Chinese center Wang Zhizhi was placed on the injured list by the Dallas Mavericks upon his late arrival in Dallas, the club said on Friday.
Wang, one of the "Walking Great Wall" together with NBA hopefuls Yao Ming and Menk Bater, arrived in Dallas on November 21after fulfilling playing the National Games in China.
He was placed on the injured list with right Achilles tendinitis after missing the Mavericks' first 12 games of the NBA season.