A bad break for China
Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Chairman Yao goes down: Houston center Yao Ming will miss the rest of the National Basketball Association season because of a stress fracture in his left foot, placing the Rockets’ postseason chances and their 12-game winning streak in jeopardy. It’s too early to tell, but he could miss the Olympics as well.
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Chairman Yao goes down:
Houston center Yao Ming will miss the rest of the National Basketball Association season because of a stress fracture in his left foot, placing the Rockets' postseason chances and their 12-game winning streak in jeopardy.
Chairman Yao goes down:
Houston center Yao Ming will miss the rest of the National Basketball Association season because of a stress fracture in his left foot, placing the Rockets’ postseason chances and their 12-game winning streak in jeopardy.
It’s too early to tell, but he could miss the Olympics as well.
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