Rockets center Yao Ming doesn't like that the 2010 NBA All-Star Game will be played at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington.

"In a football stadium?" Yao said. "Are you sure? A football stadium? That?s just too far. It will feel like playing outdoors."

He recalled that he played in a football stadium at the 2002 World Championships in Indianapolis, and found the notion more acceptable.

"It?s not a bad idea. I?ll be retired already," he joked, "so I don?t worry about it."