Down and Yao-t: Ming Leaves Playoffs

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will be out for the rest of the playoffs with a broken left foot. Yao left Friday night's game against the Lakers limping after posting a double-double. Exams revealed a hairline-fracture in the foot which will require 8-12 weeks of recovery. Yao has been the focal point of the Rockets' offense after Tracy McGrady went down with an injury. Ron Artest's flagrant-2 foul from Friday was downgraded to a flagrant-1 by the NBA. If any player collects four flagrant-foul points during the playoffs, they are automatically suspended for one game. Both Artest and Kobe Bryant have one point, and Derek Fisher has two.