...Tony Parker in San Antonio, Dirk Nowitzki in Dallas, Yao Ming in Houston, Serge Ibaka in Oklahoma City, Marc and Pau...and Peja Stojakovic thrived in the system in Sacramento. Yao Ming, Luis Scola and Goran Dragic were all successful under...

...first round was judged by former Houston Rockets Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Dikembe Mutombo, Rudy Tomjanovich and Yao Ming.Kenneth Faried, James White, 2007 dunk champion Gerald Green and Eric Bledsoe also were in the field, while Kevin...

...also snagged a player who might re-establish the franchise in Asia, where the team enjoyed massive popularity during Yao Ming's career.Lin is American-born, but of Chinese and Taiwanese descent, and his timing is perfect to capitalize on...

...to beat everybody," Colangelo said.The top four teams in each pool advance to the quarterfinals. With the retired Yao Ming no longer playing for China and Golden State center Andrew Bogut unable to play for Australia after ankle surgery, the...

BEIJING - Yao Ming's expected retirement could diminish...going to be a while until we see another Yao Ming."Yahoo! Sports first reported that...of the 2008 Beijing Olympics."It is Yao Ming who makes the kids in China like basketball...

Retired Houston Rockets center Yao Ming could enter the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as early as next year as a contributor.John Doleva, the president and CEO of...

...fans greeted him with boos. McGrady played for the Rockets from 2004-10, a period defined more by injuries to him and Yao Ming than by team success. LAKERS 92, NUGGETS 89In Los Angeles, Andrew Bynum had 29 points and 13 rebounds in his season...

...because of the condensed schedule.? Silver said the league is in discussions about playing preseason games next season in China, perhaps in Shanghai, where former Houston All-Star Yao Ming owns the Chinese Basketball Association team.

...was 50.He reportedly died while running.NBARockets star Yao is reportedly retiringYahoo! Sports is reporting that Yao Ming is retiring from basketball.The 7-foot-6 Houston Rockets center, plagued by lower-body injuries in the second...

...the day before the lockout began.YAO's AGENT MUM: Yao Ming's American agent would not confirm reports that the all-star...not in a position to confirm" multiple reports that Yao Ming had informed the NBA that he planned to retire. Yao has...