1.
Report: No discipline for Kings' Brown
HOUSTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will miss the rest of the season -- and maybe the Olympics -- with a stress fracture in his left foot, the team said Tuesday.
Rockets team physician Dr. Tom Clanton said Yao's injury was thought to be a sprained ankle aggravated by bone spurs. But a CT scan showed the stress fracture.
"This is not an injury that we feel he can play with," said Clanton, who recommended surgery on the foot. The team said Yao hasn't decided on whether to have the surgery.
Yao will miss the rest of the Rockets' season, including any playoff games. Clanton said it was unclear whether Yao would be ready to play for China in the Summer Olympics in Beijing in August.
Yao averaged 22 points and 10.8 rebounds a game for Houston this season. He missed just on game so far, sitting out Jan. 27 with an upper-respiratory infection. The Rockets have won 12 consecutive games since then.
Houston is 36-20 this season, in seventh place in the NBA Western Division.
|
|
|
| Additional Sports News Stories | |
SAN ANTONIO, May 27 (UPI) --
Manu Ginobili scored 11 of his 26 points late Sunday, sparking San Antonio to a 101-98 win over Oklahoma City to open the Western Conference Finals.
|
'Men in Black' leads U.S. box office ... Michelle Obama, daughters see Beyonce ... Lady Gaga cancels Jakarta gig for security ... Madonna asks for pool at Israel venue ... News from United Press International.
|
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 26 (UPI) --
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have boarded the unmanned Dragon spacecraft and began unloading supplies, NASA TV showed.
|
Wedding parties told to quiet down ... Jersey falcons put up a squawk ... Man charged in drive-through gun incident ... iCloud sends pics of suspected phone thief ... Watercooler stories from UPI.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
