For most of his NBA career, Carmelo Anthony was listed at 230-235 pounds. Despite being 6-foot-7, it sometimes felt like he was carrying some extra weight.

Yao Ming went down with an injury to his left leg in the first quarter of the Houston Rockets game on Wednesday. The 7'6" center is expected to miss about a week of action with what is being ...

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 ...

Including the postseason, Yao Ming played in 514 games with the Houston Rockets. Yao announced his retirement from basketball at a press conference Wednesday from Shanghai, so now is the perfect ...

Though Yao Ming had spoken often of the pregame ... Jonathan Feigen was the Rockets beat writer for the Houston Chronicle from 1998 to 2024. Feigen became a sports writer because the reporter ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, China's most recognizable athlete, has announced his retirement from the National Basketball Association (NBA), according to several media ...

151; -- 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 jersey.

In hindsight, the Rockets making Yao Ming the No. 1 overall pick seems like ... the announcement was made at Houston’s NRG Stadium during the 2016 Final Four. “You talk about coincidence ...

151; -- 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 jersey.

HOUSTON -- Houston Rockets center Yao Ming underwent surgery Thursday to repair a stress fracture in his left ankle, a procedure he says may end his career. The 7-foot-6 Yao has been out since Nov ...

Hall of Fame center Yao Ming ended any speculation that he could ... "I have no time to consider anything else (including buying Houston Rockets)," Yao said according to the Xinhua report.

HOUSTON (AP) — The first time Yao Ming ever watched an NBA game as a ... we put a story together.” The Rockets are set to retire Yao’s No. 11 jersey in a halftime ceremony Friday night ...