Yao, Shaq Among NBA All-Star Starters
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Houston Rockets center Yao Ming led all NBA players in voting and Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal paced the Eastern Conference, as the starters for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game were announced on Thursday.
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For the first time in his 16-year career, Shaquille OâNeal is not an All-Star. But his hulking frame still cast a very large shadow at this All-Star Weekend.
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The Indiana Pacers' All-Star forward Jermaine O'Neal may start the National Basketball Association on the injured list with a strained foot ligament, the Indianapolis Star reported.
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Chris Paul and David West were picked for their first All-Star game Thursday night, giving the hometown Hornets a pair of players for the event New Orleans will host next month.
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San Antonio's Manu Ginobili and Washington's Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison were among six first-time selections when reserves for the National Basketball Association All-Star Game were named.
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Famed Chinese basketball player Yao Ming, an all-star basketball player with the Houston Rockets, has applied to visit Taiwan on a trip that would score one for Beijing's agenda of uniting the two territories.
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Dwyane Wade, Manu Ginobili, Gilbert Arenas and Rashard Lewis are NBA All-Stars. Jason Kidd and Steve Francis are not &#151; nor are any members of the Sacramento Kings.
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Shaquille O&#39;Neal remains bothered by a strained left hamstring, yet the 11-time All-Star center hopes to play Wednesday when Miami opens its season at New Jersey.
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Twice MVP Steve Nash and fellow  Phoenix Suns players Shawn Marion and Amare Stoudemire have  been selected as reserves for the NBA's annual All-Star Game,  the league announced on Thursday.
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Recently acquired Shaquille O'Neal will not make his debut for the Phoenix Suns until after the All-Star break so the veteran center can rest an injured hip.
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The Houston Rockets' Yao Ming, helped by the ability of fans to cast votes on the NBA's multi-lingual website, received a record total of 2.56 million votes for the 54th All-Star Game.
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Not surprisingly, the cover of the Houston Rockets freshly minted 2004-05 media guide features Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. So begins the NBA&#39;s next Great Adventure pairing of a star center and a shooting star.
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The NBA announces Tuesday that Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison have been named to the Eastern Conference All-Star squad.
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Twice MVP Steve Nash and fellow Phoenix Suns players Shawn Marion and Amare Stoudemire have been selected as reserves for the NBA's annual All-Star Game, the league announced on Thursday.
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The Los Angeles Lakers launch their  NBA campaign by hosting the Houston Rockets on Tuesday with All  Star guard Kobe Bryant expected to start despite struggling  with a pre-season wrist injury.
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Two NBA basketball teams, the Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings have arrived in Shanghai preparing for China&#39;s inaugural NBA game, with both teams having a Chinese player.
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Yao Ming was back in the Houston Rockets' lineup. Too bad he didn't feel like a pro.