The Rockets' GM, who has lost two centers to serious injury in the last few months -- Dikembe Mutombo and Yao Ming -- has used Facebook to help charm a free agent replacement. His target? Dwight Howard's backup in Orlando, Marcin Gortat. This was posted on Daryl Morey's Facebook page shortly before midnight: Meeting in a few w/ Gortat.Send a note to him NOW at rocketsfanslovegortat@gmail.com. He will receive. Show him how much we want him in Red!
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Via Red's Army
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June 29, 2009
Via Adrian Wojarnowski of Yahoo! Sports:“The realization has hit them that this is grave,” one NBA general manager said.
For now, the Rockets have privately told league peers it could be a
full season before Yao might be able to return to basketball. Multiple
league executives, officials close to Yao and two doctors with
knowledge of the diagnoses are...
Via Pacman Jonesin'
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June 29, 2009
The news isn’t good about Yao Ming and his broken foot. Yahoo Sports! says the Houston Rockets star is likely to miss the entire 2009-2010 season, and possibly more. In other words, there’s a pretty good chance Yao Ming is done in the NBA.
“The realization has hit them that this is grave,” an NBA general [...]
Via ESPN
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July 02, 2009
Restricted free-agent center Marcin Gortat was scheduled to fly to Dallas on Thursday after giving the Mavericks a verbal commitment to sign an offer sheet with them July 8, according to NBA front-office sources.
Via SPORTS by BROOKS
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June 29, 2009
Ever since Yao Ming broke his left foot in the Rockets’ playoff series against the Lakers, the healing process for the Houston center has been moving very slow. In fact, doctors are worried that his injury is actually getting worse.
And concerns are being raised that Yao may miss the entire 2009-10 NBA season. Or worse [...]
Via HotNonPorn
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July 02, 2009
"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."- Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) to Captain Renault (Claude Rains) in Casablanca (1942)I'm not going to spoil the movie for you, but the quote above is the final line from the timeless classic Casablanca.The words speak for themselves, and who knows what really happened between Rick and Renault after what...
Via Chron.com
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June 29, 2009
So the Rockets wait. Again. Rockets physician Tom Clanton revealed on Monday that the hairline fracture in Yao Ming's left foot not only has failed to heal as expected but has gotten worse. The treatments could be as simple as...
Via FanHouse
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July 01, 2009
by Tom ZillerFiled under: Magic, Raptors, Trail Blazers, Euroleague, NBA RumorsDespite Marcin Gortat's best efforts, magical Hedo Turkoglu has taken the 2009 free agency period by the sensitive bits. Five teams reportedly called Hedo's agent Lon Babby on Wednesday morning, inquiring about or begging for the Turk's services. The Blazers top the list, having dispatched...
Via Basketball ] MiamiHerald.com
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June 29, 2009
Rockets center Yao Ming's broken left foot could be a "career-threatening" injury.
Via CBSSports
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June 29, 2009
The Rockets are facing their worst-case scenario: Yao Ming reportedly might miss next season because his left foot fracture is getting worse. Houston's offseason plans and future are up in the air now, Ken Berger says.
Via AZ Central
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June 29, 2009
Rockets center Yao Ming's broken left foot could be a ''career-threatening'' injury.
Via NBAtipoff
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June 30, 2009
Josh Dhani is a weekly writer for NBATipoff.com. With Yao Ming's injury, he may stay with Houston and the injury will heal so he can start playing again...or the injury will take a huge impact on his NBA career which would force him to leave and there'll never be a taller basketball player that's actually pretty good like Ming himself ever again.Is it possible that the...
Via You Been Blinded
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June 30, 2009
While the immediate future of the Houston Rockets’ franchise hinges on Yao Ming’s health, Ron Artest is still in Los Angeles entertaining us via YouTube. This time Ron-Ron’s hangin’ with Lil B and crew and giving his positive advice to the ladies.
Just be a jumpoff for like one person. Two people, you can be a [...]
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