Rockets will hire Kevin McHale as coach
Friday, May 27th, 2011
by John
Hot off the presses here…
Hot off the presses here…
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Rockets will hire Kevin McHale as coach
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Yao is back in China for the summer (with family). Reporters miss spotting baby Amy Yao
Friday, May 27th, 2011
by John
Raymond reports in the forum the following about Yao:
He arrived back in China on Thursday, May 26th after staying in Houston the past 3 weeks, and brought his wife Ye Li and baby daughter Amy Yao Qinlei.
Because it is the first time that Amy Yao has ever been in China, a large number of reporters gathered at the VIP entrance of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport (as well as Yao Ming’s home), trying to get a glimpse of the family.
However, they were unsuccessful since Yao and family left through a different airport exit, and didn’t return to their old home in the Xuhui District but to a new home somewhere else. But there was at least one photo taken of Yao at the airport with an immigrations official.
According to sources at the airport, daughter Amy Yao uses a U.S. passport, and is a little bit taller than most one year old babies her age (no surprise there).
Given the looming NBA lockout for next season, and the fact that he will be a free agent this summer with his future in NBA still pending, it seems that Yao is going to stay in China at least through the summer according to his representative Erik Zhang Mingii.
Some of the things that are on his current schedule are the following:
- Organize a birthday party in Shanghai for his daughter, who just celebrated her first birthday in Houston on May 21st.
- Meetings with Team Yao about the team he owns, the Shanghai MAXXIS Sharks.
- Continue to work out details of the 3rd Yao Ming Foundation Charity Game/Gala, which will be held in Shanghai in August.
- An inauguration ceremony in Ganxu in June for another Yao Foundation Project Hope primary school.
- Towards end of June, he will travel to Athens with the Chinese Special Olympics delegation to attend the opening ceremony of the 2011 Special Olympics in Athens (June 25 ~ July 4) since he is the Global Ambassador of the Special Olympics
- Basketball and other commercial related activities in July and August
- Continued rehabilitation on his ankle.
Raymond reports in the forum the following about Yao:
He arrived back in China on Thursday, May 26th after staying in Houston the past 3 weeks, and brought his wife Ye Li and baby daughter Amy Yao Qinlei.
Because it is the first time that Amy Yao has ever been in China, a large number of reporters gathered at the VIP entrance of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport (as well as Yao Ming’s home), trying to get a glimpse of the family.
However, they were unsuccessful since Yao and family left through a different airport exit, and didn’t return to their old home in the Xuhui District but to a new home somewhere else. But there was at least one photo taken of Yao at the airport with an immigrations official.
According to sources at the airport, daughter Amy Yao uses a U.S. passport, and is a little bit taller than most one year old babies her age (no surprise there).
Given the looming NBA lockout for next season, and the fact that he will be a free agent this summer with his future in NBA still pending, it seems that Yao is going to stay in China at least through the summer according to his representative Erik Zhang Mingii.
Some of the things that are on his current schedule are the following:
- Organize a birthday party in Shanghai for his daughter, who just celebrated her first birthday in Houston on May 21st.
- Meetings with Team Yao about the team he owns, the Shanghai MAXXIS Sharks.
- Continue to work out details of the 3rd Yao Ming Foundation Charity Game/Gala, which will be held in Shanghai in August.
- An inauguration ceremony in Ganxu in June for another Yao Foundation Project Hope primary school.
- Towards end of June, he will travel to Athens with the Chinese Special Olympics delegation to attend the opening ceremony of the 2011 Special Olympics in Athens (June 25 ~ July 4) since he is the Global Ambassador of the Special Olympics
- Basketball and other commercial related activities in July and August
- Continued rehabilitation on his ankle.
Yao visits elementary school today; ankle is healing well; would like to play in Houston next season
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
by John
Yao visited an elementary school in Houston today to make good on a commitment he made for an auction from the Tux & Tennies Gala. Lucky first-grader Jackson Loyd’s parents won the auction to have Yao visit Jackson’s school today.
Click here and here for more photos from Yao’s visit at the school (courtesy Houston Chronicle).
Yao also told a Chronicle reporter today that he had a checkup on his ankle Wednesday, and the report is positive that the stress fracture is healing properly. Yao said he doesn’t know yet if he will be able to play next season, but will know more by August or September.
Currently, Yao said he is able to do some light jogging and weight lifting. If he can play next season, he would like to play in Houston.
“I’d like to be here. Nowhere else is better than Houston for me right now.”
Rockets’ owner Leslie Alexander and GM Daryl Morey have expressed an interest for Yao to return if he’s healthy.
Yao visited an elementary school in Houston today to make good on a commitment he made for an auction from the Tux & Tennies Gala. Lucky first-grader Jackson Loyd’s parents won the auction to have Yao visit Jackson’s school today.
Click here and here for more photos from Yao’s visit at the school (courtesy Houston Chronicle).
Yao also told a Chronicle reporter today that he had a checkup on his ankle Wednesday, and the report is positive that the stress fracture is healing properly. Yao said he doesn’t know yet if he will be able to play next season, but will know more by August or September.
Currently, Yao said he is able to do some light jogging and weight lifting. If he can play next season, he would like to play in Houston.
“I’d like to be here. Nowhere else is better than Houston for me right now.”
Rockets’ owner Leslie Alexander and GM Daryl Morey have expressed an interest for Yao to return if he’s healthy.
More photos from Yao’s visit to SF last week
Friday, May 13th, 2011
by John
In case you’re not subscribed to Yao’s Twitter feed or his Facebook page, here’s a link to lots of great photos of Yao in San Francisco last week where he attended the WildAid charity gala, as well as shot a public service announcement spot along the Embarcadero in San Francisco to reduce the consumption of shark fin soup.
In case you’re not subscribed to Yao’s Twitter feed or his Facebook page, here’s a link to lots of great photos of Yao in San Francisco last week where he attended the WildAid charity gala, as well as shot a public service announcement spot along the Embarcadero in San Francisco to reduce the consumption of shark fin soup.
Yao Ming is back in the U.S.
Friday, May 6th, 2011
by John
In case you missed it, Yao Ming has returned from China and was in San Francisco yesterday to attend the first annual WildAid Charity Gala to recognize his efforts to reduce the consumption of shark fin soup. Here’s a story on it in the forum, and photos of Yao filming a public service announcement in San Francisco earlier in the day:
Here’s the PSA that Yao participated in a couple of years ago…
In case you missed it, Yao Ming has returned from China and was in San Francisco yesterday to attend the first annual WildAid Charity Gala to recognize his efforts to reduce the consumption of shark fin soup. Here’s a story on it in the forum, and photos of Yao filming a public service announcement in San Francisco earlier in the day:
Here’s the PSA that Yao participated in a couple of years ago…