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New York Knicks forward Rasheed Wallace has retired again from the NBA after he was unable to recover from a left foot injury....

NBA star Yao Ming announced his retirement during a news conference in China on Wednesday. "I need to make a personal decision," Yao said. "I am ending my basketball career. I am very grateful. I like to thank my family members and my parents. And the Houston Rockets."

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is retiring, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports. The 7-foot-6 Chinese star, plagued by lower-body injuries in the second half of his career, has informed the league office that his playing career is over, the website reported.

He was a prolific producer of rebounds and record albums. And nicknames, too, as if at 7-foot-1 and 350 pounds he was too big for the simple "Shaq" that made him an instantly recognizable, one-name star in all of his endeavors....

A person with knowledge of the contract talks says the 76ers offered a one-year, non-guaranteed contract to Allen Iverson on Tuesday.

Allen Iverson's retirement could be a short one.

TO ALL OF MY FANS: I would like to announce my plans to retire from the National Basketball Association. I always thought that when I left the game, it would be because I couldn't help my team the way that I was accustomed to. However, that is not the case.

Bobby Jackson is retiring from the NBA.

Alonzo Mourning has decided to retire rather than mount another NBA comeback at age 38.