Earl Clark has asked to leave Zhejiang, reportedly because he could not get accustomed to Chinese food.

Clark was one of the first players to sign in China after spending the final part of the 10-11 NBA season with the Magic.

Orlando is concerned that the NBA's 2012 All-Star Game could become a casualty of an extended work stoppage.

During the lockout of the 1998-99, the NBA canceled its All-Star game scheduled for February 14, 1999 in Philadelphia on December 9th.

The 2012 edition is scheduled for February 26, 2012, which means the NBA could cancel the game around December 15th.

Shaquille O'Neal believes Dwight Howard should dominate because of the lack of competition at the center position. 

“If Dwight doesn’t win two or three championships, I’m going to be disappointed. He doesn’t have nobody. When I came in the league, I had to go through Alonzo Mourning, Arvydas Sabonis, Kevin Duckworth, Rik Smits,” O’Neal said in an interview with the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

“Now I can’t name any other centers besides Kendrick Perkins and Andrew Bynum. Who else is there? That’s it.”

O'Neal also commented about how Howard has borrowed O'Neal's Superman identity.

“But my thing is if you want to call yourself me (Superman), then you’ve got big shoes to fill. I’m not in the Superman this, and Superman that. He won a dunk contest with a cape. If you want to be called Superman because of that, it’s fine with me. I’m Superman for other reasons,” he said.

“I don’t envy him; he’s a great young player. But I’ve never seen him dog another center out. I tried to dog centers out. I went at David Robinson.”

According to reports by a television station in Besiktas, Turkey, Hedo Turkoglu could play in his native Turkey or in Spain.

Turkoglu would have an opt-out clause in his contract allowing him to return when the labor dispute is settled.