The swarm of photographers quickly reached more than a dozen, all for a can't-miss chance to witness a real superstar.
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Only Dwight Howard wasn't doing anything super. After all, any couch potato can order a hamburger at a fast food joint.
But Howard's lunch with Chris Bosh in Macau was good enough for Chinese fans starving for a glimpse of the U.S. Olympic basketball team, because they aren't getting many chances. The Americans say they took it easy in that gambling town, and they're not exactly living it up since arriving here, content to stay fresh before the Olympics.
"We're trying to adjust to the time difference, and so a lot of us are resting, trying to get our bodies right, getting a lot of massages,” Dwyane Wade said. "We went out on the town to check it out, but besides that we didn't do much.”
Coach Mike Krzyzewski canceled Monday night's practice and gave the team the day off, perhaps its last until the Olympics are over. There's plenty of nightlife in Shanghai, quite a bit catering to Americans, and some players said they might check it out.
•Nadal going for gold: Rafael Nadal has two major achievements this year — taking the Wimbledon title by beating Roger Federer in an epic final and stacking up enough wins to unseat the Swiss star atop the rankings. Now the 22-year-old Spaniard is aiming to add Olympic glitter to his trophy room.
"I'm going to really enjoy the Olympic atmosphere, and I'm out to try and win a medal,” Nadal told The Associated Press before catching a 13-hour flight to the Chinese capital. "It's an honor to represent your country, and I look forward to taking part.”
In two weeks, Nadal will automatically appear on the Aug. 18 rankings as No. 1, breaking Federer's record 235 consecutive weeks tenure.
"I feel pretty much as I did yesterday morning, or last year,” he said. "It's another step in a long process which has taken a lot of very hard work and which really started coming together about four or five years ago.”
By The Associated Press
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