Yao Ming stands on the verge of basketball immortality ... Most blocks: 8 versus Los Angeles Lakers, Dec. 15, 2006. Most assists: 7 versus Atlanta, Feb. 22, 2002. Yao vs. Shaq The first meeting ...

One week of training camp, two practices and an exhibition game were all Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets ... at Staples Center facing the Los Angeles Lakers, Yao went 9-for-9 from the field ...

Yao Ming accomplished an incredible amount ... At his best, Yao was a dominant force. In 2009, facing the Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals, the “basketball giant made in China ...

“Tell Yao Ming, ‘Ching chong yang ... Later, when O’Neal was outvoted by Yao in All-Star balloting, Lakers coach Phil Jackson told the L.A. Times: “I don’t think it bothers [O’Neal ...

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has elected to have extensive surgery ... round playoff battle with the eventual champions, the Lakers. It originally was hoped the fracture would heal with rest ...

Yao Ming followed up his rookie year with a superb ... Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers in five games. Yao had a solid playoff debut. He averaged 15.0 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 1.8 APG and 1.4 BPG.

After Yao Ming's latest foot injury ... After hitting knee to knee with Kobe Bryant in a crucial game one match up with the Lakers in 2009, Yao would head toward the locker room before shaking ...

As holders of the Phoenix Suns' first-round pick this summer, the Houston Rockets have a 3.8% chance of winning Monday night's NBA lottery and getting the opportunity to select Duke's Cooper Flagg at ...

Metta Sandiford-Artest had his fair share of All-Star and Hall of Fame caliber teammates during his 18-year career. If it's up to him, though, Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming are at the top of the list.

Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets’ 7-foot-5 ... with Ohio high school phenomenon LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant. Rock Star Status “Who Yao is today is 100% different ...

Basketball legend Yao Ming, who retired from the NBA in 2011 after an incredible nine-year career with the Houston Rockets, has stepped down from his position with the Chinese Basketball ...

Williams was chosen second overall behind Chinese big man Yao Ming in the 2002 NBA draft before ... On Thursday, Williams spoke about Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick, who faced criticisms ...