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The seven-times NBA All-Star has been sidelined since Nov 10 with a bone bruise to his left ankle.
Houston Rockets centre Yao Ming suffered another setback in his comeback when a stress facture was found in his left ankle, the NBA team said Thursday.
There was no timetable for his return, the Rockets said on their website (www.nba.comrockets).
The seven-times NBA All-Star has been sidelined since Nov 10 with a bone bruise to his left ankle.
Yao, 30, missed all of last season after fracturing a bone in his left foot that required surgery. He has played in only five games this season.
The fracture was discovered Thursday during a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test.