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Girard-Perregaux Honors Basketball Giant Yao Ming With Chrono Hawk Watch

By Anthony DeMarco, Contributor

Former NBA star, Yao Ming, was honored by the Asia Society Southern California with its “Visionary of the Year” award at the organization’s annual gala, held Tuesday at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. As part of the honor, luxury watch brand, Girard-Perregaux, presented the seven-foot, six-inch basketball player with a watch celebrating his achievements on and off the court: the “Yao Ming” Chrono Hawk timepiece. …read more
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Yao, Olajuwon among former Rockets to serve as judges for 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest

NEW YORK — Clyde Drexler, Dikembe Mutombo, Hakeem Olajuwon, Rudy Tomjanovich, and Yao Ming will serve as judges in the 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk (8pm ET, TNT), the NBA announced today. The five Houston Rockets legends will score all of the dunks in the first round (the Team Round) of the event. …read more
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