And the doors seemed to be getting shorter for me. Yao Ming, right, sees the Rockets like Team China: a team 'with great potential.' Not initially, that my parents wanted me to play very much.

A "what if" pretty much sums up Yao Ming's career. When healthy, he was a force — commanding attention in the paint, ...

The Emergence of Basketball Talent in China The late 1990s and early 2000s marked a pivotal time for basketball in China as players like Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi began to gain international exposure.

As Yao Ming walked into the Great Hall of the People, the atmosphere buzzed with anticipation. The moment he entered, media outlets flocked to capture the sight of not just a man, but a towering ...

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 ...

Yao Ming, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress, walks towards the Great Hall of the People for the opening meeting ...

From Kublai Khan to Chairman Mao, China has a storied history of towering figures when it comes to state affairs. None, though, have loomed larger than the former basketball star Yao Ming ...

Former NBA guard Jeremy Lin took to Instagram on Thursday to post a photo of himself with Basketball Hall of Fame big man Yao Ming ... the NBA and in his native China. Lin, who is of Taiwanese ...

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