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 ...

Future in Jeopardy for Yao, Rockets
davissportsdeli.com 6/30/2009 — Photo: ESPN.com // –> // –> // –> // –> // –> // –> The Houston Chronicle revealed on Monday that the future may be grim for star Rockets center Yao Ming. The injury to Yao’s foot, suffered in the Western Conference Semi-Finals, ...

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 ...

What is Yao’s Legacy?
thatnbalotterypick.blogspot.com 6/30/2009 — 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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NBA Crystal Ball: In Spite of Injuries, Yao Will Finish His Career with Rockets
mvn.com 5/10/2009 — Last night after the Houston Rockets' Game 3 loss to the L.A. Lakers, there was a somber mood in the media room as Yao Ming walked in. We had heard rumors that his foot was injured, so everyone wanted to know what was up. Yao told us that it was really sore. It turns out it was more than just ...

Guest Lecture: All This (Rocket) Science I Don't Understand
freedarko.blogspot.com 5/28/2009 — Today’s FD guest lecturer is Chi Tung, a man who may or may not refer to himself as the Chinese Stallion (after all, it is what his name means). When he’s not wearing lensless glasses for a tech show on state-run Chinese television, he moonlights as a ...

Falling Rockets
gofor2.net 6/29/2009 — For some unknown reason, the Houston Rockets have decided to disclose that Yao Ming’s lingering foot injury is apparently worse than originally thought. A lot worse . Apparently, Yao had three pins inserted into his foot about a year ago, but after the recent re-fracture of the foot it ...

Yao voices film role, leads youth camp (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 6/5/2009
Having appeared in a documentary and played himself on "The Simpsons," Houston Rockets star Yao Ming will voice a whole different character for an upcoming Chinese-language animated film. The 7-foot-6 center also will spend time on the court ...

Ten NBA Finals To Remember — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/5/2009
The 2009 NBA Finals could go down in history as one of the most compelling and interesting contests. The Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic get set to do battle, with both sides having significant star power. Kobe Bryant wants to win a ...

Los Angeles-Orlando: Notes on the Lakers Magic Series — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/5/2009
Before the first game was played there were a lot of predictions about what would happen in this series.  Now that the first game has been played let’s look at some of those predictions and how they played out in game one.    ...

Yao to voice character in Chinese animated film — SI.com - NBA 6/5/2009
BEIJING (AP) -- Having appeared in a documentary and played himself on "The Simpsons," Houston Rockets star Yao Ming will voice a whole different character for an upcoming Chinese-language animated film.

Random Musings after Game 1 of the NBA Finals — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/5/2009
Well, that was impressive. The Lakers came out with something to prove and certainly did that with their 100-75 walloping of the Orlando Magic. Now what should you take away from this game? A couple things jump out immediately. 1.) Kobe wants this, ...