Yao Ming's potential successor Yu wins plaudits at China's National Games

By Sportswriters Yao Youming and Shan Lei

XI'AN, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's 18-year-old center Yu Jiahao, who trained in the United States and played with Lebron James' son Bronny, has been widely considered a potential successor to Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming.

Yu pocketed 21 points plus 18 rebounds in the third-place game, helping Zhejiang smash Hubei for a bronze in the Under-22 men's basketbal