Restaurant bearing Yao’s name shuts down

Published October 3, 2012 5:03pm ET



HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston restaurant bearing the name of retired NBA star Yao Ming has been shut down.

The Yao Restaurant and Bar was “Locked Out Due Lease Default,” according to a sign taped to the restaurant’s front doors. The door handles were wrapped in a steel chain on Wednesday morning.

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