Cuttino Mobley says former Houston Rockets teammate Yao Ming had Nikola Jokic-like passing skills but was held back by the team’s system.

Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is a sports icon in Houston, both a former All-Star and the player who sparked worldwide interest in the city's basketball team. It seems Yao made a quick ...

Advertisement Sport More than just talent needed to produce NBA's next Asian basketball superstar: Yao Ming "We need more competition to help us to see the world," said former NBA star Yao Ming.

Asian basketball lags behind US/Europe, evident in World Cup, Olympics, and NBA representation, with only three local-born players in the NBA. Yao Ming believes Asia can close the gap through ...

Chinese basketball prospect Yang Hansen has been urged to embrace comparisons with the legendary Yao Ming as he awaits his fate in this month’s NBA Draft. The towering 19-year-old centre last ...

Although his career was cut short by injuries, Yao Ming was dominant when he was on the court and opened up China to the NBA and the Houston Rockets.

In this video, we dive deep into the careers of five NBA stars—like Yao Ming, Greg Oden, and Isaiah Thomas—whose injuries halted their rise to greatness.

Amar’e Stoudemire spoke about the physical and mental challenge of playing against Yao Ming. He emphasized Yao’s size, strength, and skillset, which made him nearly unstoppable in the post ...

A photo of former NBA guard Jeremy Lin standing next to Basketball Hall of Famer Yao Ming is going viral this week.

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.&#… ...

Yao Ming took the NBA world by storm in 2002 and quickly became a favorite reference in hip-hop.