Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is a sports icon in Houston, both a former All-Star and the player who sparked worldwide interest in the city's basketball team. It seems Yao made a quick ...

Houston Rockets center and centerpiece Yao Ming is poised to make his return at the start of the 2010-2011 NBA season. Yao missed the entire 2009-2010 season with a foot injury, one that was so ...

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has decided to retire after nine NBA seasons, Yahoo! Sports and the Houston Chronicle have reported, citing league sources. Yao's contract had expired after this ...

Hall of Fame center Yao Ming ended any speculation that he could be a part of a group that would seek to purchase the Rockets on Friday, issuing a statement through the Xinhua news agency saying ...

Houston Rockets' Yao Ming retires. Associated Press. Jul 20, 2011, 02:13 AM ET. Email; Print; SHANGHAI -- A large scroll behind the player who brought China to the NBA and the NBA to China summed ...

Houston Rockets?retired his No. 11 jersey. Yao, 36, played seven NBA seasons before missing the 2009-10 season with a foot injury. He played just five games in 2010-11 because of an ankle injury.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 26: Yao Ming #11 of the Houston Rockets takes a shot against the Los Angeles Lakers during their game at Staples Center on October 26, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

As dominant and intimidating as he was, Yao Ming was a very fun guy who constantly made jokes to make people laugh. The Chinese superstar made history with the Houston Rockets, becoming one of the ...

Oct 30, 2010; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (11) shoots over Denver Nuggets power forward Al Harrington (7) during the third quarter at the Toyota Center. The Nuggets won 107-94.

— -- HOUSTON -- Yao Ming, the first man to become the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft without playing in college, was honored Friday night as the? Houston Rockets?retired his No. 11 ...

Yao Ming was not just a giant. He was also, as it turns out, a giant troll. The Chinese superstar made history on the court with the NBA’s Houston Rockets, from 2002 to 2011 becoming one of the ...

Ever since the Rockets relocated to Houston in 1971, ... Yao Ming or Dwight Howard, the Rockets know how to produce top-tier big men as well as any organization in league history. ...