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Cuttino Mobley says former Houston Rockets teammate Yao Ming had Nikola Jokic-like passing skills but was held back by the team’s system.
Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is a sports icon in Houston, both a former All-Star and the player who sparked worldwide interest in the city's basketball team. It seems Yao made a quick ...
Yao Ming wasn’t just tall — he was dominant, skilled, and way ahead of his time. From his footwork to his touch to his IQ, Yao could go toe-to-toe with the best bigs in the league. Injuries ...
The Central Election Commission (CEC) yesterday approved recall vote proposals against five more Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers, bringing the total number of recall elections to 31. Voting ...
Chinese basketball star Yang Hansen turned 20 on Thursday, but the best birthday gift he could ask for arrived a day earlier: putting on the NBA draft cap after being picked in the first round.
“Hello, NBA! My name is Hansen Yang!” he wrote on the chiseled social media platform Weibo. His selection came 23 years to the day after Yao Ming was picked No.1 overall in 2002. While it’s ...
In a press conference held Friday morning, the Portland Trail Blazers formally introduced Yang Hansen, their surprising No. 16 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
Yang is the first Chinese-born player to be drafted in the first round since Yi Jianlian in 2007, and the third-highest draft pick ever from China. Yao Ming was selected No. 1 in 2002.
Iran targeted U.S. military bases in the Middle East in retaliation for the U.S. military's bombing of three of its nuclear facilities.
By Fred He, CNN (CNN) — Chinese basketball star Yang Hansen turned 20 on Thursday, but the best birthday gift he could ask for arrived a day earlier: putting on the NBA draft cap after being ...