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| Height: 7-6 Weight: 310 Born: September 12, 1980, Shanghai, China |
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| December 23, 2007 Yao Ming was cut on the face Sunday against Detroit and didn't play the last 15 minutes, the AP reports. It's hard to imagine this keeping him out for any significant period of time, but we'll see how the team addresses it Monday. |
| October 5, 2007 Rockets center Yao Ming still has a slightly torn labrum in his right shoulder, but the problem is not a concern and Yao still passed his physical after arriving late to training camp, the Houston Chronicle reported. Yao developed soreness in the shoulder last season and the tear was found, but the team determined Yao could better treat the shoulder with strengthening and stretching exercises rather than surgery. |
| September 21, 2007 Rocekts center Yao Ming will miss media day and the first two days of practice to appear at the opening ceremonies of the 2007 Special Olympics World Games in Shanghai, the Houston Chronicle reported. Yao will be fined for missing the highly priority media day and the practices, although the amount was not disclosed. |
| June 26, 2007 Rockets center Yao Ming is engaged to marry his girlfriend of nearly eight years in China this summer. The Houston Chronicle reported the engagement to former Chinese National Team player Ye Li, who met Yao in 1999 when he was playing for the Shanghai Sharks. |
| May 8, 2007 Rockets center Yao Ming will have a "small surgery" on a toe, hoping to prevent a troublesome toenail from growing back, the Houston Chronicle reported. Yao told the paper he only expected the procedure to keep him from working out for "a couple weeks." Yao also said he has had discussions with former Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon about working together this summer. He will also spend time training with the Chinese national team. |
| April 9, 2007 Yao Ming rested his back injury on Friday, but he was back in action against the Kings on Sunday, according to the AP. He had 18 points in his return. Ming is still recovering from his injury, and he spent most of the fourth quarter on the bench. |
| April 8, 2007 Yao Ming said he should be ready to play though his sore back today, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I feel better than (Friday) night," Yao said. "I'm going to try and play in (tonight's) game." |
| April 7, 2007 Yao Ming, who missed Friday's game with a sore back, is questionable for Sunday's contest, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I don't remember exactly when I got hurt," Yao said. "Maybe in the last game somebody hit me in my back and I wasn't paying attention in the game. (Thursday) was a day off and (Friday) I came into the shootaround and when I started full-speed running, my back struggled." |
| April 6, 2007 Yao Ming didn't play Friday due to a sore back, according to the AP. "Today in the shootaround when I started full speed running, I felt it in my back," he said. Yao may sit out Sunday, as well. |
| March 28, 2007 Jeff Van Gundy wants to play Yao Ming more down the stretch, according to the Houston Chronicle. Yao has yet to play more than 38 minutes since returning to action earlier this month. |
| March 10, 2007 Yao Ming scored 24 points and pulled down 13 rebounds on Friday despite playing with tape around the middle and ring fingers on his shooting hand. He dislocated his middle finger late in Wednesday's 111-80 win at Boston. |
| March 9, 2007 Yao Ming is fully expected to play Friday against New Jersey, even as he dislocated a finger in the Boston game Wednesday, the Houston Chronicle reports. Yao says the finger only has minor swelling; he'll play with the middle two fingers on his right hand taped together. |
| March 7, 2007 Yao Ming played just 19 minutes in Wednesday's win over Boston, partly due to foul trouble and partly due to the fact that the Rockets rolled to a 31-point victory. Yao finished with 11 points, five rebounds and four assists. |
| March 5, 2007 Yao Ming returned to action on Monday against Cleveland after missing 32 games with a fractured tibia, according to the AP. He finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds, two blocks and five turnovers in the loss. |
| March 5, 2007 Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy said that Yao Ming will start in his return to action this evening, according to the Houston Chronicle. He might not be at full speed immediately, but you should get him in your lineup. Yao has missed 32 games with a fractured tibia. |
| March 4, 2007 Yao Ming, who has been out with a broken leg, is expected to return on Monday against the Cavs, according to the AP. He has missed the last 32 games with the injury. |
| March 4, 2007 The Rockets plan to decide today whether Yao Ming can get back on the floor for tomorrow's game, according to the Houston Chronicle. He's recovering from a fractured right tibia and may not be in game shape at first. |
| March 2, 2007 Yao Ming practiced with the Rockets Thursday for the first time since he fractured his right tibia Dec. 23, the Houston Chronicle reports. It's not clear when he'll be cleared for game action; at this point he's essentially day-to-day. "It was hard, a first day, but it was better than I thought," Yao said. "Last time, I had a toenail removed. I missed like one week. I came back and felt like everything went away no conditioning, no skill or anything. Today felt much better than that day. I'm another step closer to playing." |
| February 26, 2007 The Rockets don't expect Yao Ming to return to action until mid/late March, according to the Houston Chronicle. Yao has been working out with a bulky brace to protect his broken leg. "He has to wear this cumbersome brace. He feels that's a huge issue to his mobility, to his jumping, to his natural running gait," said coach Jeff Van Gundy. |
| February 24, 2007 Yao Ming took some shots before Friday's game, wearing a large brace on his knee, the AP reports. The Rockets are hoping to get Yao back in a couple of weeks. |
| February 22, 2007 Yao Ming had an MRI Wednesday and while the team is encouraged with the results, he might not be ready to play in two weeks as he had hoped, the Houston Chronicle reports. Yao is coming back from a broken leg. "His progress has been exceptionally good so far," team physician Tom Clanton said. "It's been right on track, and he's had no setbacks. You don't want to put somebody into a position there is a risk of injury, and one of the things that's been shown to be directly related to sports injuries is failure to completely rehabilitate from an injury such as this. We're going along step by step and making sure he meets the goals he sets." |
| February 21, 2007 Yao Ming went through the shooting and offensive walkthrough part of the Rockets' practice on Tuesday, according to the Houston Chronicle. "We'll find out more (today after an MRI)," Yao said. "I'm not 100 percent who I was before I got the injury. I know myself. I think it will take some time, but when I get to play, I will get back to that level." |
| February 16, 2007 Yao Ming hopes to be cleared to practice by the end of the month and to play about 10 days later, the Houston Chronicle reports. He's coming back from a broken leg. He has been permitted to do "straight-ahead" conditioning and listed "shooting, post moves and learning on tape" as his current regimen. He has not been cleared for any side-to-side movement as of yet. |
| February 13, 2007 Yao Ming, who is recovering from a broken leg, plans to return to practice within two weeks and return to game action in early March, according to the Houston Chronicle. "You know me," he said. "I'm always faster than (expected)." Tests on Yao's fractured right leg show him to be progressing on schedule. |
| February 1, 2007 Yao Ming was able to work on an underwater treadmill on Tuesday after a bone scan showed that his broken leg is healing on schedule, according to the Houston Chronicle. Yao is expected to be out until mid-late March. |
| January 9, 2007 Yao Ming's eight-week timetable has been confirmed, meaning he'll be sidelined until mid-to-late February, according to the Houston Chronicle. Ming, who is recovering from a broken leg, has begun riding an exercise bicycle but has not been cleared to begin water workouts. |