Yao done for season with stress fracture in left foot

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Yao Ming’s season is over.

Yao has a stress fracture in his left foot that likely will require season-ending surgery. Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey announced the decision on Tuesday.

The Rockets’ team physician said that the injury usually requires four months to heal if it isn’t treated surgically. If it’s treated surgically, recovery time is from three to four months.

“This is unbelievable,” Rockets owner Les Alexander told KRIV-TV in Houston. “This is the most heart-breaking. This is the worst I’ve felt.”

Houston, currently on a 12-game winning streak, is in fourth place in the Southwest Division. The streak followed a loss in the one game that Yao has missed all season.

The 7-foot-6 Yao is averaging 22.0 points and 10.8 rebounds in 55 games this season.

Alexander said he is hoping that the Rockets roster will rally together, even without Yao.

“This is the best we’ve played since the championship era,” Alexander told KRIV-TV. “Yao was an integral part of that.”

“We have great players and hopefully they can support what Yao gave us and go deep into the playoffs.”

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