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 ...

HBD YAO MING 1st pick in 2002 Played 9 seasons (486 GMS) All-Star 8 seasons Most All-Star votes twice All-NBA 5x between 2004-2009 Number retired by Rockets Basketball Hall Of Fame https://t.co ...

When Yao Ming emerges from the hotel, the crowd erupts. Police can barely keep the throng of screaming fans from enveloping the 7-foot-5 giant. Bill Duffy, right, represents three of 2002's top ...

A. "I've never met this Mark Cuban guy, but an NBA owner who also works at a fast-food restaurant must understand the problems of the common workingman." B. "I've never met this Shawn Kemp guy ...

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 ...

Edey, through the first 19 games of his NBA career, is posting numbers that are close to what Yao Ming had in his first season back in 2002-03. Yao averaged 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.8 blocks ...

Yao Ming played for the Houston Rockets between 2002 and 2011 boosting the team's popularity in China The US National Basketball Association has suffered "substantial" losses after an online ...