Tuesday (Yao Ming playing golf is the best thing you'll see today) edition: Wha' Happened?

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October 23, 2012 at 2:21PM

Yao Ming is almost certainly a better basketball player than you, unless you are Kevin Love and you are reading this right now (if so, hello, Kevin. Please hurry back).

But we will also say this: there is a very decent chance that you are a better golfer than Yao. How do we know that? Well, just look at this video (below) from the Mission Hills Celebrity Pro-Am in Haikou, China. As Yahoo notes, he gives Charles Barkley a run for his money.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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