The new Asian University Basketball League hopes to bring together the top colleges across Japan, China and Korea and beyond -- and also to produce the NBA's next Asian superstar.

And when clips of Yang hit social media, the comparisons weren't to 7-foot-6 Chinese legend Yao Ming but instead to Jokic. Yang clearly has a great basketball IQ and feel for the game, and he ...

And when clips of Yang hit social media, the comparisons weren't to 7-foot-6 Chinese legend Yao Ming but instead to Jokic. Yang clearly has a great basketball IQ and feel for the game, and he ...

Also included is a large Tipi where Walton once hosted Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Yao Ming. Other trophies, rings, uniforms, practice jerseys, warmups, lettermen’s jackets, autographed items ...

Long before Yao Ming ever dribbled a basketball, China was in love with a volleyball star. Lang Ping, the "Iron Hammer", is one of China's most cherished sports stars.

McGrady happy to support Yao (New York Times) Updated: 2006-11-27 09:14. It ruined the Shaquille O'Neal-Kobe Bryant pairing in Los Angeles, but Tracy McGrady will not let it derail Houston's title ...

Any Chinese center until probably the end of time is going to be asked about Basketball Hall of Famer Yao Ming, who at 7-foot-6 was by far the best Chinese player ever to hit the NBA. Yang is not Yao.

Yang averaged 16.6 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game in the Chinese Basketball Association in 2024-25. • Complete 2025 NBA Draft order ...

Instead, they left with Josh Hart’s eye stitched after he took a shot to the face from Luke Kornet, the Celtics’ backup big man who transforms into equal parts Yao Ming and Dikembe Mutombo ...

On Sunday, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got the better of Nikola Jokic as the OKC Thunder blew out the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of their second-round series.

Yang is a 7-foot-1 Chinese center who took part in this week's NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. And when clips of Yang hit social media, the comparisons weren't to 7-foot-6 Chinese legend Yao Ming ...