Yao Ming's progress has raised his game so high that you'd choose him over any center. Even Shaq. ... He was easy to ride off the block and didn't seem to fight hard for position.

Yang Hansen reveals how Yao Ming's advice to enjoy life guided his mindset ahead of his NBA debut with the Trail Blazers.

After Yao Ming's latest foot injury, ... Yao was a polished scorer on the block earlier than most big men are, but most important to his success was his sweet shooting touch.

Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press commenting on Yao Ming, ... It Isn’t Easy to Block Presence of Yao. By Mal Florence . March 7, 2003 12 AM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options.

Yao Ming. Add Topic. Yao Ming enters Hall of Fame as global ambassador of basketball. ... 9.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks — didn't put him in the same category as some of the greats who came before him.

Yao Ming, China s top basketball star, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, Nairobi, Kenya, with the Director of Kenya Wildlife Services, Julius Kipn’getich, left, watching the elephant tusks at the Kenya ...

Yao Ming’s career will always be a tale of what could have been. ... 9.2 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks per game throughout an eight-year career cut short by nagging injuries to his left foot.

Yao Ming was a terrific center for the Houston Rockets during his tenure with the Rockets;it was time he got his jersey retiredYao Ming is recognized as one of the best centers in NBA's history.

Ming leads off a commercial that also features two of Gatorade's biggest names, Derek Jeter and Peyton Manning, in "Let Jimmy Play." Jimmy, the luckiest kid on the block, gets asked to play by the ...