Yao injures right knee

[Pistons < Spurs]

Yao Ming injured his right knee and left in the first quarter of Houston's game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.

Yao was leaping for a blocked shot as Chuck Hayes and Tim Thomas hit the floor beneath him. Yao's knee appeared to get caught under Thomas' body and Yao immediately grabbed his knee and screamed in pain.

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Trainer Keith Jones left the Rockets' bench to check on Yao, joined by team doctors. Rockets officials brought out a cart, but Yao limped off the floor, with teammate Bonzi Wells helping him.

The Rockets said Yao suffered a bone bruise and would not return to Saturday's game. His status beyond that was uncertain.

Yao is off to the best start of his career, averaging 27 points and nine rebounds. He had topped 30 points in four consecutive games before scoring 22 in Friday's 97-78 victory at San Antonio.

The Rockets were already playing without six-time All-Star Tracy McGrady, who sat out for the seventh straight game with back spasms.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AmtsTl3zFXZ6WLKwO95hvVC8vLYF?slug=ap-rockets-yaoinjured&prov=ap&type=lgns

[boutons_]

hey Yao: kneepads

[ducks]

you better not jink duncan BOUTONS!

[dirk4mvp]

you better not jink duncan BOUTONS!


I'd love to see your face if LeBron ever got injured.

[StylisticS]

He fractured the knee. He's out 6 weeks. Tmac better hurry back(no pun intended) or the Rockets are finished.

[resistanze]

And down go the Rockets.

[Budkin]

Oh man that sucks... I feel bad for the Rockets even though they killed us last night... my brother in law is going to be bummed.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Yao seems to be a pretty decent guy. I hate that this happened to him.

[dknights411]

Karma anyone?

[zocool16]

Yao Ming was the freaking MVP, that sux for him, i really like him, he's a baller.

[Bob Lanier]

What a soft pussy. Straight overrated - if it weren't for the trillions of Chinese voting him to the ASG every year nobody would ever have heard of the guy.

Dude's more fragile than Marcus Camby and Larry Hughes combined - goes down more reliably than a Thai schoolboy just from little owies on his leg.

[leemajors]

Karma anyone?

karma for what? beating the spurs? gimme a freakin break.

[leemajors]

karma for what? beating the spurs? gimme a freakin break.

you're obviously missing the big picture dude, it's obviously cosmic retribution for the sins of Chairman Mao and Red China being visited on Yao Ming's knee.

[TimFan]

Dude, r u drunk or something? What a dumb Yao hater! Next time, when you claim something, at least be sure yr brain is there.


What a soft pussy. Straight overrated - if it weren't for the trillions of Chinese voting him to the ASG every year nobody would ever have heard of the guy.

Dude's more fragile than Marcus Camby and Larry Hughes combined - goes down more reliably than a Thai schoolboy just from little owies on his leg.

[dg7md]

Yao is the best center in the NBA, anybody who argues otherwise can't notice his tremendous skill for his size.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

And taking the hit Yao did and sustaining that injury is not "fragile."

[dav4463]

The injury really depresses me. I like the Rockets to be good. Mavs, I hate that team....but would hate to see Dirk go down with a serious injury. I like to beat teams when they are at their best.

[ChumpDumper]

Sucks.

The only positive to be taken away from this is that it was a straight trauma injury and not a stress or wear-type injury. He should be ok.

[boutons_]

"a bone bruise"

They hurt like hell and can be slow to go away, but it's not ligament or cartilege damage.

I bet the next time he plays, he'll have a knee pad, and only on that knee.

[boutons_]

NBA TV Daily says it's fractured bone below his knee, out 6 weeks.

That would be out until ASB or after.

[ponky]

dang, the rockets have too much bad luck with injuries...i know t-mac's back is now what i'd call a chronic situation but at least they had yao who is having a great season and now he's out...get well soon yao, you too t-mac!!!

[mffl89]

Sucks that Yao went out. Funny thing is that my friend has Yao,Lewis, and Camby on the same team lol.

[P-O-Z]

there fucked

[GrandeDavid]

This sucks horribly. I hope Yao makes a full, speedy recovery.

[BUMP]

Yow

[TDfan2007]

Dude this sucks. The same thing happened to Yao last year if I remember correct. This team just has no luck with injuries.

[Burn531]

^^ I think it was his foot that broke.

[itzsoweezee]

What a soft pussy. Straight overrated - if it weren't for the trillions of Chinese voting him to the ASG every year nobody would ever have heard of the guy.

Dude's more fragile than Marcus Camby and Larry Hughes combined - goes down more reliably than a Thai schoolboy just from little owies on his leg.

yeah, 30 and 10 is "straight overrated." just log off you know-nothing.

[Texas_Ranger]

No luck for the Rockets. First McGrady, now Yao.

[boutons_]

"The same thing happened to Yao last year"

an injury, yes, but it was an infected toe,IIRC, no broken foot/leg bones.

[mabber]

It could end up being a positive as Bonzi is going to have to score a decent amount now and that could get him rolling. If he's playing well when Yao & TMac are both back the Rockets could be tough.

[P-O-Z]

yeah, 30 and 10 is "straight overrated." just log off you know-nothing.

[j-ho5dallas]

i wanna get fucked
dumbass heat fan :bang

[P-O-Z]

fuckin mavs fan u have no common sense

[Burn531]

"The same thing happened to Yao last year"

an injury, yes, but it was an infected toe,IIRC, no broken foot/leg bones.

Not a big deal but he did break his foot. (http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/Yao_returns_from_broken_foot-187095-822.html)

[exstatic]

Yao and TMac injured? What a shock. They should be called the Dy-Cambyc duo.