Yao had it coming.

Everyone should have seen this from a mile away.

Yao plays alongside Dikembe Mutombo, who has inflicted more personal injury than base jumping throughout his career, and Tracy Mcgrady, who doesn't smash skulls quite like Dikembe, but possesses the rare superpower of drawing freak injuries to his teammates.

I don't think Cal Ripken Jr. would have ever made it out of AA ball if he were coming up alongside McGrady, that's how powerful a force of injury this guy is.

The good news is that we may not have to suffer through seven grueling first round games with the Rockets just to see inevitable failure.