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Yao Out for Season, Maybe For Good

Re-fractured foot means Rockets center may miss all of next season, if not more

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 29, 2009 4:10 PM CDT

(Newser) – The broken left foot that knocked center Yao Ming out of the recently concluded NBA playoffs could be career-ending, sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports. Pins were inserted a year ago after one of the Houston Rockets star's many injuries, and the foot re-fractured... Read full story »

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