It has been more than 15 years since Yao Ming last played in the NBA. His final game for the Houston Rockets was on Nov. 10, ...

Nearly four decades ago, the NBA took its first steps on Chinese soil with a visit from the Washington Bullets. The team played exhibition games in Beijing and Shanghai in 1979, and, as it turned out, ...

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 ...

Yao, the first league head not drawn from government ranks, has long advocated reform of how basketball is run. The giant former Houston Rockets centre, 36, arrives at the post as China searches for ...

Considering that India, with a population of over 1.4 billion people, is the second most populous country in the world, it is striking to note that it has never produced an NBA player capable of ...

Game summary of the Houston Rockets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA game, final score 98-87, from December 29, 2004 on ESPN.