Ailing Yao itching to get back on the court
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Houston Rockets Chinese center Yao Ming is bored, rested and itching to get back on the court after a two-month sabbatical to heal his ailing knee.
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NEW YORK - The day after his first basketball game in nearly a year, Alonzo Mourning felt soreness throughout his body, not to mention a throbbing right Achilles.
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Jason Kidd came back to the Nets on Monday night. The question is for how long? After a rusty first half in which Kidd was trying to get his bearings after sitting out the last eight months with
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After a gruelling few days in his hometown of Shanghai for the first NBA game in China on Thursday, the Houston Rockets centre has had some time to unwind since arriving in Beijing.
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Yao Ming returned to action for the Houston Rockets on Monday night after missing 32 games while recovering from a broken bone under his right knee.
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Injured Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison says he is trying to shake off the rust as he prepares for his much anticipated return to the team.
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Shaquille O&#039;Neal and the Miami Heat are enjoying a week off before resuming their National Basketball Association playoff title quest, hoping the break does not cool their hot shooting touch.
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Since signing with the Knicks two summers ago, Jerome James has been sidelined by injuries, illness and suspensions. But his optimism rarely wanes.
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Jason Kidd appears to be on the move again, but he's not going where LeBron James hoped.
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There are exactly 18.7 reasons why Dennis Rodman thinks he can play in the NBA again. The Worm is much older now, less energetic and physically not what he used to be.
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The NBA is considering playing some of its regular season games in China, commissioner David Stern said Friday. The Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets, team of Chinese national Yao Ming
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Yao Ming is expected to play for the  first time in almost three months when the Houston Rockets face  the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, team officials said.
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Allan Houston&#39;s comeback from a knee injury hit a bump in the road when the shooting guard scored just six points on 3-for-10 shooting from the floor and seemed to rush some shots in the fourth quarter last night.
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How point guard Rajon Rondo's back feels this morning will likely determine whether he will play tonight against the Washington Wizards.
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Declaring himself &quot;here on business,&quot; hometown favorite Yao Ming joined Tracy McGrady and the rest of the Houston Rockets on Tuesday as they prepared for a pair of exhibition games against the Sacramento Kings -- the first NBA games played in China.
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Yao Ming didn't feel his best last night, but wouldn't let that stop him in the fourth quarter.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal flew Monday to Los Angeles to seek medical treatment for a hip injury that has sidelined him the past five games.