Yao Done for Season with Stress Fracture in Left Foot
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From ESPN.HOUSTON -- All-Star center Yao Ming is out for the season with a stress fracture in his left foot, a stunning blow to the surging Houston Rockets. "It is not an injury we feel he can play with," Rockets team doctor Tom Clanton said. "I've made the recommendation that it be treated surgically and we are working with him to get other opinions just to be certain that that is indeed what should be done." If Yao chooses surgery, Clanton said, it would involve placing screws across the bone to hold it together. The second option would be to treat it with a cast and crutches. Both options involve a healing time of about four months. Clanton would not say when Yao could play again, but said he doesn't expect the center to miss the Beijing Olympics in August. That possibility is weighing heavily on him though. "If I cannot play in the Olympics for my country this time, it will be the biggest loss in my career to right now," he said. This is Yao's fourth major injury in the last two years. He missed 32 games last season with a fracture in his right leg and 21 games in late 2006 with a toe infection that required surgery. He missed four games in April 2006 after breaking his foot. "I really feel bad for Yao," Adelman said. "It's just such a shocker. Yesterday morning he was OK and then four hours later, he wasn't. It's tough on everybody, but we've got to move on." "This is something that can be treated," Clanton said. "We are catching this at a very early stage."Jon Barry projects Houston's descent in the West. Hollinger: Hope for Houston. The fickle finger of Deke: Rockets 94, Wizards 69. Injured Yao gives Rockets' Mutombo reason to stay in game. ON BASKETBALL: Yao bringing America, China closer. Previous Post Next Post