The Yao Haters may be happy.
The rest of us are not.
Yao, averaging 22.6 points and 10.3 rebounds, which is like 35 points and 17 boards in a Jeff Van Grunty offense, broke his foot Monday night.
Yao's foot stepped on by Utah's Kirilenko
SALT LAKE CITY -- Houston Rockets center Yao Ming broke his left foot when another player stepped on it late in the first quarter against Utah on Monday night.
Yao appeared to be injured when Utah's Andrei Kirilenko stepped on his foot while the two were under the basket. Yao got the offensive rebound and converted the three-point play after Kirilenko was called for a foul.
After making the layup, Yao bent down and rubbed his left foot before going to the line. He left the game about a minute later.
Yao, averaging 22.6 points and 10.3 rebounds, had five points, two rebounds and a block in 8:31 before leaving the game.
Houston was already without leading scorer Tracy McGrady, who is out for the rest of the season with a back injury.
