Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets will examine all options before determining his future after another stress fracture was found in his left ankle Thursday morning. Yao, as is his nature, was upbeat in light of a setback that throws a shadow over his future. "I haven't died," he said. "Right now I'm drinking a beer and eating fried chicken. What were you expecting, a funeral?" Only a few days ago, a source close to Yao expected the 7-foot-6 All-Star center to return to action from a bone bruise in his left ankle for the Rockets' post-Christmas three-game homestand that starts Dec. 27 against the Washington Wizards. Yao was more optimistic, saying he was targeting the team's three-game road swing through California that begins Sunday. But a routine exam this week discovered his injury, sustained in the first quarter of a Nov. 19 game against the Wizards, was a fracture. Read more:http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5926989
