Yao suffered a stress fracture in his foot. I’m guessing feet aren’t really made to prop up 7-foot-6 human beings who run for a living. Hopefully Yao will bounce back.

Perhaps the craziest news regarding the Yao injury is the self-proclaimed stat guru that is John Hollinger over at ESPN saying that the Rockets will still make the playoffs.

Said Hollinger: “With a three-game lead and less than two months to play, Houston should be a playoff team, even without Yao.”

Uh, what. He thinks a three-game lead will hold up for the Rockets without Yao over the course of two months? What is he smoking? The Rockets are in the seventh seed and they have the Warriors and the Nuggets right on their heels.

The Warriors and Nuggets are quality teams who will likely get even better as the season goes on. The Rockets? Not so much.

Post from: EveryJoe

Yao Done, Hollinger is Crazy