Yao Ming

  1. April Fool's: 5 Players That Have Recently Fooled the NBA

    April Fool’s has been a long tradition to many people in countries around the world. Playing jokes on your friends, family and random people has been fun to kids, teens and even adults...

    Yama Hazheer Written by Yama Hazheer about 2 months ago 1,305 reads 0 comments

  2. Greg Oden and the Most Broken-Down Players in NBA History

    Greg Oden is going to have another microfracture surgery on his knee. It may be that what could have been a Hall of Fame career based on his physical talents and tools will never come to pass...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 3 months ago 3,429 reads 7 comments

  3. NBA New York Knicks: The Curious Case of Jeremy Lin's Global Appeal

    By now, almost everyone in America, and certainly everyone in China , is Linsane in the membrane. The dynamic play of the unlikeliest of sources—the New York Knicks ’ benchwarmer , Jeremy Lin—has spawned an international epidemic...

    Nathaniel Jue Written by Nathaniel Jue about 4 months ago 583 reads 0 comments

  4. Jeremy Lin: The Height of Why He Matters More Than Yao Ming to Asian-Americans

    Jeremy Lin is not short. [1] Only in basketball is Lin considered short. There he is, a "small" 6'3" guy dribbling through a forest of seven-footers, looking for ...

    Sheng Peng Written by Sheng Peng about 4 months ago 3,530 reads 0 comments

  5. Jeremy Lin's Friendship with Former NBA Star Yao Ming Has Benefited Him

    New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin's friendship with former NBA star center Yao Ming has really helped him learn how to handle the fame and pressure of American pro basketball...

    Nicholas Goss Written by Nicholas Goss about 4 months ago 1,540 reads 2 comments

  6. NBA Power Rankings: The Best 7-Footers of All Time

    When it comes to franchise talent in the NBA , there might be no more enticing player than the seven-footer. A seven-footer is a player at any position, whether it be the center position or power forward position, that is 7'0" tall or taller...

    Peter Emerick Written by Peter Emerick about 4 months ago 1,217 reads 1 comments

  7. Patrick Patterson Video: Watch Rockets Stud Dance to Michael Jackson

    Who needs Pau Gasol when you've got a big man who can dance like Patrick Patterson? Okay, so maybe the Houston Rockets would take an All-Star seven-footer over a sophomore whose moves vaguely resemble those of the late, great Michael Jackson...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 676 reads 0 comments

  8. The All-NBA Choke Team: 5 Players Who Falter the Most Under Pressure

    The NBA is where amazing happens. The fourth quarter and overtime are where stars are born and legends are made—or in some cases, where choke artists thrive...

    Justin Goldman Written by Justin Goldman about 5 months ago 581 reads 10 comments

  9. NBA Rumors: Houston Rockets Interested in Making a Play for Samuel Dalembert

    Aside from the Chris Paul saga, one of the biggest surprises over this offseason is the fact that Sacramento Kings center Samuel Dalembert is still an unrestricted free agent ...

    John Friel Written by John Friel about 6 months ago 2,622 reads 2 comments

  10. Yao Ming: NBA Legend's Future Rests in Expensive Wine Venture

    What do you do when a tremendous opportunity in the NBA is ripped from you because of injuries? Well, if you're Yao Ming , you delve into the fine wine market...

    Gabe Zaldivar Written by Gabe Zaldivar about 6 months ago 721 reads 0 comments

  11. Yao Ming & China-the Ming Dynasty

    A Chinese democracy in the NBA . JUNE 26, 2002 It still seems like yesterday. You can almost hear David Stern speak. "With the first pick in the 2002 Draft the Houston Rockets select Yao Ming "...

    Tim Harvey Written by Tim Harvey about 7 months ago 817 reads 0 comments

  12. 2011-12 NBA Lockout: Yao Ming: A Reflection on His Anything but Normal Career

    No one word can truly describe Yao Ming 's impact on the world. "Unite" would be a good word to start with...

    Kevin Hsu Written by Kevin Hsu about 7 months ago 818 reads 1 comments

  13. Yao Ming: Thoughts on the NBA's Greatest Pioneer and Most Popular Player

    When Yao Ming retired this summer after an up-and-down nine-year NBA career, I felt as if my heart had been ripped out. Yao Ming was the reason why I had become a basketball fan...

