Sources: Turner On The Rise In Suns' Eyes

Longtime NBA Assistant Coach Elston Turner, who spent the 2007-08 season with the Rockets, is reportedly a serious candidate for the coaching job with the Suns, according to The Sacramento Bee.

Phoenix officials refused to comment on the situation, but sources claim that the team is very interested in Turner after they met last week.

General Manager Steve Kerr might even meet informally with Turner during the Pre-Draft camp in Orlando at some point.

"I just consider myself in the running," Turner said.

Via The Sacramento Bee

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Yao Ming Serves On Pit Crew At NASCAR Event

Rockets' center Yao Ming assisted the pit crew team of Kyle Petty at a NASCAR event on Sunday, according to The Houston Chronicle.

"It was very cool," Yao said. "They showed me how to change a tire and refuel a car in what, 12 seconds? That's a little different when you change your own tire. I never saw that."

The event was part of the launch of the new Coca-Cola Olympic program as Yao played hoops with a handful of drivers, as well.

"While I probably didn't give Yao much of a challenge at the hoop," racer Jeff Burton said, "I'd like to see how he'd fare swapping paint with me at 200 mph on the track. Unfortunately, I don't think he'll fit into a stock car."

Via The Houston Chronicle

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Yao Set To Return To Training In June

Yao Ming will begin training again in June for the Chinese National Team as he continues his recovery from foot surgery, according to a report in Reuters.

He has started running recently at "three quarters of his full power," a Chinese basketball official revealed to a local newspaper.

"Presumably, he will return to China in late June," China team Manager Bai Xilin said. "But it all depends on the doctor's examination."

Via Reuters

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