Paul Pierce, Michael Beasley suffer asthma attacks in China

[Roy H.]

According to what little reporting there is here on the ground in China, Pierce and Beasley suited up for the Bisons in two games, one in Shuangyashan, located in China’s northeastern province of Heilongjiang, and the other in the MasterCard Center (formely Wukeong Arena) in Beijing.

What exactly happened in Shuangyashan is anybody’s guess. 90 minutes away from any big city, Shuangyashan is pretty much in the middle of nowhere and there was probably very little media there. The game wasn’t broadcasted here in Beijing and so far we have yet to unearth any highlights. This report from Sina Sports says that Pierce and Beasley didn’t play because they weren’t feeling good. This blog from the Bisons’ opponent that night, the Cairns Taipans, says they did. Like we said, just roll with it.
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While playing in Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang province… Pierce and Beasley both suffered asthma attacks due to large amounts of fans smoking cigarettes inside the stadium. After the game, things got even more shocking when Beasley fell to the floor in his hotel and started to roll around in obvious pain, scaring everyone around half-to-death. At that point, there was no choice but to dial 120 (the number for an ambulance in China) and take him to the hospital.
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Odd stuff.

Also, see the Captain fall over a scorer's table here:

http://www.iamagm.com/news/2011/08/29/video.paul.pierce.goes.flying.scorers.table.china

[Chris]

So, Michael Beasley suffered an asthma attack from second hand smoke?  Talk about irony.

[hpantazo]

watching that video was pretty sad, I think it's time for the players to cave and come back home

[Roy H.]

watching that video was pretty sad, I think it's time for the players to cave and come back home

Yeah, look at the stands; it looks like a Florida Marlins game. 

[BballTim]

  Are we sure PP isn't allergic to playing with Beasley on his team?

[Tai]

...You can smoke at basketball games in China?

[mgent]

PP come back to clean air.

[BballTim]

...You can smoke at basketball games in China?

  Maybe Dino Radja should get a coaching gig there.

[jdub1660]

It'd be nice to get Pierce's reaction to playing with Beasley.

[Fan from VT]

Per Twitter:

paulpierce34 Paul Pierce
 by johnhollinger
Me and Mike had a great trip to china and since when did I ever have asthma
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Not sure if this means he didn't have asthma, and what's the deal with the story, or if he was surprised he got asthma because he's never had it before. I'd guess the former, that it was a bogus story.

[jdz101]

I'd die from the pollution, let alone cigarette smoke.