When he was selected by the Houston Rockets as the first pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, Yao Ming was quite a unique physical specimen. A 7'6'', 310-pound giant from China with an incredibly soft ...

Yao was an 8-time All-Star in his eight seasons in the NBA, thanks in part to his legions of fans in China that vaulted him to the top of fan voting each year, but was also a 5-time All-NBA center, as ...

Head coach Ime Udoka of the Houston Rockets and Fred VanVleet #5 talk ... [+] during the second half against the Dallas ...

Editor's note: ESPN's David Aldridge sat down with Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets' No. 1 overall draft pick, during the World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis. Following is the entire ...

Did Yao Ming lack “the heart of a champion ... we love so much by winning another NBA championship. As the 1995 Houston ...

Most of the Houston Rockets are ... aren’t nearly as immense for Şengün as they were for former Rockets center Yao Ming, who became a symbol for China and was covered extensively by Chinese ...

For nearly three decades Carroll Dawson was a vital member of the Houston Rockets. As an assistant ... he helped bring star players to Houston such as Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady.