"He had been taught not to embarrass his opponents" - Why Yao didn't dunk more often during his prime originally appeared on Basketball Network. When he entered the NBA in 2002, there were ...

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Yao Ming landed in the U.S. in the summer of 2002, 7-feet, 6-inches worth of fancy footwork, armed with a soft shooting touch. He was the top pick of that draft, selected by the Houston Rockets, whose ...

Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, according to ESPN's Calvin Watkins and multiple reports. The 7-foot-6 Yao, whose career ...

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 touch ...

While players like Hakeem Olajuwon and Dirk Nowitzki are often credited with paving the way for international players in the modern-day NBA landscape, Cuttino Mobley believes Yao Ming stands alone as ...

Yao Ming just wasn't for those of us that enjoy pristine footwork, brilliant touch, versatile low-post maneuvering, and clever on-court cat-and-mouse games with those players who didn't even deserve ...

When he entered the NBA in 2002, there were understandably big expectations for Yao Ming. Standing 7-foot-6, most felt the Chinese center could easily dominate around the paint each time he got the ...