millions in China tuned in to watch the Rockets play, with Yao as the focal point. Even after retirement, Ming's impact continues through his role as president of the Chinese Basketball ...

Rioux is the tallest player in college basketball history, and he would be the tallest player in NBA history as well. While ...

Yao Ming, right, sees the Rockets like Team China ... At the time I started playing basketball, there really were no professional basketball clubs in China. It's only -- you only play basketball ...

"To see Yao Ming out there playing well is surreal. "When I first saw him play, people thought I was crazy, but I said he'd be the first pick in the draft. My background as a basketball player ...

Former DPOY make feelings known on Zach Edey forming exclusive club with Yao ... it to the Basketball Hall of Fame Yao Ming Turns 41: Revisiting the short career of the best Asian player in ...

(Richard J. Carson/Asia Society) In the summer of 2002, when the Houston Rockets selected Yao Ming with the first overall pick in the NBA draft, the gangly basketball player attracted immediate ...

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 ...

Hall of Famer and 8x All Star, Yao Ming sat with fellow Hall of Famer, Shaquille ONeal to reminisce about his journey to the NBA from China. Yao discusses when his love for the game began and the ...

Despite not playing a game for the Florida Gators yet, Olivier Rioux is already generating attention. His recruitment last offseason was closely followed by the media because of his height.

From owning the Shanghai Sharks to fighting to preserve China's wetlands, former NBA basketball star Yao Ming has new ambitions post NBA. The WSJ's Adam Najberg talks to Yao Ming.

That would be Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center who is currently the tallest player in college basketball ... In his eight years in the NBA, Ming was the most impactful of these players, as ...