Yao Ming is retiring, that's according to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski
The 7'6" Chinese basketball player who plays center for the Houston Rockets only played five games last season due to the severe fracture on his left foot and the surgeries he had to go through.
He got the stress fracture on 2008 and he underwent several operations which placed screws in his foot to strengthen the bone. He was able to play after that, but on December 16, 2010, it was announced that Yao developed a stress fracture in his left ankle that was related to the previous injury.
He failed to attend the Western Conference last January 2011 where he was voted as the starting center for the 2011 All-Star Game. He was not in Los Angeles at the time due to after-surgery rehabilitation.
On July 8, 2011, there were reports that Yao Ming was retiring. One of his agents, though, falsified the claim. Yao then announced a press conference for July 20 to talk about his future career plans.
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