Sichuan program just the start of charity push

NBA China is going to work closely with Yao Ming to promote charity on a larger basis.

In support of the Yao Foundation Hope Primary School Basketball Season, NBA China invited Los Angeles Clippers forward Caron Butler to join Yao at the event's final game as assistant coaches in Leshan, Sichuan province on Saturday.

Butler, who also participated in a campus clinic on Friday, received a warm ovation from about 400 students in the packed Leshan Stadium and soon found amid an enthusiastic crowd.