There are other issues, however. Yao will only be available to an NBA team when Chinese authorities permit it. He will not be able to play for an NBA summer league teams in July (the Rockets are scheduled to play in the LA Summer League) or to attend training camp in October. Because Yao is scheduled to play for the Chinese National Team in the World Championships in Indianapolis during late August and early September, he will be practicing with the Chinese team during the summer league. Because he will play for China in the Asian Games in late September, he would also have to miss training camp and much of the preseason. Houston Chronicle
ummmm...........not to be rude, but where have you been. this info has been/is being discussed ad naseum in a number of other threads.
