Yao Ming to have Surgery

The Rockets sent out a press release announcing Yao Ming has decided to have surgery:

Rockets All-Star center Yao Ming will undergo season-ending surgery on Monday, March 3rd, in order to repair a stress fracture in the tarsal navicular bone in his left foot. The surgery will be performed at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center by Rockets Team Physician Tom Clanton, who is regarded as one of the nation’s top orthopedic foot and ankle surgeons.