For instance, 5’9” Nate Robinson blocked 7’6” Yao Ming in 2006 ... The two-time All-Star has a vertical jump of 45 inches.

Houston attorney Charles C. Foster, Chairman of the Asia Society Texas Center, shares his thoughts on professional basketball star — and personal friend — Yao Ming, who announced his retirement from ...

Yao Ming has said he quit as chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) over the national team’s results, and to let his replacement have a full Olympic cycle to try and make things ...

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 ...

Basketball legend Yao Ming, who retired from the NBA in 2011 after an incredible nine-year career with the Houston Rockets, has stepped down from his position with the Chinese Basketball ...

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 ...

NBA legend Yao Ming has quit as head of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) after seven years in the job because of the national team's poor performances, he said Thursday. Basketball is ...

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NBA legend Yao Ming has quit as head of the Chinese Basketball Association after seven years in the job, the organisation said on Thursday, calling it a "personal decision". The former Rockets ...

including a substantial contribution from Yao Ming's venture capital fund. "My Mandarin is terrible. [But] my life is great. I have two kids. I have a Chinese wife, and I've just got really great ...

Houston attorney Charles C. Foster, Chairman of the Asia Society Texas Center, shares his thoughts on professional basketball star — and personal friend — Yao Ming, who announced his retirement from ...

Yao Ming has stepped down as president of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and vice president Guo Zhenming was appointed the new chief, it was announced on Thursday. Chinese Basketball ...