I know someone posted about Yao having a CUT above his eye....but it is actually a broken bone. he'll finally get some rest. Good news for the Rockets.
here's the article: Yao Ming breaks bone above left eye during practice for exhibition BEIJING (AP) — Houston Rockets centre Yao Ming broke a bone above his left eye when he collided with another player while working out for the Chinese national team earlier this week. Yao received eight stitches above the eye and is expected to miss some of the national team's five exhibition games against a travelling NBA all-star team, a Chinese Basketball Association official told the official Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday. News photos showed the seven-foot-six Yao with a bloodied bandage on his left eyebrow after the collision Monday. It is expected to take Yao about a week to recover. Yao is a member of both the NBA all-star team and China's national team, but was to play for the Chinese squad in this exhibition. The first is scheduled for Wednesday night in the northeastern city of Qinhuangdao. Yao, one of the first Chinese players in the NBA, was the No. 1 draft pick last year. He was runner-up to Phoenix's Amare Stoudemire for the NBA rookie-of-the-year award after averaging 13.5 points and 8.2 rebounds a game.
