scola was amazing
Well anymore, that's just a given.
Update on Yao
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/6368579.html
OAKLAND, Calif. - Rockets center Yao Ming sat out for Friday's game against the Golden State Warriors with a sore right foot.
Yao started feeling soreness during Tuesday's game against the Orlando Magic. X-rays were negative, and he played Thursday at Sacramento without difficulty. Additional tests are planned for today.
"The doctor checked it already," Yao said. "In two days, it will be fine.
"It’s not bad. We want to stop it before it gets bad. In the Orlando game it got sore. I played last game, but today it was sore."
Yao tested the foot on Friday, but when he reported soreness after a pregame warmup, the decision was made to hold him out of the game.
"You’re always concerned when it is him," Rockets trainer Keith Jones said. "He’s played with it the last two games. It’s just aggravating him. I told him today, ‘If it is sore at all, I don’t want you to try it.’ He said it was a little sore, so we’ll give it a rest.
"We X-rayed it the other night with our machine. We didn’t see anything. It doesn’t seem like it is a bone. It is ligament, tendon, I don’t know. We’ll figure it out."
The game was the fifth Yao has missed this season. Yao missed 35 games last season with a stress fracture in his left foot.
"Anytime you have anything come up like that, especially at this time of the year, I’m concerned," Rockets coach Rick Adelman said. "He’s had problems with his feet. Now is a tough time to come up with something. So we’re hoping it’s something that will just be a one-game thing and he’ll be back on Monday. You’re always concerned when you’re in this time of year and a player like that can’t play. Luckily, we have two days off."
Mutombo gets start
With Yao Ming out, Dikembe Mutombo got his second start of the season. He started March 16 when Yao was out with flu-like symptoms. He had played in just eight games, but twice in the previous four games to match up with Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard.
"I just think it’s better for our rotation," Rockets coach Rick Adelman said. "It gives me Carl and Chuck to bring off the bench. That’s what we did last time this happened against New Orleans and it worked out pretty good.
"I like to keep Luis or Carl on the floor with Deke."
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Sounds like a minor injury to me. Knock on Wood.