Yao Ming's birthday is today, but I feel like it should arrive with a qualifier. You know, like a perpetual but that's haunted his injury shortened career. Happy Birthday Yao Ming!

Shaquille O'Neal, left, helps Yao Ming, right, with the fit of his jacket Thursday after the Hall president was unable to scale the heights of Yao's shoulders. Jessica Hill/FRE SPRINGFIELD, Mass.

Yao Ming celebrates his 34th birthday today, and what better way to honor the best Chinese player to grace the NBA then by watching some of the plays that defined his career. Standing at a ...

Normally birthdays are a cause for celebration. But for basketball fans worldwide, Yao Ming's 31st birthday is just another thing to hang on the "What if?" wall. The summer of quite literally the ...

HOUSTON -- Yao Ming's birthday wish: getting through an NBA season without getting hurt. The 7-foot-6 center -- who turned 28 on Sept. 12 -- has missed more than 80 games across the last three ...

In celebration of the big man’s 33rd birthday, we’ve decided to highlight some of the lesser known details of Yao’s storied life, and present to you, 25 Things You Didn’t Know About Yao Ming.