NY Times · Jul 31, 2024
No, You Can’t Beat an Olympic Table Tennis Player
Amy Wang of United States during a match on Monday.An N.B.A. star’s trash talk was good-natured but typical, elite players said. They say they play along with it … to a point.
Amy Wang of United States during a match on Monday.
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By Andrew Keh
Photographs by Chang W. Lee
Andrew Keh knows exactly how bad he is at table tennis. He reported this article from the Paris Olympics.
Lily Zhang and three teammates from the United States table tennis team were hanging out on a large boat last Friday, making small talk with the N.B.A. star Stephen Curry — as one does at an Olympic opening ceremony — when he asked what sport they played.