China's center Yao Ming fights tries to block Iran's center Hamed Hadadi during a warm up basketball game between China and Iran for next month's Olympics at the Diamond Ball basketball tournament in Nanjing , China, Friday, Aug, 1, 2008. China won the match 75 to 46 against Iran. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

China's center Yao Ming fights tries to block Iran's center Hamed Hadadi during a warm up basketball game between China and Iran for next month's Olympics at the Diamond Ball basketball tournament in Nanjing , China, Friday, Aug, 1, 2008. China won the match 75 to 46 against Iran.

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  5. Houston Rockets' Yao Ming arrives at the arena before Game 4 of the second-round Western Conference NBA basketball playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday, May 8, 2009, in Houston. Yao is out for the season with a stress fracture in his left foot.
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  8. Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, left, of China, is defended by Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol (16), of Spain, during the second quarter of Game 3 of a second-round Western Conference NBA playoff basketball game in Houston, Friday, May 8, 2009.
  9. Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (C) argues with the referee during the first half of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference semi-final basketball playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles May 6, 2009.
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  11. Houston Rockets' Yao Ming, right, and Carl Landry fight each other for a rebound during the second half of Game 2 of a second-round NBA playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. The Lakers won 111-98.
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  13. Houston Rockets' Yao Ming, right, of China, reacts to being called for a blocking foul in front of Los Angeles Lakers' Lamar Odom during the second half of Game 2 of a second-round NBA playoff series in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. The Lakers won 111-98.
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  16. Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant drives to the basket between Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (R) and Luis Scola (L) during the second half of Game 1 of their NBA Western Conference semi-final basketball playoff game in Los Angeles, May 4, 2009.

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