Raymond has done another translation (4 hours of work) of a Titan Sports article that was written after the loss in Game 6 to the Jazz. In the article, we learn about the things done different this season compared to the previous 4 years under the Jeff Van Gundy regime, what his goal is for the upcoming season, and much more.

Raymond has translated a Chinese article of an interview with Yao after the loss in Utah in Game 6 Friday night. You can just feel the pain inside Yao when reading the interview. Thanks for the translation, Raymond.

Our Raymond has done a great job gathering photos from Yao’s press conference in China on Friday, as well as translating Yao’s answers to the questions the press asked him. Click here for more photos and the translation.

You probably saw the photos a couple of days ago from Yao working out. Now we’ve got video from NBA TV of him working out as well! Check out the video by clicking here.

Thanks to Raymond for this translation of an interview with Yao where he talks about what he’s doing these days, what he thinks of the Rockets’ chances this season, who he thinks they match up well against in the playoffs, and much more.

Raymond has translated another interview of Yao that was conducted just a few hours after Yao’s surgery on Monday.

In case you missed it, here’s an interview from a couple of days ago with Rocket Steve Francis.

Thanks, Raymond!

No surprise in the announcement today that Yao will undergo surgery to repair the stress fracture in his left foot rather than just do rest and rehab. Evidently the second opinion he got yesterday from another specialist in Charlotte, NC confirmed the same thing he heard from Dr. Tom Clanton in Houston.

It looks like the surgery to insert several screws into the bone to help it heal will be done on Monday. For more on the story, click here.

Raymond has done a fantastic job translating this long interview that Yao provided to Titan Sports after it was announced that Yao will miss the rest of the season because of a stress fracture in his left ankle. In this translation, we learn:

– Yao and the Rockets trainer initially thought the pain was because of bone spurs before they started checking it out further
– Maybe the stress fracture started back in November in a game against Dallas
– The injury, and the surgery he’ll have, is very similar to what Zydrunas Ilgauskas had done
– He probably could have only played another 2 or 3 games before the pain would have become unbearable
– He probably won’t return to China until late in the recuperation stage because long flights are not good for his ankle
– Much, much more

In my mind, since Yao says he will only be able to work on his upper body during most of the recuperation period, there might be a bright side to all this. Since it’s doubtful he’ll be 100% when the Olympics start, he will probably work hard so he can improve his jump shooting ability so he can provide sure-fire scoring for the Chinese team during the Olympics.

This potential emphasis on outside shooting might help him score more effectively in the long-run since his outside shooting has dropped off since becoming more of a low-post player.

Thanks for the translation, Raymond!

Here’s the video of Yao talking about his injury in a press conference from 6:15pm today.

You can tell how depressed Yao is about this news. So sad.

I’m a little bit late, but Raymond has translated another article from Titan Sports that was posted in the forum Friday morning. He says several interesting things (as always) including his preference for the Rockets guards to penetrate into the lane since it makes it more likely that if they miss, he can grab the rebound.

I just wish all the Rockets guard would take Yao’s preference to heart. Thanks for the translation, Raymond!