Yao Ming injured his ankle and was hit by Kobe? Can I continue to play ball in the future?

Of course not. Kobe Bryant has a knee, and Yao Ming's injured part is his ankle. He will be all right after a short rest.

It is because he was injured in the last game that he should go to bed early.

Yao Ming: My ankle is swollen like a radish. I'll come down early and my bones will be fine.

In Houston in May, the sun was like fire, scorching the earth, and the heat waves hit again and again, making people breathless. Summer is coming.

It's only three hours before the fourth game between the Rockets and the Lakers begins. Yao Ming drove out of the house. He has seen the scenery on both sides of the road many times, but at this moment, it has a different flavor. 24 hours ago, he learned the news that he could not continue the game because of a serious sprain of his left ankle and a hairline crack. The doctor's judgment is that he will miss the rest of the playoffs and will rest for 8 to 0/2 weeks. In other words, the 2008-09 season in Yao Ming has ended ahead of schedule, and summer has come naively.

Walking on the way to Toyota Center, he was no longer excited and had no fighting spirit in his chest, only mixed feelings. In May, when he was supposed to fight, he smelled summer.

Yao Ming doesn't know how to describe the mood at this moment. Sad, reluctant, but also mixed with hope. Before, at this time in May, his season was over, sitting at home and watching others fight for the playoffs with envy. This year, he also tasted the second round of the playoffs. But now, his team is still fighting, and he can only sit on the bench in a suit and tie. He had no choice but to wait. In 2009, Yao Ming was injured again. After breaking through the first round and realizing the most important dream of this season, he is ambitious and will wait for the next year.

Sports: How does your ankle feel now?

Yao Ming: It still hurts. My whole ankle is swollen. My ankles are swollen inside and outside, just like big white radish. Have you ever seen such a big white radish?

Sports: Are you in a good mood?

Yao Ming: I'm fine. You see, I can still joke. Unfortunately, you can't fight with your teammates. Fortunately, the biggest task of this year has been completed, and we have entered the second round. This is not our biggest dream, but it is the most basic task. As I said, in the second round, it seems that we have given enough food to the commune, and the rest is our own. We can't play now, but we haven't lost the team. We have taken a historic step together. As for my share, let's continue next season.

Sports: You didn't expect a fracture, did you?

Yao Ming: No, it just hurts. After the third game, I went to the hospital for examination overnight. Achilles tendon and muscle are severely sprained and swollen, and it hurts when you move. At that time, I thought that the next game might be suspended. After the doctor's examination, it is probably certain that you can't play. Even walking hurts, how can we play? The doctor who operated on me, Dr. clanton, told me at that time that if you can run in a couple of days, you can fight, but I think you can't run, and the possibility of running is close to a miracle. I'm really in pain. Look at my last round, the third shot. I can't hold it completely. I am crooked.

Sports: But did you still want to have a rest before playing?

Yao Ming: Yes, I do. At that time, I thought I would try to have a rest and see how long it would take to recover. But after checking, I know it's basically over. Hang up the phone. My heart is uncomfortable, plus my pain. I drove home from the hospital myself, and the pain was unbearable all the way. Fortunately, my car is automatic, just use my right foot. If it is manual, I can't step on the clutch at all. Last night, I took painkillers to sleep. However, I am still unwilling. I still want to see the recovery and treatment of the next day. It was not until I went to the stadium and finished the examination and treatment that I found that this time I was not only severely sprained, but also had a thin seam on my bone. I was sure I couldn't play.

Exercise: It hurts during the game. Why do you have to hold on, hold on?

Yao Ming: Looking back now, I think if I was injured in the second quarter, I would have come down and my bones would be fine. But people live to win. At that time, I thought I saw hope. I remember I got 6 points in the exam, and I don't want to give up. I think I will take this as my last battle. I am desperate. Do you think if I can persist, I will end it? I have to play until the last second. But I really can't hold on. Later, I ran with my heel, which really hurt. At that time, I thought, if I can catch up with two points left, I will definitely shoot three points if I have the chance, and I will definitely not be able to hold up in overtime. Who would have thought that I didn't even make it to the last second.

Sports: How did you get hurt? Do you remember it now?

