Found February 12, 2012 on NY Daily News:
PLAYERS: Yao Ming
TEAMS: Houston Rockets

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Jeremy Lin calls Yao Ming a friend as well as a “role model” and the former Houston Rockets center is someone Lin can learn from in terms of how to deal with all the attention, locally and internationally, that comes with instant fame.
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