When he was selected by the Houston Rockets as the first pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, Yao Ming was quite a unique physical specimen. A 7'6'', 310-pound giant from China with an incredibly soft touch ...

Chinese basketball star Yao Ming will have to wait at least another year to play in the NBA after his club team denied him clearance to enter this summer's NBA draft. Yao, a 7-foot-6 center and most ...

Since the Blazers stunned the NBA universe by acquiring the Chinese center on draft night, he has quickly emerged as one of the most popular — and marketable — players on the roster. The 7-foot-4 ...

Portland Trail Blazers first-round pick Yang Hansen spoke about his conversation with Hall of Fame center Yao Ming. Ming was a pioneer in basketball in China, as he broke through to the NBA and ...

NEW YORK - The Houston Rockets would be very happy to select Yao Ming of China with the No. 1 pick in Wednesday night's NBA draft. But if Yao fails to receive clearance from his national federation, ...

Yao did not attend the draft at Madison Square Garden. He was in Beijing for training with his nation al team. Yao shared high-fives and handshakes with his family as com missioner David Stern ...

Speaking on the latest episode of the All The Smoke podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Mobley reflected on his time with Yao in Houston and expressed that the 7-foot-6 center was more than ...

From a historical standpoint, the Houston Rockets have had a number of legendary big men. The list of Hall of Fame centers that have donned a Rockets uniform is extensive. Ralph Sampson, Moses Malone, ...

Anthony Edwards thinks that he could have turned Yao Ming into Frederic Weis. The Minnesota Timberwolves star Edwards was in China over the weekend to promote his new line of sneakers for Adidas.