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1999 Legacy: The Yao Ming Hype

Why were NBA scouts in China? Because a 7-foot-6 teenager was starting to make the hoop look like a toy.

Part of the 54 Sports Jokes: The 1999 “Triple Crowns & Millennium Fever” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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⏳ Time Capsule: This is how we rolled in the first two decades of the internet

@Friends_Lover08/02/2007 22:19Could this joke BE any funnier?
@Student_Life_0110/14/2005 22:47Reading this instead of studying for my finals. No regrets.
@Fargo_Marge06/16/2006 23:15Oh yah, that’s a good one, dontcha know.
@Bill_Nye_Fan05/15/2009 15:03Science rules! But jokes are a close second.
@Karate_Kid_Wax03/03/1997 19:02Wax on, wax off... laugh on, laugh off.
@Overly_Attached02/23/2002 02:10I’m watching you... read this joke!
@Distracted_Boy01/03/2000 11:36Looking at this joke while my girlfriend stares at me.
@Mocking_Sponge03/20/1997 16:23mOcKiNg SpOnGeBoB sAyS tHiS iS fUnNy.
@Joe_Cartoon_G03/17/1997 16:26Press the button for more humor!
@Last_Commenter12/10/2003 07:07Saving the best laugh for last!

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