中国男篮此次奥运征程并不被太多人看好，而体育总局也没有为男篮制定特别的目标，NBC(美国全国广播公司)对中国男篮的核心球员易建联进行了采访，而易建联也谈了自己对本次奥运会的看法。

The Chinese men's basketball team the Odyssey is valued by too many people，And the state general administration of sports and no special target set for men's basketball team，NBC(The United States national broadcasting company)To the core of the Chinese men's basketball team player yi interviewed，And yi also talks about the view of the Olympic Games。

　　作为中国男篮的一员，从2004年开始，这已经是易建联第三次出征奥运会，但和之前不同的是这一次易建联作为中国男篮的领袖球员出战奥运会。

As a member of the Chinese men's basketball team，From 2004 to，This is the third team at the Olympic Games yi，But before and this time is different as the leader of the Chinese men's basketball team yi players playing in the Olympics。

　　易建联说：“我们必须去面对姚明退役的现状，即使他现在没有退役，依然会有退役的一天。没有姚明，我们一样要尽自己的努力去做得更好，姚明对于中国男篮来说非常重要。现在，在没有姚明的情况下，对我们来说都是一个机会，去更进一步。”

Yi said：“We must go to face yao Ming of the present situation of retirement，Even if he is not retire，May still be retired a day。Without yao，We must do his best to do it better，Yao Ming is very important for China men's basketball team。now，Without yao Ming，For us is a chance，To further。”