Yao done for the season

[Kstat]

Yao Ming is done for the season.

[Glenn]

Reports: Yao done for season with stress fracture in left foot

ESPN.com news services
Updated: February 26, 2008, 1:32 PM ET


Yao Ming's season reportedly is over.

KRIV-TV in Houston and The Houston Chronicle are reporting that Yao has a stress fracture in his left foot and the Rockets are expected to announce he will have season-ending surgery later Tuesday.

The team has scheduled an afternoon news conference.

Houston, currently on a 12-game winning streak, is in fourth place in the Southwest Division. The streak followed a loss in the one game that Yao has missed all season.

The 7-foot-6 Yao is averaging 22.0 points and 10.8 rebounds in 55 games this season.

[Glenn]

Think they'll want Magliore now? Davis?

[Joe Asberry]

this guy can't stay healthy at all...maybe he's too big

[Glenn]

~cue the "who wants to sex Mutombo?" sig~

[Big Swami]

stress fracture

one game that Yao has missed all season

The 7-foot-6 Yao

Yep, sounds about right

[Uncle Mxy]

Will he heal in time to play in Beijing?

[geerussell]

This was really the season where Yao was lockingin his status as a dominant center. Houston was poised to do some serious damage and lazy eye had at least a shot at getting deep in the playoffs.

Rocket fan should just slit his wrists.

[Timone]

In other news, McGrady is going to come down with a season ending virus tomorrow.

[Darth Thanatos]

That's too bad. I was looking forward to a balanced team like Houston testing one of the higher seeds. Now we'll have to suffer through Denver getting beat down.