ESPN.com is reporting that Yao could return sooner than anyone expected based off Yao’s progress. Rockets GM Daryl Morey had this to say to ESPN The Magazine:

“Yao Ming is progressing well. I don’t think that [a career-ending scenario] is something that will happen, based on what I’m hearing from the doctors. They do know that the bone will heal and he’ll get back on it. And they have not actually ruled out [his return] this season. I think that’s less likely than likely, but they haven’t ruled it out.”

First, the good news is that Morey feels confident it won’t be a career-ending condition. However, I think it may be way too early to say Yao could return next season. He had the surgery on July 21st, a little less than 6 weeks ago. So let’s not get our hopes up too high, folks. After all, he’s still in a cast.

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