Sports / Basketball -Yao expects to return next week

The NBA preseason games have begun, but the Houston Rockets' big center Yao Ming still needs time to recover from the toenail surgery, the Chinese internet portal sina.com reported. (NBA's superstar Yao Ming) But Yao showed confidence of recovering from the trouble very soon. "I will return to the training session next week." Yao said. Currently, the major training for Yao is free-throw. Although the preseason games are not so important for Yao, the cooperation with his teammates, especially with McGrady, is crucial. "I'm told not to be concerned, but every time something happens, it's a longer prognosis than the previous one," Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy said. "My concern is high for Yao's feet in general." "The one thing that I'll say about Yao is that he's tough," Van Gundy said. "He doesn't sit out just because he wants time off. This is not his choice. They just thought the nail was coming off and they wanted to be more proactive in taking it off. But he's going to end up missing two weeks and that's going to have a big impact on Yao and us." The NBA superstar Yao Ming from China, who has had problems with his toenails throughout his NBA career, is expected to be sidelined seven to 10 days because of his latest toe injury. Yao had the nail from his left big toe removed on Monday.