l athletes, is speaking out about his encounter with peng shuai, saying she is in pretty good condition. this as peng's well-being has become a global concern since making allegations of sexual assault against a former national leader. joining me thonow, patrick mcen. great to see you. yao ming is a huge figure around the world, even bigger inside china. so how do you interpret his speaking out about peng shuai's condition? >> good morning, john. i guess i interpret it the same way i interpreted peng shuai's quote, unquote, video visit with the ioc. in my mind, he's basically become a pawn now of the chinese government, yao ming, which i'm really surprised and, quite frankly, very disappointed about. because he was a great nba player. certainly, arguably, the most recognizable chinese athlete all around the world. so it seems to me that he's being played for a pawn for the