Yao Ming had surgery to repair a broken bone in his left foot on Tuesday. According to the doctor, everything went as planned.
“Everything went according to play, and we were able to achieve not only fixation of the broken bone but also realignment of the bones to improve the stress pattern on his foot,” Dr. Clanton said in the statement. Read the rest of this entry »
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has decided to have surgery on his fractured left foot which likely means he will miss the entire 2009-10 NBA season.
“I am confident that the path I have chosen is the best one,” Yao Ming said. Read the rest of this entry »
The Houston Rockets may be wqithout Yao Ming for a lot longer than originally thought. The team has recently admitted his recovery from a foot injury is behind schedule and their worried he’ll miss all of next season, if not longer.
“At this point, the injury has the potential for him missing this next season and could be career threatening,” team physician Tom Clanton said. Read the rest of this entry »
The Los Angeles Lakers won the Western Conference semifinals beating the Houston Rockets 89-70 on Sunday.
“Coming in here for Game 7, we knew they were going to give us their best shot, especially in the first quarter,” Rockets forward Shane Battier said after the disappointing loss. Read the rest of this entry »
The Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-2 lead of the Houston Rockets after dominating them 118-78 on Tuesday night.
“We’ve got to stay focused and understand that the effort we gave tonight is not going to be enough on Thursday. It’s just not,” Kobe Bryant said. Read the rest of this entry »
Lakers coach Phil Jackson isn’t embarrassed that his team lost to the Ming-less Rockets. And on a side note, he thinks you should give Houston some f*cking credit.
Even without their star player Yao Ming the Houston Rockets managed to beat the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday 99-87.
“I think everyone but us got the memo that we weren’t supposed to show up today without Yao,” Rockets forward Shane Battier said after the game.
The Houston Rockets announced Yao Ming will miss the rest of the NBA playoffs due to a broken left foot.
“We’ve won without people all year long,” Coach Rick Adelman said. Read the rest of this entry »
The Los Angeles Lakers will be without veteren guard Derek Fisher for game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal against the Houston Rockets after the NBA decided to suspend him 1 game without pay for his hit (seen above) on Luis Scola in game 2.
The Los Angeles Lakers won game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal series 111-98 over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.
