Jan 27, 2008 6:41 PM EST

Yao Ming sat out the Rockets' game Sunday against Utah with an upper respiratory infection, according to a Associated Press report.

Yao told team officials he felt sick when he arrived at the Toyota Center for a workout on Sunday morning, Coach Rick Adelman said.

"The doctors looked at him and they don't think it's worth the chance," Adelman said. "We'll just have to move on."

Via RealGM Staff Report