It was revealed today that Houston Rockets center Yao Ming's foot was not healing the way they would like after it was surgically repaired. Ming broke his foot during the second round of the playoffs, when the Rockets were playing the Los Angeles Lakers. He immediately had surgery on it, and was expected to be back for next season. Now, the team doctors have stated that Yao could possibly miss all of next season because the foot isn't healing at all. The doctor also said the injury could be career-threatening, possibly ending Yao's career. He has had four surgeries in three seasons.
This is devastating news for the Rockets for a couple of reasons. The Rockets only hope of being a contender is if they have Yao Ming for the majority of the season. This may force Ron Artest to look elsewhere to re-sign with a contending team. They also have Tracy McGrady who is injury prone and is getting paid a lot of money. If Yao is unable to make a return, it will take the Rockets some time, possible a few years, to get back into contention mode. It was said that general manager Daryl Morey packaged Aaron Brooks and Shane Battier to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Ricky Rubio but was rejected.
I wondered why Morey would pull such a move, since Rubio is all hype at this point and Brooks and Battier helped the Rockets for the champion Lakers to a Game 7. Now it is clear why he did that. I am convinced Morey knew beforehand that Yao Ming's surgically repaired foot wasn't healing well. The team is being described in panic mode, which they should be. The draft is over so the Rockets will have to make trades to get a key player, or deal with the roster they have and see how far they can go. This is unfortunate for Yao, who has been more than a serviceable center in the NBA in the seven seasons he's been playing.
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