He played with Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley, and Hakeem Olajuwon in his rookie season until he became a veteran presence himself when Yao Ming came to the NBA. As somebody who witnessed the ...

When Yao Ming emerges from the hotel, the crowd erupts. Police can barely keep the throng of screaming fans from enveloping the 7-foot-5 giant. Bill Duffy, right, represents three of 2002's top ...

In just half a season, Yao Ming has lived up to high expectations as the No. 1 overall pick. Shawn Bradley, from Harris' Mavericks and from his 7-6 perch, is in his 10th season of chafing from ...

None, though, have loomed larger than the former basketball star Yao Ming, who dwarfed fellow delegates at this week's second session of the National People’s Congress of China. The one-time ...

When Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets as the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, he was a 7’6” phenomenon from China who took the league by storm. With his remarkable combination of ...

Former NBA guard Jeremy Lin took to Instagram on Thursday to post a photo of himself with Basketball Hall of Fame big man Yao Ming. The two were both in attendance at NBA All-Star Weekend in San ...

Hall of Famer and 8x All Star, Yao Ming sat with fellow Hall of Famer, Shaquille ONeal to reminisce about his journey to the NBA from China. Yao discusses when his love for the game began and the ...

The 13-year-old son called 911 to report that his dad was shot by an intruder, De Jong said. A man was shot and killed by an intruder at his home in Arcadia, California, on March 11, 2025.