Yao may attend the game with Spurs on March 4th. Here is a summary of the report from SINA (http://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2007-02-16/15402760328.shtml) A trainer of Yao/Houston: Yao's recovery is very fast and he is pretty sure that Yao will show in the game with Spurs on March 4th (3rd here).
I'll translate: Yao's trainer gives return date: March 4 against SA Spurs Tomorrow is the beginning of All-Star Weekend. Yao is not terribly interested in the activities, he will participate in them with his teammates Head and McGrady. Yao was not sitting courtside during the loss to the Mavericks, but he will not leave Houston alone. Yao waited at home for McGrady and Head to finish playing, and they will fly to Vegas together. They are probably in Vegas already, and are resting for the activities tomorrow. Yao's injury recovery is of interest to everyone. Yao said that he would be back by March 10, but from recent information from Yao's trainer, it seems that Yao was giving himself some leeway. We ran into the trainer responsible for Yao's rehab, and his comments regarding Yao's situation were succinct: "Yao's recovery is going very well, I can say that he may be able to play the March 4 game against the Spurs." March 4, it seems that Yao's return is not far off. Before then, let us enjoy the All-Star Weekend and Chinese New Year. By the 15th day of the new year we will see Yao back on the court again.
Too bad china is on the other side of the international date line.. hence.. March 4th on a Chinese report
But in China, it will be March 4th. Really hope the quote in the article is not made up, because I've already bought a ticket for the March 7th game in Boston.
The houston chronicle has a quick read about Yao's progress. According to Yao he should be PLAYING in "about 2 weeks". This is better news from before where he was hoping to just return to practice in 2 weeks.
If he heals like a normal human being he is already completely healed. He just needs to get his wind back. If this were the 70s, he would already be playing. DD
HECK NO !! I am just saying that in today's game they are much more careful with the athletes. Much smarter, IMO. DD
This cracked me up too. Still, we have to admit that Yao just standing around for 10 mins. a game could have a positive impact. If not, well let's just see how long it takes before someone bothers to "scheme" against him.
