One “Tall” Author Tells All
NEW YORK- Nine stories over Central Park on Monday afternoon, the NBA’s tallest player and newest author was folded like an envelope on a hotel-suite sofa, his 7-6, 310-pound body clad in a cream-colored shirt, black slacks and size-18 loafers.
He talked about the famous Chinese coach who said he’d never be a top ballplayer, the kindergarten teacher who feared he was too kind to stop people from taking advantage of him, and the admonition from Del Harris, his Olympic coach in Athens, just before he carried the Chinese flag before a few billion viewers in opening ceremonies.