Houston Rockets newly-signed center David Andersen of Australia, is interviewed by reporters during a news conference, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, in Houston. The Rockets signed Andersen to a multiyear contract to help make up for the loss of Yao Ming, who is out indefinitely with a hairline fracture in his left foot. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

Houston Rockets newly-signed center David Andersen of Australia, is interviewed by reporters during a news conference, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, in Houston. The Rockets signed Andersen to a multiyear contract to help make up for the loss of Yao Ming, who is out indefinitely with a hairline fracture in his left foot.

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  3. Houston Rockets' Trevor Ariza (1) is defended by San Antonio Spurs' Richard Jefferson (24) during the first quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Houston won 99-85. Ariza scored 9 points.
  4. San Antonio Spurs' Ian Mahinmi (28) is defended by Houston Rockets' Chuck Hayes (44) during the second quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.
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  6. Bria Bennett, 5, watches the Houston Rocket's "Launch Crew" perform during a pep rally at Bruce Elementary School, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, in Houston, where Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey, CEO Tad Brown, several Rockets players and staff transformed the school into a "Rockets Red Academy" for the day. ** MANDATORY CREDIT.
  7. SHIJIAZHUANG CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2009: NBA player Tracy McGrady of Houston Rockets attends a charity auction during his Warming China Charity Tour on Septemper 1, 2009 in Hebei Province of China.
  8. SHIJIAZHUANG CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2009: NBA player Tracy McGrady of Houston Rockets attends a charity auction during his Warming China Charity Tour on Septemper 1, 2009 in Hebei Province of China.
  9. A man looks at a Taiwanese newspaper at a newstand in Taipei showing a photo and headline story about US President Barack Obama's town hall event in Shanghai on the front page on November 17, 2009. Obama fielded questions from his audience of university students as well as Internet users on November 16, speaking on subjects ranging from 'universal rights' and Taiwan to Chinese NBA basketball star Yao Ming.
  10. A man reads a Taiwanese newspaper in Taipei showing a photo and headline story about US President Barack Obama's town hall event in Shanghai on the front page on November 17, 2009. Obama fielded questions from his audience of university students as well as Internet users on November 16, speaking on subjects ranging from 'universal rights' and Taiwan to Chinese NBA basketball star Yao Ming.
  11. Houston Rockets All Star Yao Ming announces the philanthropic partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) and his foundation for the inaugural Yao Ming Foundation Gala, Saturday, January 30, 2010, benefiting both the Yao Ming Foundation and the new MFAH permanent gallery dedicated to the Arts of China, an important initiative for Chinese Americans and all Houstonians. Pictured: Jack Zhao, CEO iTALK BB Global Communications; Yao Ming; Dr. Peter Marzio, MFAH Director.
  12. A Thai visitor looks at the wax model of Chinese NBA basketball player Yao Ming (L) displayed at the Louis Toussaud's Waxworks in Pattaya on November 13, 2009. Tussaud's Waxworks, a US based international wax museum has established its fifth worlwide branch with the opening of this branch in Thailand.
  13. Houston Rockets' Yao Ming, of China, sits on the Rockets bench during a NBA basketball game on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 in Houston. Yao Ming is out for the season after having surgery on his left foot.
  14. A woman walks past an advertisement of China Life Insurance featuring Chinese basketball star Yao Ming and his wife Ye Li in Hong Kong August 25, 2009. China Life Insurance, the world's largest life insurer by market value, announces its 2009 interim results on Tuesday.

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