Houston Rockets centre Yao Ming is expected to be sidelined for at least another two weeks because of a bone bruise in his left ankle.
The 2.3-metre (seven-foot six-inch) Yao injured his ankle during the first quarter of Houston's 98-91 loss to the Washington Wizards on Nov. 10 and has not played since.
The 30-year-old Chinese missed all of last season after suffering a fractured bone in his left foot and having an operation on the injury.
