Wedding Party

You couldn’t help but notice a very large and traditional Jewish wedding going on at the U.S. team’s hotel. The guests seemed to be having a fantastic time, although the band did make the afternoon interviews that the U.S. players and Greg Ryan were doing in the lobby a bit more difficult. Despite the revelry, the reporters got what they needed and sent everyone off to a lazy Sunday. (See above). While the wedding was impressive and boisterous, it would have been hard to measure up to the traditional Indian wedding that took place at the USA’s last hotel in Chicago. We’ll leave it at this: the spectacularly dressed groom was riding down Michigan Avenue on a big white horse surrounded by numerous dancers and music. But that was pre-blog, so we digress. Moving forward…Chinese hotels are known for lavish weddings and the U.S. team sees several on every trip over there. In fact, basketball star Yao Ming was married at a five-star hotel in Shanghai a few weeks ago. With the USA heading to Shanghai next Monday, they just missed China’s social event of the summer. Note to Yao: If he’s not too busy on his honeymoon, he’s invited to any of the U.S. matches.