Hansen Yang on being compared to Yao Ming ...

The Houston Rockets will retire Yao Ming's No. 11 jersey during a halftime ceremony of a game against the Chicago Bulls on Feb. 3, the team announced Wednesday.

Widely regarded as the best Asian player in NBA history, China’s Yao Ming acknowledges the gulf but believes the gap between ...

Houston had the ball on the opening possession of the game, and with about two seconds left on the shot clock, Rockets center Yao Ming made a 14-foot fadeaway jumper.

Yao Ming, shown in a playoff game against Shaquille O'Neal and the Lakers in 2004, is expected to be part of the 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame class with Shaq. Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images ...

Yao Ming (11) puts up a shot over Erick Dampier (25) (left) and Josh Howard (5) (right) during the second quarter of the Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets basketball game at the Toyota Center ...

Yao, though, severely limited O’Neal: The Big Aristotle averaged just 16.2 points on 51.5 percent shooting against Houston, numbers almost matched by his 23 year-old opponent.

Yao Ming was seen on China's bench as an assistant coach for the women's national team. He's easily recognizable since he a 7-6 and a Hall of Fame basketball player.

Yao Ming was one of the most influential big men in the NBA in the 2000s. What if his NBA career went down one of these five alternate paths?Chinese seven-footer Yao Ming will be enshrined in the ...

Patriots vs. Colts? That's nothing. In China, tonight's game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets is expected to draw TV ratings ...

Yao Ming's Indirect Benefits as Cultural Ambassador Thomas Holmes Jun 7, 2018 Today marks the end of "The Ming Dynasty" as Yao finally called it quits after nearly a decade in the NBA .

On July 20, 2011, Yao Ming announced his retirement from the NBA, ending his career at the age of 30. The former No. 1 overall pick missed the entirety of the 2009-10 season and played only five ...