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Reports: Rockets' Yao Ming will retire

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Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has decided to retire after nine NBA seasons, Yahoo! Sports and the Houston Chronicle have reported, citing league sources.

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Yao's contract had expired after this past season with the Rockets, who have missed the playoffs the last two seasons.

They played nearly all of that time without Yao as he battled various injuries. He was limited to five games last season after missing all of 2009-10.

"We'd all be really happy if Yao comes back to play, and I hope he can," new Rockets coach Kevin McHale said when he was introduced last month. "I think he'll give it his best shot. His body is going to dictate if he can come back and play. That's all going to be laid out in the future.

"But who wouldn't like Yao Ming, a big guy who can really make shots, just a huge force in the middle? That's out of my control. We'll see where that goes."

In May, Yao said his surgically repaired left ankle was healing properly and he wanted to remain with the Rockets.

But Yao, who had surgery in January, said he wouldn't know until this summer if he'd be able to play again. He became a restricted free agent July 1.

Yao would finish with a 19 points-per-game average with 9.2 rebounds in his seven-plus seasons.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

biggest international NBA icon will make his retirement :okay:

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Damn I am going to miss Yao =[
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Yao Ming still plays basketball? :fuckthatshit:

Yao Ming steel pray basketbarl? :fuckthatshit:

:fuckthatshit:steel pray brasketbawl?:fuckthatshit:

Yao Ming still plays 籃球? :fuckthatshit:

姚明還是打籃球？ :fuckthatshit:

姚明还是打篮球? :fuckthatshit:

Basketball still plays Yao Ming? :fuckthatshit: :fulloffuck:

c-c-c-ombobreaker:troll:

he's probably more well known for this meme now :fuckthatshit:

yao ming made a larger impact than jordan did promoting the nba world wide

most nba all star votes ever and largest partner deals? I read an article about it how he will still be making a fortune if he retires now... Fans in china feel ashamed wearing his jersey from what i heard :okay:

Every post must end with :fuckthatshit: to contribute to our beloved yao ming.

Yao ming best free throw percentage center ever?

i bet he will come out of retirement in a yr or so to join a contending team for a championship ring.

YAo still runs restaurant in china?

lol

he runs china pretty much...

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dayum yao!
maybe he will just retire from nba and plays for Team China?

found this pic pretty funny :rofl:

http://pinoyambisyoso.com/wp-content...nba-player.jpg

No he will be back in the nba next season at the dunk competition for new players to dunk over him.:troll:

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its a shame, cuz he was actually really good, very entertaining to watch

too bad he cant jump...not like he needs to though