Yao was not the only Rockets Hall of Famer to be recognized on BR's list, with Hakeem Olajuwon taking home the prestige of the NBA's greatest 7-footer. As the list maxed out at 7-foot-7 Manute Bol, ...

Assuming Yao is indeed inducted into the Hall of Fame, he'll be among the modern inductees with the shortest NBA careers. Just five Hall of Famers who debuted after 1960 have played fewer games ...

Jimmy Butler’s summer trip to China quickly became a viral moment for Golden State Warriors fans. While promoting his ...

As Shaquille O'Neal unanimously claimed the most dominant center title in the NBA during the early 2000s, a new giant was making waves across the ocean – China's Yao Ming.

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2006, file photo, Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, of China, celebrates a basket during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat in Miami.

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.

Yao, still only 44, played in the NBA from 2002-11, making eight All-Star teams and five All-NBA teams before having to retire due to foot and ankle injuries.

HOUSTON -- Yao Ming, the international player to become the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft without playing in college, was honored Friday night as the Houston Rockets retired his No. 11 jersey.

NBA legend Yao Ming once took this comparison even further when explaining how the game had moved away from being dominated by tall centers. During a Q&A in February 2014, he discussed this change ...

The number of Yao Ming experts in Houston has grown exponentially since the day the Rockets won the lottery for the first pick in Wednesday's NBA draft. Listen to any sports talk show, and a ...

Chinese basketball great and NBA legend Yao Ming said Thursday that there was "no way" sports could "hide" from politics, though he cautioned for the need to avoid it.