In that Olympics, he was part of China’s imposing frontcourt that also featured the likes of Wang Zhizhi and Mengke Bateer, who both helped pave the way for Yao Ming’s eventual arrival in the NBA.

Given Yao Ming is impossible to miss amongst his fellow coaches and the players that make up the women's basketball team for China at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

The Spain vs. China women's basketball game was one of the best games to start the 2024 Paris Olympics. Spain's Leonor Rodriguez forced overtime with an impressive 3-pointer late in the fourth ...

Mr. YAO MING (Houston Rockets): Oh ... And I say that's a big dream, you know, when Olympics come to China, but for the U.S. people, you know, they want to know - who pay you?

“Wait is that Yao Ming on the sidelines as an assistant for the China national team ... team is going to win something great in the Olympics, as Ming is there to extend his basketball ...

BEIJING >> Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped ... of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and last year’s Winter Games. Basketball remains enormously popular in China, largely because of ...

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 07: President of the Chinese Basketball Association Yao Ming looks on during the China Basketball ... bidding for and overseeing management of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and last ...

Eight-time NBA All-Star Yao Ming has decided ... for basketball in China. The former Houston Rockets star big man was named president of the CBA in 2017. Since then, Ming has invested a ...

BEIJING -- Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped ... of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and last year's Winter Games. Basketball remains enormously popular in China, largely because ...

BEIJING, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Basketball hero Yao Ming has waded into the controversy over badminton match-throwing at the Olympics, saying China's disqualified players were the victims in the incident.

Yao Ming, a 7’6 center from China, was discussed almost like an urban legend before his arrival in 2002 (he first appeared on radars at the 2000 Summer Olympics), and when the Houston Rockets ...