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Yao Ming: Not Certain About Ron Artest
Published 7/30/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... The Houston Chronicle's Fran Blinebury is in China with Yao Ming, and has the following Ron Artest reaction, laced with trepidation, from Yao: ...

Yao Ming Frightened By the Artest Trade
Published 7/30/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
Filed under: Kings, RocketsTracy McGrady seemed completely ebullient when discussing Houston's trade for Ron Artest on Tuesday night. Via TrueHoop, Houston Chronicle columnist Fran Blinebury got some quotes from Rockets star Yao Ming, who seems quite a wee bit less joyous. "We worry about the new attitude to the team. We are adding talent to the team and we need that, but building team chemistry is important. This is not bad. I don't mean he is not welcome to Houston. But a new player always ...

Yao on the Artest Trade: Petrified, Yet Cautiously Optimistic
Published 7/31/2008 by Marcel Mutoni (marcelmutoni@gmail.com) at SLAM Online
... Even if you don’t care for the Houston Rockets one bit, you sort of worry about Ron Artest’s addition to the team. It’s only natural; when a combustible element is added to an already dicey mix, everyone is forced to sit up a little straighter. And this applies not just to the media, fans and casual observers; the players are equally anxious. Take Artest’s newest teammate Yao Ming, for instance. The Houston Chronicle brings us the big man’s thoughts on the stunning trade: “We worry about the new ...

The Fundamentals
Published 7/31/2008 by Brandon Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
... Fran Blinebury of The Houston Chronicle:  “For some reason, I like (Artest). Because in the games we play against him, I hate him.  When I text messaged with Luis, we talked about team chemistry. That’s only what worries us.  We worry about the new attitude to the team. We are adding talent to the team and we need that, but building team chemistry is important. This is not bad. I don’t mean he is not welcome to Houston. But a new player always needs some time.” - Yao Ming ...

Yao, Artest Are Gonna Be Friends
Published 7/31/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... . Artest is "going to dance with the stars," and T-Mac called the trade "what I have been waiting on for 11 years in my career." But there's been some consternation over Yao Ming's reaction, especially these quotes in the The Houston Chronicle: ...

When Keeping It Real Goes Horribly Rhetorical
Published 7/31/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... “Hopefully, he’s not fighting anymore and going after a guy in the stands,” said Houston’s Yao Ming of (probable) new teammate Ron Artest, to which the latter replied, “I guess once Yao Ming approves (the deal), I’ll be a Houston Rocket.”  More of Artest’s rebuttal, as quoted by ...

We're all stuck here for a while
Published 8/1/2008 by Brown Recluse, Esq. (noreply@blogger.com) at freedarko.com
First, there was this : "Hopefully, he's not fighting anymore and going after a guy in the stands." Then, there was this : "I understand what Yao said, but I'm still ghetto. That's not going to change. I'm never going to change my culture. Yao has played with a lot of black players, but I don't think he's ever played with a black player that really represents his culture as much as I represent my culture. I was a little worried about something like this: Fortunately, last night, there was this: I spoke to Yao and I told him I can't wait to play with him....I was a ...

Yao Ming On Suicide Watch?
Published 8/26/2008 by Robbie Gillies at RealClearSports - Blog
... Rockets’ fans everywhere are scratching their heads. This is the same guy that questioned how Ron Artest would fit in Houston? The Rockets are paying you over $15 million a year, and you're telling them you've peaked? Maybe this is why your Rockets get eliminated in the first round every year. Yao continues to wax poetic: ...

Artest's New 'Do
Published 9/4/2008 by Robbie Gillies at RealClearSports - Blog
When Ron Artest was traded to the Rockets Yao Ming had his doubts on whether Artest would fit in with the Rockets. Looks like Ron Artest is doing what he can to show his team his head is in the right place. ...