sports.yahoo.com - 6/29/2009
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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: ...
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chron.com - 6/29/2009
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chron.com —
Once the Toronto Raptors figure out that Chris
Bosh will be departing via free agency a year...
from now, they may be inclined to trade him this summer. Their choice is to trade him to the Rockets now and get something in return, or wait until he signs ...
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Justice: Yao's injury could be opportunity for Rockets | ...
thatnbalotterypick.blogspot.com - 6/30/2009
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thatnbalotterypick.blogspot.com —
The major NBA news of yesterday was Yao
Ming’s potential career-ending injury with a broken left foot....
Currently it is believed that Yao will most likely not be active for the 2009-2010 season but the Rockets have not made a formal announcement regarding the upcoming season and Yao’s status. ...
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What is Yao’s Legacy?
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Yao May Be Done For Season or Career
CelticsBlog —
Yao May Be Done For Season or Career
"It sounds like he’s missing most of next season, if not the entire 82 games," one league executive who has had recent discussions with the Houston front office told Yahoo! Sports. "That’s all that [the Rockets] will concede quietly, but they know it’s probably much worse."
Yao's Injury More Severe Than Predicted, Could be Done Forever
Houston Rockets —
From Yahoo! (via CB): "It sounds like he's missing most of next season, if not the entire 82
games," one league executive who has had recent discussions with the
Houston front office told Yahoo! Sports. "That's all that [the Rockets]
will concede quietly, but they know it's probably much worse." It looks like the heart and soul of China basketball may have been misjudged. His foot problem is just not getting better. Unfortunately for Yao, his career, which still has an enormous amount of potential, is likely over. I can't believe I'm saying this, but this injury is very saddening to me. Yao was a great person and a great basketball player. ...
Random Thoughts and Rumors on Free Agent Eve
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
... Speaking of the Rockets, it was reported yesterday that Yao Ming is expected to miss all of the 2009-2010 season. In the playoffs, he re-fractured the navicular bone in his foot. Three pins were inserted when he injured it a year ago, but the foot cracked in the playoffs and it isn’t healing. I am really sorry to hear this because Yao is one of the good guys. I really felt bad for him in the playoffs because he wanted to play so badly, broken foot or no broken foot. I keep thinking back to Bill Walton and as good as his NBA career was, it was only a fraction of what it could ...
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How’s Yao, Brown Cow?
fourthandfifty.com 6/30/2009 — Is it time to start freaking out yet?
NOT WELL!!!!! (To answer that dipthong -rific headline.)
The national headlines started rolling in yesterday afternoon about Yao Ming and his failing foot.
Rockets could lose Yao for season or more [ Yahoo! ]
Playing the Guessing Game: Yao ...
UPDATE: Yao Possibly Out for ‘09-10 Season
dimemag.com 6/30/2009 — When word came across the bottom line early last week that Yao’s foot was healing behind schedule, no one blinked twice. Everyone was so focused on the draft, it didn’t really matter that he wouldn’t be back on Day 1 of training ...
Rockets C Yao Ming Has Possible Career Ending Injury
mkrob.com 6/30/2009 —
Rockets center Yao Ming’s broken left foot could be a “career-threatening” injury.
Dr. Tom Clanton, the Houston Rockets’ team physician, told the Houston Chronicle on Monday that Yao’s injury “has the potential for him missing this next season and could ...
Is Yao done?
hittheboards.com 6/30/2009 — The 2009-10 season for Rockets center Yao Ming is in jeopardy as is the remainder of his career due to his foot injury, per Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle .
Initially, the plan was to have Yao immobilize his foot, which he hurt in the Western Conference Semi-Finals against the ...
Houston Rockets in shambles
dcprosportsreport.com 6/29/2009 — Injuries have derailed one season after another for the Houston Rockets. If it wasn't Tracy McGrady out for the playoffs, it was Yao Ming . Or both. Now, after Houston had its best playoff performance since the Akeem Olajuwo n days, arrives this absolutely crushing news : All Star center Yao ...
With Yao out, now what will Houston do?
inhistoric.com 6/30/2009 — Next year, the Rockets will pay $40 million to two players who may not play a second of game time. If you were the GM of the Rockets, what would you do? Would you hope that Yao and McGrady could somehow stay healthy, or would start to rebuild?
Is Yao Ming’s career over?
scoresreport.com 6/29/2009 —
Let’s hope not, but according to the Rockets’ team physician, it’s a possibility .
“At this point, the injury has the potential for him missing this next season and could be career threatening,” team physician Tom Clanton said, according to the Houston ...
Bad News For Yao Ming: Career Could Be Over —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/29/2009
According to an article written just today by Adrian Wojnarowski titled "Rockets Could Lose Yao for Season, If Not Longer", Yao Ming's career may be over.
In the article Wonjarowski states that the Rockets have stated in private to league peers ...
