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| Height: 7-6 Weight: 310 Born: 1980-9-12, Shanghai, China |
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December 22, 2005 The Houston Chronicle reports that Yao Ming is not even expected to begin training again for 4-6 weeks. He recently underwent surgery to deal with an infection in his toe. |
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December 21, 2005 Yao Ming is expected to be out of action around six weeks following his toe surgery, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
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December 20, 2005 Yao Ming had surgery on his leg big toe Monday and will be out "several weeks," according to the Houston Chronicle. |
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December 19, 2005 Yao Ming is expected to miss several games after undergoing surgery Monday on his infected left big toe, according to the AP. |
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December 19, 2005 Yao Ming was unable to play Sunday due to his ailing toe. In fact, the Rockets expect him to miss the next 7-10 days due to the problem, though more will be known after the digit is examined further today, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
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December 6, 2005 Yao Ming had 12 points and nine rebounds Tuesday night, despite being cut over his right eye in a fourth-quarter collision with Boston forward Brian Scalabrine, according to the AP. Yao briefly went to the locker room, then came back a few minutes later with a bandage protecting the injury. |
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October 16, 2005 Yao Ming sat out of Saturday's preseason contest after the toenail fell off of his left big toe the day before, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
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August 31, 2005 The Rockets signed Yao Ming to a five-year extension worth at least $80.9 million, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
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June 18, 2005 Yao Ming should be over the surgery he underwent Thursday to remove a bone spur from his left ankle in about 4-6 weeks, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
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June 12, 2005 The agent for Yao Ming told a Houston radio station that Yao may have ankle surgery this summer after all. A previous report stated that Yao would be able to get by with a rehab program. |
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May 30, 2005 Yao Ming was expected to require offseason surgery on his ankle, but recent tests indicated that rehabilitation would suffice, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
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May 10, 2005 Yao Ming hopes to sign a long-term deal with the Rockets in the offseason, according to the Houston Chronicle. Ming is signed through next season, with the Rockets holding an option to match any offer he should receive as a free agent after that. |
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April 5, 2005 Yao Ming is expected to play tonight through his sprained ankle and bruised calf, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
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April 3, 2005 Yao Ming received treatment for a deep calf bruise on Saturday, according to the Houston Chronicle. Yao's status for tonight will probably be a game-time decision. |
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April 3, 2005 Yao Ming was able to play on Sunday despite a deep calf bruise. He scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in 33 minutes. |
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April 1, 2005 Yao Ming did not suit up Friday night because of a sore right calf, according to the AP. |
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March 5, 2005 Yao Ming continues to get himself in early foul trouble, but coach Jeff Van Gundy said he no longer plans to sit the center when he gets into that situation, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I'm going to keep him on the floor," Van Gundy said. "He's going to have to foul out. I've never believed in it that much anyway, 'Two fouls, come sit on the bench.' I'm going to play him his normal minutes, and if he has fouls, he has fouls. Because it's not working the other way." |