YAO MING NEWS
Did Yao Throw Artest Under The Bus To Bucher?
July 10, 2009 by
SPORTS by BROOKS
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There’s been a palpable euphoria here in Los Angeles since the Lakers locked down free agent Ron Artest last week. Purple (& Gold) Kool-aiders of course love the deal, but Wednesday ESPN NBA reporter Ric Bucher quietly made a serious claim about Artest on middle-of-the-night...
Like Mulan, But With More Devastating Foot Injuries
Yao Ming set to star in Chinese animated movie. [ESPN]
Vote for Baron: all-star game voting underway, bloggers alive with self importance.
December 14, 2007 by
Fear the Beard
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Our good friends at Yardbarker are personally working hard to show how the devout self-importance of bloggers can be galvanized into actual populist politic. To wit, let's rock the vote, bitches! Forget about China. We got Tha Bay, fool! If everyone in our golden megalopolis would...
Confucius Say: Yao Ming Might Be Finished
June 29, 2009 by
Red's Army
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Via Adrian Wojarnowski of Yahoo! Sports:“The realization has hit them that this is grave,” one NBA general manager said.
For now, the Rockets have privately told league peers it could be a
full season before Yao might be able to return to basketball. Multiple
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2007 Top Fantasy Centers
October 08, 2007 by
Fantapedia.net
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Yao Ming not number one? Find out how the top five centers rank.
Rockets GM says Yao Ming might play in 2009-10
August 31, 2009 by
SportingNews.com
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Sporting News staff reports
Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey believes there's a small chance Yao Ming could play in the 2009-10 season, and the team no longer considers the center's broken foot a career-threatening injury, ESPN.com reports.
"Yao Ming...
Rockets Blast Past Blazers In Game One 108-81
April 19, 2009 by
Slam Dunk Central
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Aaron Brooks had a game high 27 points while his teammate Yao Ming added 24 more as the Houston Rockets beat the stuffing out of the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday 108-81. Houston shot a scalding hot 58.5% (38-65) from the floor for the game as they started pummeling Portland in the...
The NBA's Budding International Issue
July 21, 2009 by
The Sporting Blog
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The Chinese nation-state has forced Yao Ming to play year-round and possibly ended his career prematurely. Even if Yao is a strong patriot who wanted to do these things, if he hadn't been property of China, he would've gotten some rest.
That's one way of looking at it...
Why Yao Ming makes more sense than LeBron in New York
November 30, 2008 by
HotNonPorn
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Believe it or not, the New York Knicks are a better team than you think. Not only are they more competitive (8-8 after beating Golden State), they have a young nucleus in place. This nucleus is more of a role player corps; they just need a star or two to either emerge or be acquired...
Gerald Green Released by the Rockets
March 08, 2008 by
LOY's Place
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The Houston Rockets have released Gerald Green to make room for a front court player because of injuries to Carl Landry and Yao Ming. I really feel bad for Gerald. He was so excited to be going to Houston from Minnesota. He said it was a dream come true and now he is a player without...
The NBA owes a lot to Yao Ming
July 19, 2009 by
The Scores Report
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I’ve always loved that photo. It’s a safe bet that whatever happens over the course of the next year concerning Yao Ming and his health, he’s not going to going to be the same Yao Ming we’ve seen. Of course it’s sad when a big man falls after years of...
Yao Ming to play in Olympics
April 17, 2008 by
nbaobsessed.com
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NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The Rockets and Tracy McGrady could really use Yao Ming in the NBA Playoffs, but at least the Chinese will have Yao for the Olympics.
Check out this YouTube on his rehab.
With the aging of the Shaq, Yao Ming is the...
UNIMPRESSED
March 24, 2008 by
Lynchy Right Now
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As you already know the Houston Rockets lost two nights ago for the first time since January 27th. 22 consecutive wins from January 29th to March 18th, including the last 10 victories without injured All-Star center Yao Ming. In a calender year where the NFL's New England Patriots...
