— -- When the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces this year's class next Monday in Houston during the NCAA Final Four, Yao Ming will be among the inductees according to ESPN's ...

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. Speaking in Beijing during a ...

Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, according to ESPN's Calvin Watkins and multiple reports. The 7-foot-6 Yao, whose career ...

SHANGHAI (AP) - Yao Ming has made it official, telling a packed news conference in his hometown that a series of injuries have forced him to retire from basketball. The 7-fooot-6 center, who became a ...

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 leading efforts to commercialize ...

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. Standing tall and exuding an ...

HOUSTON — Houston Rockets legend Yao Ming was one of 11 individuals inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame on Thursday. Yao recorded three FIBA Asia Cup titles during his basketball career. He was also ...