That's what I think," said Ming, per SLAM Magazine. Yao's analogy When former 7'6" center Ming, one of the tallest players ever in the NBA, was picked first overall in 2002, he entered a league ...

It helped that “Ming” is easy to fit into a rhyme given how many words you can play off of it, but Yao became a somewhat unlikely staple of rap music that has persisted long after his career.

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming walks off the court after the Houston Rockets and New Jersey Nets preseason match-up at Wukesong Arena in Beijing, China, Wednesday, October 13, 2010.

Kevin Garnett: So listen, though—we had a bounty out on Yao Ming. First cat to dunk on Yao? A million dollars. So everybody was trying—man, we all said, “First C, we all put our hand there.&#… ...

It's the day before Thanksgiving, which is as good as any time to try to find the answer to some extremely dumb questions, such as: How large is Yao Ming's wine glass? Does this matter at all to ...

Yao Ming’s NBA journey began when the Houston Rockets selected him as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft. He was the highest draft pick ever to come directly from an international league.

Malik Beasley's wife, Montana Yao, filed for divorce, citing 'irreconcilable differences' from the Detroit Pistons guard in Los Angeles, according to court records. The couple married in 2020.

NBA star Yao Ming, architect Yoshio Taniguchi, and other dignitaries break ground for the Asia Society Texas Center on May 15, 2008. (Richard J. Carson/Asia Society) In the summer of 2002, when the ...

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.

When he was selected by the Houston Rockets as the first pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, Yao Ming was quite a unique physical specimen. A 7'6'', 310-pound giant from China with an incredibly soft ...

Although Yao's Firecracker is more Bang-Bang — China by way of Bonefish Grill — it's creamy, spicy, fried-crisp good. We followed with Shanghai sticky ribs ($15), largish pork ribs in chili-soy.