Report: Yao Ming Could Miss a Full Season With Broken Foot, or Worse
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by Tom Ziller Filed under: Rockets, NBA InjuriesDire news out of Houston, if reputable Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! has the right information. The Rockets announced last week that Yao Ming would remain out "indefinitely" -- in other words, the broken foot suffered in the playoffs that was set to be healed by now has not healed. But there's plenty of time until opening night, right? Maybe not enough time. Woj reports the prognosis could have Yao on the bench for all of 2009-10, and there's a chance his basketball career is completely finished. The info comes from general managers who have talked trade with Houston GM Daryl ...
Yao’s Future Uncertain
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Adrian Wojnarowski at Yahoo! Sports explains:
As the NBA draft approached, the grim truth about Yao Ming’s broken left foot hung like an anvil over the Houston Rockets. The fear isn’t that he’s just lost for next season, but longer.
The Rockets and Yao’s reps are frightened over his future, and the concern is the most base of all: Does Yao Ming ever play again?
“The realization has hit them that this is grave,” one NBA general manager said.
For now, the Rockets have privately told league peers it could be a full season before Yao might be able to return to basketball. Multiple league executives, officials close to Yao and two doctors with ...
Report: Yao's Injury Threatens Not Only Next Season, But Rest of Career
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When the Rockets announced last week that Yao wasn't healing, it felt like something was up. After all, why announce that at all, unless you're laying the groundwork for something far worse?
According to Yahoo!, there is, in fact, a much darker truth to prepare for:
The Rockets and Yao’s reps are frightened over his future, and the concern is the most base of all: Does Yao Ming ever play again? [. . . ]
For now, the Rockets have privately told league peers it could be a full season before Yao might be able to ...
Houston’s Giant Problem Might Be Solved
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Yao threatened to burn down Beijing if not appeased
For the past 7 NBA seasons, the good citizens of Houston have lived in fear. That fear stemmed from a 7 foot-6-inch giant who roamed the land and was seemingly incapable of winning playoff series. Many assumed this monster would cast his long shadow over the city for years to come, but perhaps the winds of change are blowing. ...
Yao Ming Could Be Out for a Very, Very Long Time
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The Houston Rockets are one of the most oddly comprised teams in the NBA. There’s Tracy McGrady, a one-time superstar secretly (at least to him) moved to the dreaded “second fiddle” role. There’s Shane Battier, the most underrated-turned-overrated player because of a New York Times magazine article. There’s Ron Artest, nicknamed “Crazy Pills,” which says enough. And, of course, there’s Yao Ming, the towering pride of Chinese basketball who remains somewhat of a potential-riddled enigma because of his inability to stay healthy.
That particular trait — lack of health, particularly in his foot — appears to have ...
Ow Ming!
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The news regarding Yao Ming and his left foot just went from bad to worse and Tracy McGrady is starting to look about as indestructible as Iron Man in his Hulkbuster armour compared to the 7′6″ Yao.
“As the NBA draft approached, the grim truth about Yao Ming’s(notes)broken left foot hung like an anvil over the Houston Rockets. The fear isn’t that he’s just lost for next season, but longer.
The Rockets and Yao’s reps are frightened over his future, and the concern is the most base of all: Does Yao Ming ever play again? “The realization has hit them that this is grave,” one NBA general manager said.
For ...
Yao’s Future in Jeopardy: A) Not Totally Surprised, B) How Snake-Bitten Was the 2002 Draft?
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Nobody should be totally floored that a 7-foot-6, 350-pound man who has missed 20 or more games in three of the last four seasons due to injury now finds his career in jeopardy after breaking his left foot again.
It’s sad, though; Yao’s great for the league internationally, his English was coming around, he’s probably the best center in the league (remember, he owns Dwight Howard head-to-head), and he seems like a nice guy.
No point in hammering home how bad the Rockets could be next season: Artest seems gone, they’re trying to unload T-Mac, and now Yao’s gone. At least they can hang their hat on ...
Orlando Magic News for July 1st: The Beginning Of Free Agency
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... Orlando-area home at 12:01 AM July 1 - otherwise known as the beginning of the free agent frenzy - as part of a personal gesture to express Houston's desire to bring the big man into the fold. The Rockets have had Gortat on their radar screen since the midway point of the '08-09 season, when they - like many around the league - noticed the 25-year old post player regularly flashing his potential in the paint.
Not surprised at the news. Once word broke that Yao Ming could be out next season or longer, it makes sense for the Houston Rockets to go after ...
Chinese Basketball Official Believes Rockets Are Overestimating Yao’s Injury
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As Will wrote yesterday, a report has surfaced that puts Yao Ming’s future as a basketball player in doubt. Apparently, his foot is not just broken, but really, really broken. The Rockets’ team physician says it “could be career-threatening.”
I’d like to steal some of Will’s post here:
And possibly the most damaging aspect of Yao’s long-term absence could come in the form of an economical blow, given that everyone in China loves the big man, and there are two freaking billion people there, the Rockets would stand to lose a tremendous amount of revenue across the board.
This is worth noting because Hu ...
