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Do you think former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming had a a Hall of Fame career, despite it lasting only nine years?

Yao Ming was a big star, both literally, and figuratively.

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is set to retire, after nine injury-plagued NBA seasons.

NBA Hall of Famer Kevin McHale has reached a deal with the Houston Rockets to become their new head coach. Adrian Wojnarowski, of yahoo.com, has the story below.

Carl Landry seems to play his best basketball against the L.A. Lakers. After battling the Lakers in a 7 game series with Houston two years ago, Carl finds himself in a similar situation with the Hornets this postseason.

Rick Adelman is out as head coach of the Houston Rockets, after four years on the bench. The Associated Press, courtesy of espn.com, has the story, below.

For the third time in four years, the New Orleans Hornets will be part of the NBA's postseason. The Hornets punched their ticket Wednesday night with a 101-93 victory over the Houston Rockets. Chris Paul scored 28 points, dished out 10 assists, and pulled down 9 boards. Trevor Ariza scored 19, snagged 5 rebounds, and led the defense with 6 steals.

The sellout crowd in New Orleans was loud and proud when the Hornets were up by 16. By the end of the game, they were quiescent and disappointed as their team lost to the scrappy Rockets 91-89. David West scored 22 points in a losing effort.

Fan favorite Marcus Thornton was traded by the Hornets today to the Kings for power forward Carl Landry. The Louisiana native Thornton is in his second year out of LSU. Carl Landry is a three year veteran from Purdue.