So, what are ya'll doing on the 20th?! Tuesday, October 8 Last red tape being cut for Yao -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Marc Stein ESPN.com Yao By all accounts, stateside and overseas, the news all of Houston awaits is forthcoming. The Asian Games end within a week and indications are stronger than ever that Yao Ming will be cleared by the Chinese Basketball Association, formally signed by the Rockets and then introduced on U.S. soil by Oct. 20. Maybe even a tad sooner if the logistics work. The Rockets have maintained all summer that they were never worried, but you can be sure they like it better this way -- Yao's signing being widely described as a "when" now, not an "if."
