Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets grabs his right knee after falling during their NBA game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland, Ohio, March 5, 2007. Yao was helped off the floor and later returned to finish the game.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

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Results of Monday's NBA games

    WASHINGTON, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the full results of National Basketball Association games on Monday (home team in CAPS):

    ORLANDO MAGIC bt Milwaukee Bucks 99-81
    CLEVELAND CAVALIERS bt Houston Rockets 91-85
    MIAMI HEAT bt Atlanta Hawks 88-81
    Golden State Warriors bt DETROIT PISTONS 111-93
    UTAH JAZZ bt Charlotte Bobcats 120-95
    San Antonio Spurs bt LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 88-74

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    Rockets' Yao set to return from injury

    BEIJING, March 5 -- Yao Ming is expected to play for the first time in almost three months when the Houston Rockets face the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday, team officials said.

    The Chinese center, who has missed 31 games since breaking a bone in his right leg on December 23, was cleared for game action by the team yesterday, Reuters reported.

    Coach Jeff Van Gundy told the Houston Chronicle he would start Yao against LeBron James's Cavaliers.

    Yao Ming: I'm coming back in 10 days

    BEIJING, Feb. 25 -- Chinese "little giant" Yao Ming of the NBA's Houston Rockets has said he will come back from injury in at most 10 days.

    That must be a good news for the Rockets, whose slump continued to a three-loss streak after a defeat by the Atlanta Hawks 105-99 on Saturday. 

    Yao said he is at 90 percent in terms of physical fitness, the same level as eight weeks ago prior to the injury. However, his reappearance on the court must be endorsed by his surgeon, he said.

    Yao Ming tops Forbes' China Celebrity list for four straight years

    SHANGHAI, March 6 (Xinhua) -- China's 25-year-old basketball star Yao Ming, who plays for Houston Rockets in the NBA league, has topped Forbes' Chinese celebrity rankings for the fourth straight year.

    Since its inception in 2004, the Forbes' Chinese Celebrity list has ranked China's actors, actresses, singers and athletes, according to their press coverage, web hits and commercial value in the previous year.

    The list shows that Yao had a pre-tax income of 260 million yuan (about 32.5 million U.S. dollars) in 2006 and hurdler Liu Xiang took second spot with a pre-tax income of 58 million yuan (about 7.25 million U.S. dollars).