Yao returns to action in Games tune-up for China

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Yao Back, Summer League and Other Notes
Published 7/17/2008 by UofTOrange (noreply@blogger.com) at The Dream Shake
... Yesterday Yao Ming took part in a warm up game for the Olympics with his native Chinese National Team. He put up 11 points in 12 minutes and looked rusty by all accounts that aren't full of crap. AP on ESPN article here I have no idea if Yao is rushing back at all, but it seems to fall in line with what most thought, he'd be out until July or August, and here we are right in the middle. My hope is that he doesn't play any more in the warm ups, but I highly doubt I get my wish. And since that is the case, I'll just amend it to say that I hope he plays less than 15 minutes in any ...

Manny Ramirez, Yao Ming, and the ESPYs
Published 7/17/2008 by Laura J. Wurst at The Sports Girl
... Yao Ming Returns at Stankovic Cup.  Yao Ming scored 11 points in just over 12 minutes in his return to basketball for Team China.  He made a solid contribution to China's kickoff 96-72 victory in the four-team Stankovic Cup tournament. The game was Yao's first since a stress fracture in his left foot ended his NBA season in February and threatened his return as part of China's team. ...

Yao plays in game
Published 7/17/2008 by Patrick Dorsey at The NBA Source
... According to the AP on ESPN.com, Rockets’ center Yao Ming played in an actual game for the first time since fracturing his left foot today, playing in a warm-up game for the China national team against a Serbian team. In the game, he scored eleven points and got four rebounds. ...