BASKETBALL GAME
DATE: 2009-02-28
Much to my annoyance, the battery in my camera died after just 15 minutes of use (fully charged!), which only gave me time to take some pictures of the cheerleaders. Seems I have to go pick up a new battery at 赛格. Anyway, basket in China is interesting. Tickets to the game are either bought by scalpers at the gate or at the official ticket-bus right next to the gate. However, a disproportionate amount of people by them from the scalpers. Why? The bus is like a 2 minute walk away! Furthermore, the league is full of Americans who are not good enough play in the NBA. Since they are generally taller and stronger than the Chinese players, no more than 2 foreigners per team are allowed to play at the same time. Lastly, the referees are all favoring the home team, which is sometimes shockingly obvious. The game ended 101-93, and I'm sure that if the referees had been fair, we would have lost.