| Latest News |
| Yao set to retire: The news that no one wanted to hear is here: Rockets center Yao Ming has decided to call it a career in the NBA. Yahoo! Sports reports Friday that "Yao has decided to retire from the NBA. He informed the league office within past 48 hours." The decision comes after years of dealing with nagging injuries. Back in December, Yao suffered a stress fracture of his ankle that required season-ending surgery and threatened to end his career. It was assumed at the time that the injury could be career-threatening, as the injury occurred just five games into the 2010-2011 season. Yao had missed the entire 2009-2010 season due to injury. In March, Yao told reporters in Houston that he would attempt a comeback but was cautious in his outlook. The 2010-11 season was the last year on Yao's contract, making him a free agent. (Updated 07/08/2011) |
| Injury Report |
| No information available at this time (Updated 2/13/12). |
| Fantasy Analysis |
| Yao, 30, was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft. Due to his overwhelming popularity, he was voted to the NBA All-Star team in each of his eight seasons as a pro. He leaves the game with career averages of 19.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. There's still a chance he could attempt a comeback, but it appears as if we won't see Yao in the NBA again. Ignore him in all leagues on Draft Day in 2011-12. (Updated 07/08/2011). |
| More Updates |
| July 20, 2011: Chinese great Yao Ming retires from basketball Yao Ming has made it official, telling a packed news conference in his hometown that a series of injuries have forced him to retire from basketball. |
| July 19, 2011: Yao to officially retire from basketball Wednesday Yao Ming should make it official on Wednesday, announcing what is widely expected to be his retirement from the NBA and a sport that made him a household name in China. |
| July 12, 2011: Durant, touring China, says he isn't ruling out playing abroad Kevin Durant isn't ruling out playing basketball abroad next season if the NBA lockout isn't resolved. |
| July 11, 2011: Yao's retirement could put NBA's profile at risk in China BEIJING-The expected retirement of Chinese basketball star Yao Ming risks diminishing the NBA's once-burgeoning popularity in the country, with many local fans saying they would no longer watch NBA games. |
| July 10, 2011: Rockets' Yao intends to retire, yet to file paperwork A person with direct knowledge of Yao Ming's decision says the Houston Rockets All-Star center is retiring. |
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| Situational Stats | ||||||
| 2/14/2012 vs. MEM | ||||||
| Situation | G | MIN | REB | A | PTS | AVG |
| vs. MEM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| At Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| On Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete Situational Stats | ||||||
| Last 7 Games |
| OPP | MIN | PTS | TREB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | |
| 04/01 | SA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/03 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | SAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/06 | NO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/09 | LAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/11 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/13 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FEBRUARY | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 5 | 6 @DEN W 99-90 | 7 | 8 @POR W 103-96 | 9 @PHO W 96-89 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 @GS L 97-106 | 13 | 14 @MEM 8:00 pm | 15 OKC 8:00 pm | 16 | 17 MIN 8:00 pm | 18 |
| Complete Schedule | ||||||
| 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Career Shooting Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Season | TEAM | G | MIN | FG | FGA | FG% | FG3 | FG3A | FG3% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | AVG |
| 2002-03 | Houston | 82 | 2382 | 401 | 805 | 49.8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 301 | 371 | 81.1 | 1104 | 13.5 |
| 2003-04 | Houston | 82 | 2692 | 535 | 1025 | 52.2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 361 | 446 | 80.9 | 1431 | 17.5 |
| 2004-05 | Houston | 80 | 2447 | 538 | 975 | 55.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 389 | 497 | 78.3 | 1465 | 18.3 |
| 2005-06 | Houston | 57 | 1949 | 467 | 900 | 51.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 337 | 395 | 85.3 | 1271 | 22.3 |
| 2006-07 | Houston | 48 | 1624 | 423 | 819 | 51.6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 356 | 413 | 86.2 | 1202 | 25.0 |
| 2007-08 | Houston | 55 | 2044 | 432 | 852 | 50.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 345 | 406 | 85.0 | 1209 | 22.0 |
| 2008-09 | Houston | 77 | 2589 | 566 | 1032 | 54.8 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 381 | 440 | 86.6 | 1514 | 19.7 |
| 2010-11 | Houston | 5 | 91 | 18 | 37 | 48.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 51 | 10.2 |
| TOTAL | 486 | 15817 | 3380 | 6445 | 52.4 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | 2485 | 2984 | 83.3 | 9247 | 19.0 | |
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| Season | TEAM | G | MIN | REB | RAVG | A | AAVG | STL | SAVG | BLK | BAVG | TO | ||
| 2002-03 | Houston | 82 | 2382 | 675 | 8.2 | 137 | 1.7 | 31 | 0.4 | 147 | 1.8 | 173 | ||
| 2003-04 | Houston | 82 | 2692 | 735 | 9.0 | 122 | 1.5 | 22 | 0.3 | 156 | 1.9 | 204 | ||
| 2004-05 | Houston | 80 | 2447 | 669 | 8.4 | 61 | 0.8 | 34 | 0.4 | 160 | 2.0 | 196 | ||
| 2005-06 | Houston | 57 | 1949 | 581 | 10.2 | 85 | 1.5 | 30 | 0.5 | 94 | 1.6 | 147 | ||
| 2006-07 | Houston | 48 | 1624 | 452 | 9.4 | 94 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.4 | 94 | 2.0 | 167 | ||
| 2007-08 | Houston | 55 | 2044 | 594 | 10.8 | 129 | 2.3 | 25 | 0.5 | 111 | 2.0 | 183 | ||
| 2008-09 | Houston | 77 | 2589 | 761 | 9.9 | 137 | 1.8 | 30 | 0.4 | 150 | 1.9 | 234 | ||
| 2010-11 | Houston | 5 | 91 | 27 | 5.4 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.6 | 7 | ||
| TOTAL | 486 | 15817 | 4494 | 9.2 | 769 | 1.6 | 189 | 0.4 | 920 | 1.9 | 1311 | |||
| Postseason Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Season | TEAM | G | MIN | FG | FGA | FG% | FG3 | FG3A | FG3% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | AVG |
| 2003-04 | Houston | 5 | 185 | 31 | 68 | 45.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 75 | 15.0 |
| 2004-05 | Houston | 7 | 220 | 55 | 84 | 65.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 55 | 72.7 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 2006-07 | Houston | 7 | 260 | 55 | 125 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 75 | 88.0 | 176 | 25.1 |
| 2008-09 | Houston | 9 | 323 | 54 | 99 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 51 | 90.2 | 154 | 17.1 |
| TOTAL | 28 | 988 | 195 | 376 | 51.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 165 | 198 | 83.3 | 555 | 19.8 | |
| More Postseason Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Season | TEAM | G | MIN | REB | RAVG | A | AAVG | STL | SAVG | BLK | BAVG | TO | ||
| 2003-04 | Houston | 5 | 185 | 37 | 7.4 | 9 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.4 | 7 | 1.4 | 13 | ||
| 2004-05 | Houston | 7 | 220 | 54 | 7.7 | 5 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 19 | 2.7 | 19 | ||
| 2006-07 | Houston | 7 | 260 | 72 | 10.3 | 6 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.7 | 33 | ||
| 2008-09 | Houston | 9 | 323 | 98 | 10.9 | 9 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.4 | 11 | 1.2 | 17 | ||
| TOTAL | 28 | 988 | 261 | 9.3 | 29 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.3 | 42 | 1.5 | 82 | |||
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