{"id":122291,"date":"2011-07-08T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T23:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=122291"},"modified":"2011-07-08T16:13:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T23:13:00","slug":"rockets-yao-ming-to-quit-nba-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2011\/07\/rockets-yao-ming-to-quit-nba-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets&#8217; Yao Ming to Quit NBA: Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2011\/07\/08\/us-nba-rockets-yao-idUSTRE7675NL20110708\"><strong>NBA star Yao Ming is planning to retire from professional basketball<\/strong><\/a>, Reuters reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nYao had cast doubt on his return to the NBA last month when he admitted to the possibility he may not play again because of his ongoing injury problems.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if I would join some champion team in the future,&#8221; the China Daily quoted him as saying when asked about leaving a new-look Rockets team. &#8220;I don&#8217;t even know if I can play again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Yao said the prospect of playing in front of his baby daughter Amy gave him extra motivation to continue his injury-plagued career in the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wish she could watch me play and even win a championship,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Not only see through video highlights how her dad played. 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