Yao Ming

Magic’s Howard empathizes with Yao’s injury plight

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

2 Heat, 2 Celtics on pace to earn All-Star starts

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Yao Ming has ankle surgery, weighs options

By CHRIS DUNCAN - Associated Press

AP source: Yao scheduled for ankle surgery

By CHRIS DUNCAN - Associated Press

Wizards lose to Rockets, drop to 0-15 on road

By Chris Duncan - Associated Press

$FILE - In this file photo taken Nov. 7, 2010, Houston Rockets trainer Jason Biles, left, works on the left foot of center Yao Ming, of China, before the Rockets' NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Houston. Ming, 30, will miss the rest of the season because of a stress fracture in his left ankle. The Rockets announced the decision Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, a day after the injury was found in an MRI exam. Team physician Walter Lowe said surgery is the usual treatment for such an injury, which has sidelined Yao since Nov. 10. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel, File)$

Rockets ask for Yao disabled player exception

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

$FILE - In this file photo taken Nov. 7, 2010, Houston Rockets trainer Jason Biles, left, works on the left foot of center Yao Ming, of China, before the Rockets' NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Houston. Ming, 30, will miss the rest of the season because of a stress fracture in his left ankle. The Rockets announced the decision Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, a day after the injury was found in an MRI exam. Team physician Walter Lowe said surgery is the usual treatment for such an injury, which has sidelined Yao since Nov. 10. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel, File)$