Injured Houston Rockets players Dikembe Mutombo (R) and Yao Ming watch from the sidelines as their team plays the Los Angels Lakers. during Game 7 of their NBA Western Conference semi-final basketball playoff game in Los Angeles, May 17, 2009. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

Injured Houston Rockets players Dikembe Mutombo (R) and Yao Ming watch from the sidelines as their team plays the Los Angels Lakers. during Game 7 of their NBA Western Conference semi-final basketball playoff game in Los Angeles, May 17, 2009.

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  1. Congolese-US basketball player Dikembe Mutumbo (L) and US gold medalist in athletics Jackie Joyner-Kersee arrive in Copenhagen to supporter the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid on September 29, 2009. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on the destiny of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on October 2, 2009 after a final round battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.
  2. Former NBA basketball player Dikembe Mutombo speaks during a news conference held by the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid team in Copenhagen, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Chicago is competing with Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The IOC will choose the winning city in a vote on Friday Oct. 2 in Copenhagen.
  3. COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Taco Bell, NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo joins Taco Bell to raise awareness and funds for World Hunger Relief on Monday, October 12. 2009. Mutombo visited an Atlanta-area Taco Bell restaurant to encourage the public to make a $1 donation at participating Taco Bell restaurants nationwide through October 21. Since 2007, Taco Bell and Yum Restaurants have raised more than $36 million which helped 160 million meals and save the lives of 24 million people.
  4. COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Taco Bell, NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo, left, asked customer, Rebecca Godfrey, right, to join Taco Bell to raise awareness and funds for World Hunger Relief on Monday, October 12. 2009. Mutombo visited an Atlanta-area Taco Bell restaurant to encourage the public to make a $1 donation at participating Taco Bell restaurants nationwide through October 21. Since 2007, Taco Bell and Yum Restaurants have raised more than $36 million which helped 160 million meals and save the lives of 24 million people.
  5. COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Taco Bell, NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo, right, joins Taco Bell to raise awareness and funds for World Hunger Relief on Monday, October 12. 2009. Mutombo visited an Atlanta-area Taco Bell restaurant to encourage the public to make a $1 donation at participating Taco Bell restaurants nationwide through October 21. Since 2007, Taco Bell and Yum Restaurants have raised more than $36 million which helped 160 million meals and save the lives of 24 million people.
  6. Jackie Joyner-Kersee, third left, a former U.S. Olympic athlete, jokes with Dikembe Mutombo, second left, a former NBA player, as they arrive as part of the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid team at Kastrup airport in Copenhagen, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Chicago is competing with Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The IOC will choose the winning city in a vote on Friday Oct. 2 in Copenhagen.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Houston Rockets newly-signed center David Andersen, of Australia, is photographed with his new jersey 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.
  11. FILE -- This is a May 1, 2009, file photo showing Barcelona's David Andersen, rear, going for the shot against Moscow's Matjaz Smodis, during a Euroleague basketball game in Berlin, Germany. The Houston Rockets have signed center David Andersen to a multiyear contract to help make up for the loss of Yao Ming.
  12. San Antonio Spurs' George Hill (3) is defended by Houston Rockets' David Anderson, of Australia, during the fourth quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.
  13. Houston Rockets' Garrett Temple (2) is defended by San Antonio Spurs' Ian Mahinmi (28) during the fourth quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Houston Rockets' Chuck Hayes (44) and San Antonio Spurs' Ian Mahinmi compete for a rebound during the first quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.

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