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 ...

The Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen reflects on the 20-year anniversary of the Rockets winning the NBA lottery and the right to draft Hall of Fame center Yao Ming. Houston Chronicle ...

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.

Yao Ming was all of those and so much more during a decade in which he made an indelible impact upon the Houston Rockets. Now, as he prepares to embark upon the next chapter of his life, the team ...

Yao Ming had told the story often, but it never ceased to amaze him. Perhaps the night in Shanghai that in hindsight seemed to portend so much about his life to come was filled only with ...

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 ...

— -- 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 ...