The Rockets have moved the ceremony to retire Yao Ming's No. 11 to Feb. 3, the team announced.
Ming's jersey will be retired at halftime of the game vs. Chicago on Friday, Feb. 3 at Toyota Center.
The ceremony was originally scheduled for Feb. 2 against Atlanta, but because that game is broadcast on TNT, the game against the Bulls will provide for more flexibility with the time, the team said.
Yao, who was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame back in September, will become the sixth Rocket to have his number retired. The others are Clyde Drexler (22), Moses Malone (24), Calvin Murphy (23), Hakeem Olajuwon (34), and Rudy Tomjanovich (45).