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FILE - In this May 8, 2009, file photo, Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, left, of China, and Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol, right, of Spain, compete for a rebound during an NBA Western Conference playoff basketball game. Yao's broken left foot could be a "career-threatening" injury. Dr. Tom Clanton, the Rockets' team physician, told the Houston Chronicle on Monday, June 29, 2009, that Yao's injury "has the potential for him missing this next season and could be career-threatening." (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)