But last summer, Yao Ming of China was the first player chosen in the National Basketball Association draft. There have been other Asian NBA players but none has attracted so much attention.

Washington Wizards center Brendan Haywood said he isn't feeling any pressure to hold his own tonight against Yao Ming, the 7-foot-5 Houston Rockets center who was drafted first overall last summer.

Ten-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony, who was also supposed to play for Crack's team, addressed the Yao Ming rumors during the recent episode of his 7 PM in Brooklyn podcast. "It was rumors that ...

Former NBA great Yao Ming addresses Peng Shuai, Olympics . Jan. 17, 2022 at 3:22 am Updated Jan. 17, 2022 at 4:58 am . By . KEN MORITSUGU. The Associated Press.

Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming has for the first time addressed his encounter last month with tennis star Peng Shuai, describing her as in “pretty good condition.” CNN values your feedback 1.

Ming played all but two regular season games from 2002-03 to 2004-05, but injuries unfortunately took over the back half of his career. He missed 25 games in 2005-06, 34 games the following year ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Han Xu understandably grew up idolizing Yao Ming, mesmerized by the giant shadow the 7-foot-6 Hall of Famer cast each time he stepped onto an NBA court. Standing 6-10, Han would ...

Yao Ming made it official Wednesday, telling a packed news conference in his hometown that a series of foot and leg injuries have forced him to retire from basketball. By The Associated Press ...

In the Apple ad, we watch as Yao Ming ends up on a plane next to Verne Troyer, the 2-foot, 8-inch actor most famous for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series. Soon both are tapping away on ...

It helped that “Ming” is easy to fit into a rhyme given how many words you can play off of it, but Yao became a somewhat unlikely staple of rap music that has persisted long after his career.