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If the reports are true, superstar point guard Chris Paul will be suiting up next to Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles this next NBA season. Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted that the New Orleans Hornets have started telling other teams that they plan to send CP3 to the Lakers in a trade for Andrew Bynum and Lamar [...]
In this 2003 film produced by National Geographic, Lisa Ling talks to Yao about his playing days in China and in the NBA with the Houston rockets. She also goes to visit Shanghai to see the impact that Yao has had on basketball in China. Yao was more than just a basketball player; he is [...]
Yao Ming‘s former coach in Shanghai has expressed regrets over the NBA star’s “retirement” but is confident he has a role to play in developing Chinese players. Check out the comments on Yao Ming’s Retirement “We all hope he can play for a bit longer. It should have been his prime time at present.” said [...]
According to a report by Yahoo! Sports, Houston Rockets center and Chinese superstar Yao Ming may be retiring from the NBA. Check out the comments on Yao Ming’s Retirement The 7-foot-6 center from Shanghai has had his relatively short career decimated by lower-body injuries – playing just five games last season. According to the Yahoo! [...]
There was a flurry of activity in the NBA before Thursday’s 3pm trade deadline with Goran Dragic of Slovenia, Nenad Krstic of Serbia and Turkey’s Semih Erden among the internationals changing addresses. Dragic, thought to be the heir apparent to point guard Steve Nash in Phoenix, was dealt to Houston along with a first-round pick [...]
Yao Ming’s Houston Rockets career looks as if it could be over following the discovery of stress fracture in his left ankle on Thursday. In a press release, the club announced: “An MRI performed today (Thursday) on Rockets center Yao Ming revealed a stress fracture of the Medial Malleolus in his left ankle. The fracture, which [...]
After Yao Ming agreed to return to Houston this season, the Rockets have reportedly brought back another crucial part of their frontcourt. The Rockets have re-signed 6-9 Argentinian forward Luis Scola for 5 more years. (Discuss Scola in our Argentina Basketball Forum) The 30-year old Scola, a restricted free-agent, averaged a career high 16.2 points, [...]
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