# Yao may be done

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yao-may-be-done/501488>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 30, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yao-may-be-done/501488 "2009-06-30T16:14:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yao-may-be-done/501488/1 "2009-06-30T16:14:27Z")

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> **[Reports: Injury could cost Yao season, longer](https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4295729)**
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> Yao Ming could reportedly miss the rest of the season with a fracture in his foot.

Yao Ming will not play next season and may be done. That has to be a huge blow to basketball fans. Changes the power in the West doesn’t it?

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yao-may-be-done/501488/2 "2009-07-01T15:54:38Z")

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Not necessarily. Houston took the Lakers deep in the series and played them very well despite not having Tracy McGrady and Yao.

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**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yao-may-be-done/501488/3 "2009-07-01T20:33:12Z")

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Right.

Plus, there’s some serious talk about acquiring Chris Bosh.

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**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yao-may-be-done/501488/4 "2009-07-01T20:48:41Z")

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The West has been slowly changing for years and we finally saw it last year. Phoenix missed the playoffs and will be even worse next year. All the stars of the 2000’s are getting old - Nash, Novitski, Duncan, Michael Finley, Ginobli - now Yao is done.

The up and comers are the Nuggets and the Trailblazers. OKlahoma City has a really nice young roster, but a long ways to go.

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yao-may-be-done/501488/5 "2009-07-03T00:59:50Z")

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Time for the East to dominate.