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Yao Ming (born September 12, 1980) is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Read More at Wikipedia ›By Greg StutchburySHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Yao Ming, who opened up the world's most populous country to the NBA and became an Asian sporting icon, officially announced the end of his basketball career on Wednesday.
The towering 30-year-old had been plagued by foot and ankle injuries toward the end of his eight seasons in the National Basketball Association, playing just five games in the past two seasons for the Houston Rockets.Yao said he had been steeling himself for this day and thanked his family and friends for helping him handle the decision to stop playing."I am ending my athletic career and am retiring from basketball," Yao said through an interpreter at a plush Pudong hotel on Wednesday. "Basketball has given me so much. It has led me to a bigger and brighter stage to showcase my abilities."Yao, who had been widely expected to retire after telling the Rockets he would not be returning, said persistent foot injuries had forced him to retire."This process has been quite lengt...HOUSTON (AP) — Yao Ming is returning to the Houston Rockets — a giant selling point for general manager Daryl Morey as he begins courting big-name free agents this w...
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will miss the rest of the season because of the stress fracture in his left ankle.The Rockets announced the decision Friday, a day af...
Retired NBA star Yao Ming has added another line to his post-basketball resume — politician — becoming a member of an advisory body to Shanghai's legislature.Since t...
BEIJING (AP) — Basketball star Yao Ming , movie director John Woo and piano prodigy Lang Lang are among dozens of celebrities who will appear in television commercia...
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is considering quitting basketball after next season if he doesn't fully recover from his lingering foot injury.In comments to Chines...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Yao Ming's participation at this year's Asian basketball championships remains shrouded in mystery as he battles back from his latest injury, Chi...
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming underwent surgery Thursday to repair a stress fracture in his left ankle, a procedure he says may end his career.The 7-foot-6 Yao has...
With a home crowd chanting his name, Yao Ming looked sharp as he tested his surgically repaired foot Saturday in helping the Houston Rockets beat the New Jersey Nets...
Yao Ming has a stress fracture in his left ankle and the Houston Rockets said there is no timetable for the return of the 7-foot-6 center whose NBA career may be in ...
Houston Rockets All-Star center Yao Ming is confident that he'll be ready for the start of the regular season after a team doctor declared his surgically repaired fo...
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese basketball fans want to know — will Yao Ming's baby be an American?The Houston Rockets center, who is sidelined this season with a broken left...
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has set up a hotline to help North American Chinese residents reach family and friends in China following a series of ea...
The NBA's version of the Ming Dynasty is done. After helping pro basketball gain a foothold in the world's most populous market, Chinese star Yao Ming has retired.Ya...
Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant says it is "tough" to see Yao Ming retire and that the player deserves to be in the basketball Hall of Fame.Durant said during a...
Retired Houston Rockets center Yao Ming could enter the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as early as next year — not as a player, but as a contributor to the game.Jo...
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, China's most recognizable athlete, has announced his retirement from the National Basketball Association (NBA), ...
BEIJING, Jun (Reuters) - Yao Ming has cast doubt on his return to the NBA by admitting to the possibility he may not play again as he battles to recover from his lat...
HOUSTON -- Houston Rockets center Yao Ming , the top overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, will retire, Yahoo! Sports reported Friday.The 30-year-old has been plagued ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's NBA all-star Yao Ming has sued a Chinese sportswear maker over alleged name and image infringements, local media reported Friday.The towe...
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