Yao Ming: I just twisted it a few times anyway. The first time was in the middle of the second quarter, and I felt a little serious at that time. Then in the third and fourth quarters, I stepped on others twice. The last time was Landry. I didn't know it at first, but then I went back to the bench and told Jones that I stepped on someone's foot in the second half. Landry whispered beside him, carefully saying, it's my foot. That look, as if I were going to hit him. I told him, what are you afraid of? I won't hit you, and I won't just step on you. There is another goal. I took off continuously and grabbed the offensive rebound. I missed it at first, grabbed it again, and was pushed to the ground. Well, actually, I didn't exert myself, but when I landed, I stepped on someone else's foot and couldn't stand up at all. Oh, carrying things, what should I do?

Sports: You had an operation on your left ankle last year. This has nothing to do with that, right?

Yao Ming: That's all right. Not the bone that was operated on last year. The steel nails implanted during the operation are also fine. I just found a tiny crack, so I don't need any more surgery, so I just rest. More than two months, rest for a few days, and then continue to maintain strength training in other parts of the body, and soon passed.

Sports: Is it hard to see the season coming to an end?

Yao Ming: Who said it was over? Isn't it over yet? Once our teammates fail to live up to their expectations, they may give up the Lakers.

Sports: This is a long shot. Do you believe it yourself?

Yao Ming: Ugh ... Can you not be sad? How hard it is to get to today. More than 70 regular season games, this season has experienced so many things, ups and downs, and then together with the blazers, killed 6 games and crossed the first round. Then in Los Angeles, I won the first game against the Lakers. It feels so good, I really don't want it to end like this. Think about the past six months, not a day can be relaxed, and now it is how hard it is to fight. Heaven rewards diligence, and labor pays off. Reluctant, very reluctant.

Sports: Talk about the feeling of playing the second round. Does the second round taste better than the first round?

Yao Ming: The second round was really cool, much better than the first round. The intensity of competition has reached a new level, just like playing a game, it has the pleasure of upgrading. Playing ball is like this. The competitors are very strong, and it's fun for you to play. In addition, in fact, in the whole western region, only the Lakers are better than us. If it can be solved better in the regular season, including the last game against Mavericks, we should be a team that can reach the Western Conference finals.

Sports: After all, you played the first round, which is a comfort.

Yao Ming: Maybe that's why I feel better. This is an obstacle. I had no confidence in myself before I took it. Now that I finally called, I know what I should do to get back to this point. I don't know, I feel like I've been there before. Just like getting married. You don't know what it's like to be alive.

Sports: So far, do you think this season is a success?

Yao Ming: I think so. We think we showed the characteristics of this team. We don't admit defeat, and we won't give up easily no matter what happens. Think about it. I told you how many difficulties we have experienced this season. I even doubted whether we would make it to the playoffs. But even if we play against the Lakers now, we play well, which has already explained the problem. We are not the same as before. This team is different.

Sports: What scene impressed you the most this season?

Yao Ming: It's all small scenes. Blood flows from Battier's eyebrows, and Artest's arms are like muscle sticks. Once, when talking about a player of a strong team and discussing how to defend him, Scola said in the locker room: "When he was in the national team, he was nothing at all. He just hit him casually, that's all. If he changes teams, someone will call him a winner. " As soon as this was said and heard, everyone's mood rose. These details tell me that we are a strong team.

Sports: Do these details give you confidence in the future?

Yao Ming: It can be said that after this year's playoffs, we are much stronger, young people are growing, and the backbone has once again proved its strength. I have a feeling that if I break through this obstacle and go back, the problem will be solved. We have formed a strong team spirit. But we need to do more work and go further in the west. For example, in the playoffs with the Lakers, we saw the gap. Indeed, we don't give up, we have been fighting to the death. But there is indeed a gap in talent, and their ability and sports talent are stronger than ours. We should see clearly what we have and what we have, and then try to make up for our shortcomings. We are on the right path, and we should move on. I believe we have the ability to go further in the future.

Sports: Then I'll wait and see next year.

Yao Ming: Will you come again next year? So you've been here for six years. Let everyone see the second round this year, and try to let everyone see further next year. Now, I'd better watch the last two games of the second round. I have to cheer for my teammates. We can't lose motivation because of me.

Sports: Now you can accompany Mutombo again.

Yao Ming: Yes, the height of our bench is 14 foot. I am better than him. He can only walk on crutches, and I can fly to Los Angeles. I will cheer for our teammates until the end.

Exercise: Spend the summer in a down-to-earth manner.

Yao Ming: Yes, I'm going to start losing weight. From now on, we should control our weight. Rest for this injury, and pay attention to your diet. It is necessary to ensure nutrition and not to be fat. Fortunately, I have experience and know what to do.