What a heartbreaking turn of events for Yao and the Rockets. They were playing so well, and finally, looking a real contender.
What will be interesting to see is how China handles this. I don't think they've quite figured out if Yao is a national treasure that should be treated like property, or as a human being.
They could very well overreact to this - hell, they might even cancel the upcoming Olympics where Yao was supposed to the poster boy for Chinese might.
