Which Houston Rocket had his season ended with a hairline foot fracture?
Chinese superstar center Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets will miss the rest of the NBA playoffs with a hairline fracture in his troublesome left foot, the team said late Saturday. The 7-foot, 6-inch (229-centimetre) Yao had a CT scan at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Centre on Saturday morning that confirmed the ankle sprain he suffered in Friday’s 108-94 home loss that gave the Los Angeles Lakers a 2-1 series lead. However, a diagnostic procedure conducted later Saturday revealed the fracture, which does not need surgery but requires a recovery period of eight to 12 weeks. It marks the third time Yao has broken a bone in his left foot. ‘Yao Ming had an initial test taken in the early morning hours on Saturday following the game,’ Rockets team physician Dr Tom Clanton said in a statement. ‘The original diagnosis of the left ankle sprain was based on the results of that test. ‘Further diagnostic procedures performed later in the day revealed a hairline fracture on the top of his left fo
HOUSTON — Yao Ming will miss the rest of the playoffs because of a broken left foot. The Houston center limped off the court late in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 108-94 victory over the Rockets on Friday night. Yao missed Saturday’s practice to get treatment and the team said the 7-foot-6 All-Star would be re-evaluated on Sunday. Adande: Yao out After finally making it out of the first round, Yao Ming couldn’t reach the end of the second. His season is over after medical examinations revealed a stress fracture in his left foot. Story But the Rockets announced later Saturday night that further examination of Yao’s injury revealed a hairline fracture. The Rockets say Yao will need 8-12 weeks to recover, though no surgery is required. The Rockets and Lakers play Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Sunday. The Lakers lead the series 2-1. Yao had 19 points and 14 rebounds in Friday’s loss, his sixth straight double-double. But he was noticeably limping by the fourth quarter a
