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 ...

Including the postseason, Yao Ming played in 514 games with the Houston ... He had 20 points in 23 minutes against the Shaq-less Lakers on Nov. 17, and 30 points and 16 rebounds in a loss to ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 has been a transformational player and ... But Yao broke his left foot in a playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers, and underwent complex surgery that sidelined him for the entire ...

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.

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 ...