Yao Ming has still not been cleared to play:

Though there were reports from China that Yao has been cleared and will play in the Stankovic Cup in July, Huizinga said that doctors have not even cleared Yao for full practice yet. "The reports that he's been cleared to play are not correct. The checkups have been very good...But it's much too early for him to be cleared." Despite the bad news, we're still guessing Yao is ready to play in the Olympics in August.

Yao Ming said he will donate $2 million to rebuild Chinese schools devastated by last month's earthquake:

Rockets center Yao Ming said he will donate $2 million and create a foundation to rebuild Chinese schools devastated by last month's earthquake in his home country. There's no doubt that he's one of the league's good guys.

Pistons' most likely deals: Tracy McGrady, Carmelo Anthony, or ... nothing

"Normally, I am not a big fan of trade speculation. It tends to get ridiculous: How about Jiri Hudler and Jimmy Howard for Sidney Crosby? No? What if they throw in Evgeni Malkin? I'll tell you what: I'll give you my pickle for half your sandwich. No, I won't throw in the barbecue chips. OK, a few. It's silly. But when Joe Dumars announced that he would try to shake up his Pistons core, he practically begged people to speculate. And considering Dumars is unlikely to swing a deal before the draft June 26, or even the start of free agency July 1, this gives us a bunch of time to either a) work or b) dream up trade scenarios. (Or, in my case, both at once!) Let's look at this logically. The Pistons have six highly regarded starters: Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, Antonio McDyess, Tayshaun Prince, Rasheed Wallace and Rodney Stuckey. If you were looking to make a trade, and you had six highly regarded starters, wouldn't you try to package two for a superstar? Of course you would."