Liu Wei, a 24-year-old point guard, is currently training with the Sacramento Kings in the NBA, and he is eager to return to China to play with Yao Ming and the Rockets in two exhibition games. Liu Wei has played basketball with Yao Ming for 10 years, including this summer with the Chinese national team. Liu Wei said he is looking forward to playing with Yao Ming and the Kings. "It's going to be exciting to play at home," Liu Wei said. "But it's going to be more exciting to play against Yao. We've always been on the same team." Liu Wei, born and raised in Shanghai, doesn't speak English very well and uses Frank Sha as an interpreter. They stay in the team hotel and generally eat all of their meals there, Sha said. However, Liu Wei said he has no problems with language during games and when strategy is discussed. Liu Wei said his experience at the Athens Olympics with the national team, guided by Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Del Harris, helped his ability to comprehend basketball terms in English. "I played soccer but only for two weeks," Liu Wei said. "I didn't like it that much, and we didn't have a coach during holiday."