I saw this linked in another thread, but I think it's big enough news to warrant its own. What a tough break for Houston.

ESPN - Yao done for season with stress fracture in left foot - NBA (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3265631)


Yao Ming (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3599)'s season is over.

Yao has a stress fracture in his left foot that likely will require season-ending surgery. Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey announced the decision on Tuesday.

The Rockets' team physician said that the injury usually requires four months to heal if it isn't treated surgically. If it's treated surgically, recovery time is from three to four months.

"This is unbelievable," Rockets owner Les Alexander told KRIV-TV in Houston. "This is the most heart-breaking. This is the worst I've felt."

Bumma. That really is a shame. The NBA just lost 1billion fans for the rest of the year.

I thought this story fit more naturally in the Bread Over-usage Thread.

I thought this story fit more naturally in the Bread Over-usage Thread.
:pound::pound::pound:

HQ will not be happy about this. Not only is it the same info posted twice, but it's in it's own thread!!!

I read about this first in the Bread Thread. It's a shame...I'm suprised more big players don't get stress fractures.

:pound::pound::pound:

HQ will not be happy about this. Not only is it the same info posted twice, but it's in it's own thread!!!

No kiddin'. Perhaps we should start a new thread to discuss the matter.

I thought this story fit more naturally in the Bread Over-usage Thread.

Great. Now we got more Bread Over Usage...errr...Thread Over Usage??? This is confusing.

It pleases me to no end, that you fellas are able to entertain yourselves with so many different threads, breads and heads.

Btw, Yao hurt = SUX. I have him on a couple of my fantasy teams.

It pleases me to no end, that you fellas are able to entertain yourselves with so many different threads, breads and heads.

Btw, Yao hurt = SUX. I have him on a couple of my fantasy teams.

I'm at work, so I can't check to see who has him in advanced. Anyone know, offhand?

I'm at work, so I can't check to see who has him in advanced. Anyone know, offhand?
Loanshark

Loanshark

Ouch, that's gotta hurt.

I'm at work, so I can't check to see who has him in advanced. Anyone know, offhand?

He's a free agent in the Novice League.

Roscoe used to have him....until a few minutes ago.

Word just in:.....Yao is expected to only miss one week.

He's very heavy, so any stress related foot injury is going to be worse than most.

In case you ever wanted to know the history of Yao Ming and his family. It's pretty sad really. But it also gives you a pretty good understanding of how different a World Yao came from.

TIMEasia Magazine: The Creation of Yao Ming (http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501051114/story.html)

Long read though. 8 pages.



When Chinese athletes reach the end of their playing days, they are never truly released from their obligation to the state. Until recently the sports system automatically absorbed most retired athletes as coaches or administrators, who passed on their knowledge to the next generation. If they happened to be extraordinarily tall or talented, they were expected to pass along something even more fundamental: their genes. Indeed, when Shanghai sports officials finally let Da Fang retire, they suggested that she produce a champion. But whom could Da Fang marry? She had never kissed a boy, much less dated one. Her entire adolescence and adult life had been focused on just two things: sports and revolution. Even if Da Fang had had the time or inclination, dating was strictly prohibited in the sports system—and marriage was forbidden until athletes either retired or turned 28. If a player got pregnant, she would have to get an abortion or be kicked off the team and reassigned to a less desirable work unit.

The responsibility for arranging marriages among the most gifted retired athletes often fell to the coaches. "We had to do a lot of work as matchmakers," says Wang Yongfang, the former sports-institute leader who coached Da Fang early in her career and, after a long stint of hard labor in the countryside, was rehabilitated as the leader of the Shanghai women's team. "These girls spent far more time with the coaches and team leaders than with their own parents. Who else was there to make sure everything was O.K.?"

Before Da Fang even started to look for a husband, Shanghai officials had identified a suitable partner for her: Yao Zhiyuan. Yao, an active player who was two years her junior, was an agreeable man whose ready smile and love of a good quip contrasted sharply with Da Fang's grim demeanor. For several years the two players had eaten in the same cafeteria, lived in the same dormitory and practiced on adjoining courts, but, Da Fang says, "we didn't know each other very well." Shanghai coaches teased the two towering centers that they were made for each other. But it was up to a team leader named Liu Shiyu to make the match. He spoke with the players separately and convinced them that they could "make do" with each other—adding that they had the Communist Party's stamp of approval to do so. Given such high-level interest, how could Da Fang and Da Yao refuse?

One other thing I noticed.

"Yao was prevented from going to the senior Sharks team because he broke his foot while on the junior team. When he joined the team a year later, he averaged 10 points and 8 rebounds a game in his rookie season (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBA_1997-98). The next year, he broke his foot again, which Yao says decreased his jumping ability by 4 to 6 inches."

OK, so that is 2 breaks.

05-06 Season
"In the midst of the season, he suffered another injury in a game against the Utah Jazz on April 10, 2006, which left him with a broken bone in his left foot. The injury required a full 6 months of rest."

That is 3 breaks.

06-07 Season
"
On December 23 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_23), Yao fractured his right tibia. At that point he was leading the team with 26.8 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.[30] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_Ming#_note-23) Before his injury, he had been mentioned as an MVP candidate.[31] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_Ming#_note-24) Yao missed the All-Star game due to his injury.[32] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_Ming#_note-25) He was medically cleared to play on March 4 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_4)."

That is 4 breaks.

And now today's news = 5 broken bones during his basketball career.

Yao Ming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_Ming)

Denver and Golden State are now breathing easy as it appears one of them will get in now with a chance to pull off a first round shocker out there.

One other thing I noticed.

"Yao was prevented from going to the senior Sharks team because he broke his foot while on the junior team. When he joined the team a year later, he averaged 10 points and 8 rebounds a game in his rookie season (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBA_1997-98). The next year, he broke his foot again, which Yao says decreased his jumping ability by 4 to 6 inches."

OK, so that is 2 breaks.

05-06 Season
"In the midst of the season, he suffered another injury in a game against the Utah Jazz on April 10, 2006, which left him with a broken bone in his left foot. The injury required a full 6 months of rest."

That is 3 breaks.

06-07 Season
"
On December 23 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_23), Yao fractured his right tibia. At that point he was leading the team with 26.8 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.[30] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_Ming#_note-23) Before his injury, he had been mentioned as an MVP candidate.[31] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_Ming#_note-24) Yao missed the All-Star game due to his injury.[32] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_Ming#_note-25) He was medically cleared to play on March 4 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_4)."

That is 4 breaks.

And now today's news = 5 broken bones during his basketball career.

Yao Ming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_Ming)


The man was freak to begin with, the size the, weight etc. There always seems to be a health problem with individuals this big.

..TaS.... thanks for the Buddhafan like reference notes:)

..TaS.... thanks for the Buddhafan like reference notes:)

Did you say reference moats?

Moat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moats)

A moat is deep, broad trench (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench), usually filled with water (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water), that surrounds a structure, installation, or town, normally to provide it with a preliminary line of defense (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_%28military%29).

Houston falls from a 5-8 seed to being out of the playoff picture altogether. Most big men can be injury prone with all the weight they carry. Yao has had no luck with his injuries. At least Tracy M. won't have to apologize for losing in the first round this season...

Yao who?? Rockets red glare keep rolling without the big man pummelling the the Wizards by 25->95-69. 69 points and no defense from Yao??? And T-Mac only scores 11? That 's 13 straight!!