Houston still quiet on Yao's big news

HOUSTON: On the eve of last week's NBA draft, Houston Rockets general wholesale watch manager Daryl Morey said the teame was still determined to build around All-Star center Yao Ming. "He's the cornerstone of the team," Morey said. A few days later, the future of the team and the All-Star center from China have suddenly been thrown into question amid ominous reports from the team doctor that the hairline fracture in Yao's left foot could not only possibly keep him out of all of next season, but potentially end his career. That would not only be devastating news for the Rockets, but a Vacheron Constantin Watches crippling blow to the NBA, which would lose one of its most influential international ambassadors. On Tuesday, the league was still holding out hope that Yao would play again. "I think it's awfully premature for us to comment on that," league spokesman Tim Frank said. "Let's see how this works out first." Morey said on Monday he would not comment on the reports about Yao "until we have Breitling Watches all the facts". A team spokesman said on Tuesday that nothing was definitive and that Yao and his representatives were seeking other medical opinions this week. Morey also said last Friday that the uncertainty surrounding Yao had not changed his offseason strategy for trades. That was before team doctor Tom Clanton told the Houston Chronicle newspaper that Yao's injury could threaten his Cartier Watches career. If Yao is out for the season, the Rockets could apply for an injured player exception and use that money toward signing a free agent, said Frank, the NBA spokesman. It would amount to the value of the midlevel exception, equal to 108 percent of the average player salary from last season (about $5.6 million). Some of the unrestricted free agent big men available this summer, if the Rockets won't have Yao, include Chris Andersen, Brandon Bass, Rasheed Wallace, Antonio McDyess, Chris Mihm, Francisco Elson, Jamaal Magliore and Drew Chopard Watches Gooden. 3905 Watches 5500 Watches 5505 Watches 6100 Watches 6800 Watches Rado Classic Watch Anaotm Ceramica Coupole Florence Integral Original Ovation Rado Hard to Find Rado Sintra