The Houston Chronicle, ESPN and Rockets.com are reporting that Yao has finally made the decision to have surgery on his foot next week, just like Zydrunas Ilgauskas did back in 2001.

Let’s hope Yao goes on to have an injury-free career like Big Z has had since that surgery. I personally think Yao will miss all of next season, although one of the stories says he can start taking on ‘basketball activity’ in 6 months. We’ll see.

Click here for the Chronicle and ESPN stories on the specifics of the surgical procedure he’ll undertake.

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