When he was selected by the Houston Rockets as the first pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, Yao Ming was quite a unique physical specimen. A 7'6'', 310-pound giant from China with an incredibly soft ...

Editor's note: ESPN's David Aldridge sat down with Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets' No. 1 overall draft pick, during the World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis. Following is the entire ...

In the history of the NBA, the cross-cultural combination of Yao Ming and Steve Francis injected new vigor into the Houston Rockets during their brief yet intense years together, sparking an ...

NBA star Yao Ming, architect Yoshio Taniguchi, and other dignitaries break ground for the Asia Society Texas Center on May 15, 2008. (Richard J. Carson/Asia Society) In the summer of 2002, when the ...

Houston Rockets fans have seen some of the best ... And for the better part of a decade, McGrady and Yao Ming made up one of the best duos in the franchise’s illustrious past.

Hall of Famer and 8x All Star, Yao Ming sat with fellow Hall of Famer ... He was drafted to the Houston Rockets in 2002 and concluded his NBA career in 2011 after missing the previous season ...

Luis Scola, the FIBA legend from Argentina, made a significant mark in the world of basketball, despite entering the NBA as an older rookie. Known for his partnership with Yao Ming on the Houston ...

His childhood team was the Chicago Bulls and Simoun was a longtime supporter of the Houston Rockets because his friends would say he looked like Yao Ming. Simoun loves the systematic, tactical ...