The Wash Up: 25
March 15, 2008 by
The Sports Agent Blog
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Auction: Part 2
Just when you thought all the Indian Premier League teams were finalized, they hold a second auction. Only a handful of International players were available this round.
Of the 28 players, 14 were Under 19 Indian cricketers. The Under 19 players were chosen by...
Yao Ming Fantasy Perspective - Injury Update
February 27, 2008 by
Hoops Fantasy
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The Houston Rockets got devastating news on Tuesday when they learned that Yao Ming will miss the rest of the season due to a stress fracture in his foot. The Rockets, who have won 12 games in a row, will now have to figure out a way to win without Yao in the middle.
In the [...]
Super Bowl celebrity cameos
January 31, 2008 by
Yardbarker's Blog
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Jackie Chan, Fabio, Burt Reynolds, Leonard Nimoy and M.C. Hammer all have at least one thing in common. Cameos in Super Bowl commercials. Not all cameos are created equally. This year we expect supermodel Adriana Lima to make the biggest splash. Her Victoria's Secret spot will...
Picturing Yao Ming in Cleveland
With the Cavaliers' new Chinese minority ownership group, I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone suggested that Yao Ming would be coming to Cleveland. The Associated Press reports Yao's reaction to the idea, which could be categorized as "super vague."...
Can I Write Streak?
March 29, 2008 by
Mindrite Sports
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Sure, Yao Ming is good for a laugh or two in credit card commercials. But where was the Chinese giant when his team needed him most?
Or, maybe, Yao was just where he needed to be - safely injured on the sidelines - in order for the Rockets to find the inspiration to catapult to [...]
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up
March 15, 2008 by
The Sports Agent Blog
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No, I'm not Darren. I'm not even Jewish. But I needed something to post on Friday. Following are some prominent pieces and sports headlines that we neglected to cover during the week.
* Rick Karcher's post, "Ethics and Agent Fees" over at Sports Law Blog (Happy...
Yao Ming plans to play Wednesday
January 27, 2009 by
Fantasy CPR
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According to Various Reports, Rockets Center Yao Ming plans to play Today against the 76ers. Ming has missed the last two games with problems in both of his knees. The 7?6? center is averaging just under 20 points a game, with 9.5 rebounds for the
Ming attempted to play monday, after ...
Yao To Cavs Will Start Domino Effect Of Huge Moves!?
June 20, 2009 by
The Big Lead
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A Chinese group has partial ownership of the Cavaliers. That means that Yao Ming is being rumored to be headed to Cleveland. See, the ownership in Cleveland is now Chinese. Yao Ming is Chinese. It’s the perfect match.Yao admitted as much in a recent interview. From USA Today...
Yao Ming May Need a Bionic Foot to Keep Playing
June 29, 2009 by
Pacman Jonesin'
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The news isn’t good about Yao Ming and his broken foot. Yahoo Sports! says the Houston Rockets star is likely to miss the entire 2009-2010 season, and possibly more. In other words, there’s a pretty good chance Yao Ming is done in the NBA.
“The realization has hit...
Trail Blazers-Rockets Odds Preview
April 06, 2009 by
Sports Handicapping Blog
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The Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Toyota Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Rockets listed as 4-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Trail...
YAO MING MIGHT BE DONE… >GONG
June 30, 2009 by
With Leather
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So that silly little foot injury that knocked Rockets big man Yao Ming out of the NBA Playoffs may also keep him on the shelf for all of 2009-2010. Reports are conflicting as to how much time Yao is expected to miss. If I had a dollar for every time one of these Chinese sat [...]
RoundCast: Yao Ming and the Draft
by Will BrinsonFiled under: Rockets, NBA Draft, NBA Fans, NBA Media Watch, NBA RumorsBloggers knee-jerking on the phone + roundtable style = RoundCast.When Yao Ming reportedly goes down for his career all amid the still pleasant, post-draft time for judgments, who ya gonna call? Brinson...
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