Yao Ming, a 7’6 center from China, was discussed almost like an urban legend before his arrival in 2002 (he first appeared on radars at the 2000 Summer Olympics), and when the Houston Rockets ...

NBA legend Yao Ming has quit as head of the Chinese Basketball Association after seven years in the job, the organization said on Thursday, calling it a “personal decision”. The former Rockets ...

BEIJING, China — NBA legend Yao Ming has quit as head of the Chinese Basketball Association after seven years in the job, the organization said on Thursday, calling it a "personal decision".

Basketball is popular in China and the former NBA star is the country's most famous star Chinese basketball icon Yao Ming watches the Basketball World Cup Group A game between Venezuela and China ...

has died, zoo officials announced on Friday. Named Yao-Ming, the nine-year-old Sichuan takin, died suddenly overnight, the zoo reported. Sichuan takin is a goat-antelope native to Tibet and China.

The daughter of basketball legend Yao Ming and former Chinese women's national team player Ye Li, has become the talk of the town due to her remarkable height. Known as Amy, 13-year-old Yao ...

MANILA, Philippines — Chinese basketball great Yao Ming says that criticism of the men’s national team has gone too far after some players were abused online following a series of ...

Former NBA center Yao Ming was in attendance for the Nets’ season opener on Wednesday night. The Hall of Famer was seated courtside at the Barclays Center as Brooklyn hosted the Cavaliers ...

Yao Ming is arguably the most celebrated Chinese basketball player ever. Yao was the first pick of the 2002 NBA Draft and helped the Houston Rockets re-establish themselves as playoff contenders ...

The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Yao had been ...

Yao Ming accomplished an incredible amount, making an indelible mark in his brief career. He also left a legacy only partially fulfilled. Once upon a time, giants roamed the Earth. And back then ...