JAKARTA, Indonesia --- He may no longer be playing but ex-Houston Rockets star Yao Ming remains a talismanic figure in Chinese basketball as he inspires a generation of Chinese NBA stars toward a gold medal at the Asian Games. A China team featuring Rockets center Zhou Qi and Dallas Mavericks guard Ding Yanyuhang looms as a heavy favorite to win men's final against Iran on Saturday. The men's basketball tournament has been somewhat overshadowed in Jakarta by the success of the combined Koreas women's team, which is also playing for gold. Yao even took time out to watch the joint Korean women's team, but his focus is clearly on one thing. Now president of the Chinese Bas...
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