hatthe1996AtlantaOlympicsand2004AthensOlympicsaswellasthe1994WorldChampionships,iftheycouldfulfilthegoal.
Mostpeopledon'tthinkitisgoodenoughforthehighly-expectedmen'sbasketballteamattheGames,consideringthefirst-everOlympicGamesinChinathissummer.
TicketsofOlympicbasketballmatchesarethemostwantedontheInternetbesidesticketsoftheopeningandclosingceremoniesandfinalsofthemen's110metershurdles,whichisexpectedtofeaturedefendinggoldmedalistandlocalfavoriteLiuXiang.
Priceoftheticketsofthemen'sbasketballfinalmatchhasvaultedtoover10timesoftheoriginalprice.
BasketballhasarguablybecomethemostpopularsportinChinaassoccerwashauntedbycorruptions,match-fixingsandmisbehaviorsoffootballersonandoffthepitch.
TheChinesefanshavehugeexpectationsofthenationalteamattheBeijingOlympicsasitisthefirsttimethatNBAplayersYaoMing,YiJianlianandformerNBAplayerWangZhizhijoinforceattheGames.