Yao Ming Calls it a career

[Peties Army]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6749511

Man what could have been with that guy.

[stephj32]

Wow. If he did not have all of those injuries he could've been even better than he already was! So sad to see him end his career way too early.

[Peties Army]

Yeah. Got to feel bad for the Rockets fans. He was really the centerpiece to that team.

[jaybarkerfan]

So tough for the giant guys to stay healthy. Hate to see him go.

[Peties Army]

So tough for the giant guys to stay healthy. Hate to see him go.

Agree. Hard on knees and feet.

[The Question]

Report: Rockets C Yao to retire (AP)

Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Yao Ming is retiring from basketball. The 7-foot-6 Houston Rockets center, plagued by lower-body injuries in the second half of his career, has informed the league office that his playing career is over, the website reported. The Rockets have no comment on the report because of the lockout, and the NBA has not received official retirement paperwork from Yao.

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[key2win]

Sad news. Yao was one of the better centers in the league before injuries got to him.

[Ground Support]

I wouldn't want to go back to the Rockets either..

[Peties Army]

I wouldn't want to go back to the Rockets either..

Ground Support You're so stu....

Oh sorry, wrong thread

that is funny.

[Ground Support]

lol it's all good.

[Chris P]

Yao Ming Set To Retire

It was inevitable that this day was coming, but it looks like Yao Ming is going to be retiring after 8 seasons in the NBA. Yao was the #1 pick in the 2002 draft and was pegged to not only be the next dominant big man in the league, but also make a huge presence for the league worldwide. Yao would unfortunately not really live up to the hype, not because he wasn't good, when he was on the floor was a great, he was just too injury prone. After 3 healthy seasons, Yao started to get hurt and would only play more the 75 games once more in his career in 2008. He missed all of the 09-10 season with a foot injury then came back to only play in 5 games this past season. The writing was on the wall, and it's a shame cause when healthy he definitely was one of the best centers in the league. Yes his 8 all star starts are little suspect due to the fan votes coming in from China, but Yao was still an All Star caliber player. It's a shame it had to end this way, I would've loved to see Yao reach his full potential and possibly become an all time great. We'll never know now.


What are your thoughts of Yao Ming's Career?

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[Phlash]

sorry to see him go.

[RAYJAYSOLDIER]

sucks for him, but he accomplished spreading the nba around the world.

[bakemeister52]

we will miss him but what a class act for the NBA

[Phlash]

if he coulda stayed as healthy as he was his first 2-3 seasons he could have been the number 1 center