Yao Ming edged Kobe Bryant as the top votegetter in fan balloting for the 55th NBA All-Star game Thursday, and Shaquille O'Neal became the fifth player in league history to earn 13 consecutive selections for the midseason showcase.
The return of Yao Ming wasn't enough to revive the struggling Rockets.
Chinese center Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets remains the top vote recipient in updated National Basketball Association All-Star Game balloting results.
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming of China will be sidelined at least several weeks after undergoing surgery on his left big toe, the team said in a statement on Monday.
The Houston Rockets found someone to help Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady carry the load on offense. Jon Barry scored 24 points, outscoring both of Houston's All-Stars.
Yao Ming scored 20 points in 24 minutes, but Van Gundy said Rockets' pre-season record is deceiving-the victories are masking serious deficiencies.
Chinese basketball player Mengke Bateer and his agent have to keep looking for a NBA franchise that is interested in the 2.11m center.
Yao Ming scored 19 points and Tracy McGrady added 15 to lead the Houston Rockets to a 105-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.
The possibilities have long since grown into expectations that tower like his face peering down from billboards from Shanghai to the Southwest Freeway.
Yao Ming expects the five-year contract extension he signed with the Houston Rockets to help him concentrate on his mission of leading the club to a National Basketball Association title.
Yao Ming has agreed to terms of a five-year contract extension worth more than $75 million, US media said.
NBA star Yao Ming listened to Chinese children orphaned by AIDS telling their stories here on Sunday. Apparently moved, the Houston Rockets center said he wished to invite the children to watch the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.
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