And when asked about who he would have loved to team up with the most, the 7-foot-6 former center had a clear sharpshooting choice. "I don't know. I like Stephen Curry," Ming said. "Small ...

Yao Ming took over as the face of the Rockets during the 2003-04 ... Yao’s growing impact on both ends of the floor made it clear that Houston had a new franchise cornerstone to build around.

As word spread of Yao Ming's retirement, no one could have been ... only to go down again and face the crushing disappointment and grueling rehabilitations that followed. They knew what it had ...

After Yao Ming's latest foot injury, it is becoming more and more clear that Yao is never going to be the same center again. An All-Star every year he was healthy, many wonder what Yao's career ...

The name his parents gave him, from a Chinese character that unifies the sun and the moon, was Ming, meaning bright. (PHOTOS: China’s Hoop Dreams) News of Yao Ming’s birth was quickly relayed ...

Yao Ming made it official Wednesday ... Chinese fans are already accustomed to not seeing Yao play, in the face of his frequent injuries and his Houston Rockets’ failure to advance to later ...

Yao missed last season after undergoing complex surgery on his left foot in July 2009. Team doctor Tom Clanton has cleared Yao to resume basketball activities. The Rockets had said all along that ...

and it's clear that Yao made Shaq look small on the court too. Evidence: As a reference point, look at Shaq next to normal person Chris Christie. Yao Ming is enormous: Read next BI Tech Memo Where ...

Additional Speech Highlights: It was clear Ming has a strong attachment with his first teammates Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley. Francis was recalled as the perfect big brother welcoming Yao ...