Well according to shortfuse3, Yao's been faking that injury just to save face. Chuck Hayes has a much better chance leading this team to win if not for garbage Yao.
if it really is his knee and not the ankle, then it's the knee he got hit on last game, but it wasn't really on his knee, it's closer to his shin, so its not really a knee injury would be worse.
That was from Game 1 with the bump on Kobe. His ankle is hurting him and I think his knee injury from Game 1 is also catching up with him.
I think I read Yao's lips during the time-out saying "its not the ankle." Hopefully its just a sore knee.
To be honest, that is just a stupid thing to do, he should have got some treatment, before it gets any worst.
Hope it's not serious. The absence of length and athleticism is very worrisome. It keeps Yao out there for too long and exposes him to getting injured. DM better take notice of it.
Are you sure? On his way to the locker room he was planting that left foot while walking like normal, it was his right leg he was dragging/limping on.
i think the ideal situation is yao getting a slight injury in his last game of the season (whether its an elim game or championship winning) so that he cant play in china over the summer. that time off would do him wonders.