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. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

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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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. EL SEGUNDO, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: Lamar Odom #7 (C) of the Los Angeles Lakers is surrounded by a crush of reporters during Lakers media day at the Lakers training facility on September 29, 2009 in El Segundo, California. Odom married Khloe Kardashian over the weekend.
  13. EL SEGUNDO, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: Lamar Odom #7 of the Los Angeles Lakers poses during Lakers media day at the Lakers training facility on September 29, 2009 in El Segundo, California. Odom married Khloe Kardashian over the weekend.
  14. EL SEGUNDO, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: Lamar Odom #7 of the Los Angeles Lakers takes a break during Lakers media day at the Lakers training facility on September 29, 2009 in El Segundo, California.
  15. Los Angeles Lakers' Lamar Odom drives to the basket past Golden State Warriors' Andris Biedrins during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Anaheim, Calif.
  16. Los Angeles Lakers' Lamar Odom is interviewed during the NBA basketball team's media day in Los Angeles, September 29, 2009.

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