Colin Pine, who served as Yao Ming's translator for the Chinese basketball star's first three years in the NBA, reflects on his friend's career and retirement.

Yao Ming's retirement ends a too-brief run of NBA stardom. View photos ILLUSTRATION: Getty Images. That complex career summary, not quite as appealing as a simpler one of the best NBA players ...

Here is Yao Ming with Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang. AP But it is most jarring when Ming stands next to other athletes, like JJ Watt, who is 6-foot-5 and weighs 290 pounds.

"I don't know. I like Stephen Curry," Ming said. "Small, you know, quick, shoots the ball very well. Looks not very strong, but has a strong heart. Really, it's because he is totally opposite to ...

On the other hand, Ming demonstrated a different approach to the game. Towering over his competitors at 7'6", the Chinese center relied on his height advantage combined with a remarkable finesse.

France's Victor Wembanyama possesses a talent that defies comparison, retired great Yao Ming told Reuters, as the seven-foot four-inch (2.24-metre) rookie makes his highly anticipated National ...

Yao Ming spends time with Kinango, a two-week old orphaned elephant whose mother was poached for her ivory. (Kristian Schmidt for WildAid/WILDAID) By Michael Lee.

During his basketball playing days, 7’6” Yao Ming was tough to push around. As a basketball executive, he's been far less formidable. Last month, he stepped down from his role as head of the ...

On a snowy February evening in 2003, Yao Ming arrived at the Chinese Embassy in the District for a lavish reception in his honor roughly 24 hours before his Houston Rockets were to play the ...