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Yao Ming once teased Allen Iverson during his Hall of Fame induction speech by referencing the Sixers star's iconic practice ...
Widely regarded as the best Asian player in NBA history, China’s Yao Ming acknowledges the gulf but believes the gap between ...
Yao Ming has been saying for more than a year that a realistic goal for China in the... Yao feels pressure, keeps cool head before Olympics Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...
SINGAPORE: During his time in the National Basketball Association (NBA), it is fair to say that 2.29m-tall Yao Ming was a dominant force. ... And at last year's Paris Olympics, Japan, ...
Star center Yang Hansen became the third Chinese player to be selected in the first round of the NBA Draft where he was ...
Even though his style of play reminded many of Nowitzki, Bargnani still doesn't consider him the greatest European player of ...
Standing at 2.18 meters, Yang is now the highest-ranked Chinese draft pick since Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian ... Chinese men's national team that finished eighth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. "He has got ...
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Just How Good Was Yao?
Yao Ming wasn’t just tall — he was dominant, skilled, and way ahead of his time. From his footwork to his touch to his IQ, ...
It was revealed that Team USA players once placed an internal “bounty” on Yao Ming, determined to physically test him and disrupt his rhythm. The move wasn’t personal—it was about asserting dominance ...
The center was considered by draft analysts as a rising prospect, but no one projected him to be a first-round pick.
Yang Hansen was selected surprisingly on the first day of the draft by the Portland trail Blazers and became the first ...