I hope Jason doesn’t mind my getting in on his basketball beat, but…
The Rockets are holding a press conference later today to announce that All-Star center Yao Ming will be missing the rest of the season (and post-season) due to a stress fracture in his left foot.
I’ll let Jason come along later to break down what this means to the team. But if you ask me, I think it means the Rockets can kiss the playoffs goodbye. — John Royal
This article appears in Feb 21-27, 2008.