    Alex Giobbi Written by Alex Giobbi about 8 months ago 467 reads 0 comments

  14. NBA: Yao Ming's Retirement Affects More Than the Houston Rockets

    Seven-and-a-half feet. 310 pounds. Anything with those dimensions can take up a lot of space. And anything With those dimensions can also make a very large hole...

    Nathaniel Jue Written by Nathaniel Jue about 8 months ago 565 reads 2 comments

  15. Ranking Kobe Bryant and the NBA's Biggest Global Brands

    The NBA , and basketball in general for that matter, is largely considered to be an American entity, but that by no means keeps the superstars who dribble a ball for a living from becoming global brands...

    Adam Fromal Written by Adam Fromal about 9 months ago 6,106 reads 16 comments

  16. NBA: Naming All-Time Starting 5's for Each World Region

    International basketball is happening. What began as a novelty—and an oft-ridiculed one at that—has grown into a cornerstone of player development for both the NBA and burgeoning national leagues around the world...

    Avi Wolfman-Arent Written by Avi Wolfman-Arent about 9 months ago 7,505 reads 84 comments

  17. Hamed Haddadi and 5 Other NBA Washouts Who Starred in the Olympics

    Iran lost every one of their five games by at least 15 points. But Hamed Haddadi had a ferocious 2008 Bejing Olympics...

    Tom Firme Written by Tom Firme about 9 months ago 555 reads 0 comments

  18. 25 Great Careers Marred by Injury

    The allure of sport is in the hypothetical. What if this? I predict that. Mock drafts, scouting reports, preseason picks: these are the binding agents of fanhood, the currency with which we construct meaning out of childhood games...

    Avi Wolfman-Arent Written by Avi Wolfman-Arent about 9 months ago 6,622 reads 74 comments

  19. NBA Free Agents 2011: 10 Slowest Players on the Market

    Players with speed have become highly sought after in today's NBA , but what about the guys whose game has little to do with being able to move fast? Before next season, a bunch of players will get picked up by teams for other reasons though...

    James Tolj Written by James Tolj about 10 months ago 402 reads 0 comments

  20. LeBron James and the Top 5 No. 1 NBA Draft Picks of the Past Decade

    The NBA has been known for producing talents described beyond words. It is the legion of the world's best hoop players. It is where legends are made and dreams are realized. It is where lives change forever...

    Alfred Garrido Written by Alfred Garrido about 10 months ago 464 reads 0 comments

  21. Yao Ming, Fallen Dynasty: A Salute to the NBA Big Man

    2002 marked the birth of Amare Stoudemire, that year's top rookie. But before the Suns big man came up the ranks, the highly anticipated arrival of that year's top draft pick pulled everyone's attention from Houston to China...

    Alfred Garrido Written by Alfred Garrido about 10 months ago 588 reads 1 comments

  22. Yao Ming Video: Watch Yao's Incredible Life Unfold in Computer Animation

    At only 30 years old, Yao Ming is one of the richest men in all of China. Unfortunately, it didn't last nearly as long as it should have, and after only a nine-year run in the NBA , Yao was forced to retire due to injury...

    Wes O'Donnell Written by Wes O'Donnell about 11 months ago 3,970 reads 1 comments

  23. Giant Footprints: The Yao Ming Story

    Editor's Note: NBA superstar center Yao Ming made it official yesterday in Shanghai, China that he was retiring from basketball, leaving behind giant footprints on the NBA court...

    Zhenyu Li Written by Zhenyu Li about 11 months ago 1,066 reads 2 comments

  24. Yao Ming: 10 Best Games of His Houston Rockets Career

    Including the postseason, Yao Ming played in 514 games with the Houston Rockets . Yao announced his retirement from basketball at a press conference Wednesday from Shanghai, so ...

    Dan Bartemus Written by Dan Bartemus about 11 months ago 8,389 reads 22 comments

  25. Yao Ming's Indirect Benefits as Cultural Ambassador

    Today marks the end of "The Ming Dynasty" as Yao finally called it quits after nearly a decade in the NBA . His soul was undoubtedly willing; unfortunately, his body simply couldn't stand the strain any longer...

    Thomas Holmes Written by Thomas Holmes about 11 months ago 453 reads 1 comments