Yao Ming: Houston Rockets

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  Chinese NBA star Houston Rockets' Yao Ming, left, arrives on crutches for a press conference in Beijing Friday, April 4, 2008. Yao, who arrived in Beijing Thursday, said he had returned to consult with traditional Chinese medicine practitioners on ways of speeding up the healing of a bone fracture in his foot. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

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  Houston Rockets' Yao Ming, of China, walks onto the court on crutches before the Rockets' NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, in Houston. Yao had season-ending foot surgery. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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  MILWAUKEE - FEBRUARY 02: B onzi Wells #6 and Yao Ming #11 of the Houston Rockets battle for a rebound with Andrew Bogut #6 and Yi Jianlian #9 of the Milwaukee Bucks on February 2, 2008 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Rockets defeated the Bucks 91-83. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agreees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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  MILWAUKEE - FEBRUARY 02: Yi Jianlian #9 and Andrew Bogut #6 of the Milwaukee Bucks defend against Yao Ming #11 of the Houston Rockets on February 2, 2008 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Rockets defeated the Bucks 91-83. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agreees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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  MILWAUKEE - FEBRUARY 02: Yi Jianlian #9 of the Milwaukee Bucks leaps for a rebound in front of Yao Ming #11 of the Houston Rockets on February 2, 2008 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.The Rockets defeated the Bucks 91-83. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agreees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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  MILWAUKEE - FEBRUARY 02: Yi Jianlian #9 of the Milwaukee Bucks congratulates Yao Ming #9 of the Houston Rockets after a Rockets win on February 2, 2008 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Rockets defeated the Bucks 91-83. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agreees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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  MILWAUKEE - FEBRUARY 02: Yao Ming #11 of the Houston Rockets talks with Yi Jianlian #9 of the Milwaukee Bucks as they walk off the court following the Rockets win on February 2, 2008 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Rockets defeated the Bucks 91-83. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agreees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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  MILWAUKEE - FEBRUARY 02: Yao Ming #11 of the Houston Rockets talks with Yi Jianlian #9 of the Milwaukee Bucks following the Rockets win on February 2, 2008 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Rockets defeated the Bucks 91-83. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agreees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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  MILWAUKEE - FEBRUARY 02: Yao Ming #11 of the Houston Rockets boxes out Yi Jianlian #9 of the Milwaukee Bucks on the foul line on February 2, 2008 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Rockets defeated the Bucks 91-83. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agreees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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  MILWAUKEE - FEBRUARY 02: Yao Ming #11 of the Houston Rockets talks with Yi Jianlian #9 of the Milwaukee Bucks on the foul line on February 2, 2008 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Rockets defeated the Bucks 91-83. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agreees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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