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Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (3) goes to the basket in front of Houston Rockets' Patrick Patterson (54) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) drives to the basket against Detroit Pistons center Greg Monroe (10) duringg the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson

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Houston Rockets' Kyle Lowry goes to the basket against Washington Wizards' Nick Young in the second half Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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Bayi Rockets players Chen Yu and Lehei De, Georgetown University basketball coach John Thompson III, Bayi Rockets coach Adejiang along with Georgetown student-athletes Jason Clark and Hollis Thompson talk during a meeting on Friday morning in Beijing a day after the on-court brawl that occurred with ten minutes to play. (Photo by Christina Ciocca, Georgetown University)

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FILE - This April 1, 2009, file photo shows Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, top, of China, shooting over Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal (32) in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, in Phoenix. Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Yao Ming is retiring from basketball. The 7-foot-6 Houston Rockets center, plagued by lower-body injuries in the second half of his career, has informed the league office that his playing career is over, the website reported.(AP Photo/Paul Connors, File)

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Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Kurt Rambis reacts after a player's foul during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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New Orleans Hornets head coach Monty Williams complains to the referees as New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul (3) and power forward Carl Landry (24) walk off court during a timeout in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Miami Heat's Lebron James (6) controls the ball as Houston Rockets' Goran Dragic (3) defends during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Miami, Sunday, March 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)

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New Jersey Nets' Deron Williams (8) is fouled by Houston Rockets' Kyle Lowry, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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Detroit Pistons' Will Bynum, right, is pressured by Houston Rockets' Aaron Brooks in the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Auburn Hills, Mich. Brynum scored 21 points, but the Rockets won 108-100. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

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Miami Heat's LeBron James sits on the bench during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Houston Rockets center Yao Ming wears a protective boot on his left foot as he looks up at the scoreboard during the Rockets' 100-93 home win against the Washington Wizards on Dec. 27. Yao is out with a stress fracture in his left ankle. (Associated Press)

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Washington Wizards' John Wall (2) collides with Houston Rockets' Jordan Hill (27) as he shoots during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, in Houston. The Rockets beat the Wizards 100-93. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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FILE - In this file photo taken Nov. 7, 2010, Houston Rockets trainer Jason Biles, left, works on the left foot of center Yao Ming, of China, before the Rockets' NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Houston. Ming, 30, will miss the rest of the season because of a stress fracture in his left ankle. The Rockets announced the decision Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, a day after the injury was found in an MRI exam. Team physician Walter Lowe said surgery is the usual treatment for such an injury, which has sidelined Yao since Nov. 10. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel, File)