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Yao hints at career end after left ankle surgery
Jan 06, 2011 17:23 EST
Chinese star center Yao Ming underwent left ankle surgery on Thursday to repair an injury that ended his NBA season with the Houston Rockets and, he hinted, could possibly end his career.
Return of Yao to NBA delayed by stress fracture
Dec 16, 2010 23:15 EST
Chinese basketball star Yao Ming has a stress fracture in his left ankle that will further delay the resumption of the Houston Rockets center's injury-plagued NBA career, his team said.
Yao Ming remains upbeat despite new injury
Dec 16, 2010 20:58 EST
Chinese basketball star Yao Ming has a stress fracture in his left ankle, another devastating setback for the Houston Rockets center as he vies to resume his injury-plagued NBA career.
Rockets' Yao to miss at least two more weeks
Nov 19, 2010 15:53 EST
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is expected to miss at least two more weeks of NBA action with a bone bruise in his left ankle, the team said Friday.
Yao to miss at least 2 more weeks
Nov 19, 2010 14:24 EST
Rockets C Yao Ming out at least 2 more weeks with ankle injury. Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is expected to miss at least two more weeks due to a bone bruise in his left ankle.
Yao is Rockets' 'big unknown'
Sep 24, 2010 18:07 EDT
Rockets, Yao included, wondering how All-Star center will play in comeback from injury. Just call Yao Ming the Houston Rockets' "Big Unknown."
China's Yao resumes practices with NBA Rockets
Aug 25, 2010 00:48 EDT
China's Yao Ming, who missed last season with injuries, returned to the court Tuesday after doctors gave him the green light to play basketball again.
China's Yao resumes practices with NBA Rockets
Aug 24, 2010 23:54 EDT
China's Yao Ming, who missed last season with injuries, returned to the court Tuesday after doctors gave him the green light to play basketball again.
Doctors clear Yao for basketball activities
Aug 24, 2010 17:36 EDT
All-Star C Yao Ming confident that he'll be ready for regular season. Houston Rockets All-Star center Yao Ming is confident that he'll be ready for the start of the regular season after a team doctor declared his surgically repaired foot fully healed.
Surgery on Yao's left foot "successful", say Rockets
Jul 21, 2009 22:41 EDT
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chinese center Yao Ming underwent successful surgery to repair the left foot fracture that has ruled him out for the whole of the next NBA season, the Houston Rockets said on Tuesday.
Rockets center Yao Ming undergoes foot surgery
Jul 21, 2009 22:16 EDT
Rockets All-Star center Yao Ming has surgery on injured foot. Rockets center Yao Ming had surgery Tuesday to repair a broken bone in his left foot.
Yao undergoes surgery on broken left foot
Jul 21, 2009 20:00 EDT
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming underwent surgery on his broken left foot here, an operation that the Chinese superstar center hopes will allow him to resume his NBA career in 2010.
Yao Ming likely out next season
Jul 17, 2009 18:19 EDT
Houston Rockets star Yao Ming to undergo foot surgery, likely to miss next season. The Houston Rockets thought they had become championship contenders last summer when they acquired Ron Artest to join Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, a pair of perennial All Stars.
Yao to miss 2009/10 season after surgery
Jul 17, 2009 14:20 EDT
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Houston Rockets' Chinese center Yao Ming is to undergo surgery on his foot injury and has been ruled out for the whole of next season.
Yao to have foot surgery, likely to miss NBA season
Jul 16, 2009 20:00 EDT
Houston's Chinese center Yao Ming will have surgery on his broken left foot next week and will probably miss all of the next National Basketball Association season.
Rockets acquire rights to Australian big man Andersen
Jul 15, 2009 00:39 EDT
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Houston Rockets, searching for a big man to fill in for injured center Yao Ming, have acquired the rights to Australian David Andersen, the NBA team said on Tuesday.
Rockets still mum on Yao news
Jun 30, 2009 18:15 EDT
Rockets' injured All-Star center Yao Ming seeking medical opinions on broken foot. On the eve of the NBA draft, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said that the franchise was still determined to build around All-Star center Yao Ming.
Yao injury could be career-threatening, says doctor
Jun 30, 2009 09:50 EDT
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming's foot injury is severe enough to end his career, the team doctor told the Houston Chronicle newspaper.
Yao reportedly could miss season with broken foot
Jun 29, 2009 21:21 EDT
Rockets center Yao Ming's broken left foot could reportedly be a 'career-threatening' injury. 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 be career-threatening."
China official doubts seriousness of Yao injury
Jun 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
A senior Chinese sports official expressed disbelief Tuesday following a report that basketball icon Yao Ming may not play next season and could be facing a career-ending injury.
