Yao Ming could not warm up to the topic, and that had little to do with Minneapolis... Chinese basketball stars Yao, Yi face off Monday Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

After a news conference on a preseason trip to his hometown of Shanghai, Yao Ming asked me a question on our drive back to the hotel: Would I like to see where he grew up? As the new head coach of ...

Through the Yao Ming Foundation, Yao made a significant contribution to the capital campaign for the new home of the Asia Society Texas Center, which will be dedicated on April 12, 2012. And just ...

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 ...

Former Houston Rockets All-Star center Yao Ming is one of the more important players in NBA history. He's the most successful NBA player from China, for starters, and his 7-foot-5 frame and ...

Imagine a country losing its national hero; it's a realization that a nation of billions might have to face. Yao Ming, who had suffered a broken left foot over a year ago, has now had the injury ...

Chinese basketball icon Yao Ming has been taken aback by Jeremy Lin's rise at the New York Knicks and thinks his style and size could make China's state sports system rethink how it selects and ...

Brisbane, Calif. – Monster, looking to grow its business in China, has formed a China-based company staffed with locals, and has inked Chinese NBA superstar Yao Ming to be its face there. Monster will ...

Given Yao Ming is impossible to miss amongst his fellow coaches and the players that make up the women's basketball team for China at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Published Jul 29, 2024.

Basketball fans and sports collectors have a chance to own a piece of history with the 2002 Honor Roll /25 Yao Ming Jay Williams #YM/JW-S BGS 9 MINT Rookie Auto RC HOF Sports Card. This exclusive ...

BEIJING -- Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as chairman of the board of the Chinese Basketball Association Management Company, which runs the business arm of the CBA. An eight ...

Ming led China to a 10th-placed finish in the basketball event at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. He retired from basketball in July 2011 after struggling with a series of foot and ankle injuries.