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Yao Ming (Chinese: 姚明; pinyin: Yáo Míng; born September 12, 1980 in Shanghai, China) is a professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets in the National Basketball Association (NBA).




A Long journey from China to Jaguars

By: Ultimate Jaguars

4May2012

The question about Long Ding is whether he is as good a kicker as he is a story. There’s no doubt he’s one of the most intriguing stories in the NFL right now. “It’s an inspiring story for a young man to travel halfway around the world and no...

Former King Brad Miller surprises, says goodbye

By: Kings/NBA Blog

3Apr2012

This is too short a format to give Brad Miller his due as an NBA player and significant member of the Kings, especially during the 2003-04 season when he started alongside Vlade Divac while Chris Webber recovered from microfracture...

Lin Coca-Cola Ads Set To Be Displayed At MSG

By: WFAN

21Mar2012

Jeremy Lin's image is now set to appear on courtside Coca-Cola ads at Madison Square Garden.

Report: Nike Extends Contract With Jeremy Lin; Could Shoe Be In Works?

By: WFAN

22Feb2012

Nike has extended their contract with Lin, according to Beijing Business Today, ensuring the Knicks' overnight sensation won't sign with a rival sportswear company.

10 Years Ago In Asian Athletic Supremacy [Linsanity]

By: Dead Spin

13Feb2012

"Yet while population geneticists and sociologists have been battling over the meaning of times in the 100-meter dash, Asians have been making their own argument about where they fit into the world of sports. And they've been doing it through pure, o...

Should Fans Select the All-Star Starters?

By: 20 Second Timeout

5Feb2012

Every year around this time, the NBA All-Star starters are announced and someone--often it is Charles Barkley--delivers a rant about how terrible it is that the fans choose the All-Star starters. The All-Star voting process is obviously subjective ev...

Yao, Panda. Panda, Yao. [Yao Ming]

By: Dead Spin

11Jan2012

Yo, panda, real talk for a second: I cannot get enough of you posing with basketball players wearing the Official China Panda Blue Smock. It's like, they're so big and goofy and you're so little and fuzzy and greyscale, and they've always got that wo...

Yao Ming and a Panda Sharing a Laugh is Why I Love the Internet

By: The Last Angry Fan

11Jan2012

You win Internet…you win. [image via Buzzfeed]...

Yao Ming and a Baby Panda Sharing a Laugh is the Greatest Thing Ever

By: The Last Angry Fan

11Jan2012

You win Internet…you win. [image via Buzzfeed]...

I Love this Bismack Biyombo Kid

By: Bobcats Planet

26Dec2011

A statement like that may sound kind of strange to some of you, but if you hear me out on why I think some of you will understand. A lot of you are probably like me. You were good at the sports you played, but you were never great; you were not th...

Quick Facts About the Denver Nuggets

By: Nugg Love

22Dec2011

Nene is the longest tenured player, playing all nine seasons with the Nuggets since they acquired him in the 2002 NBA Draft. The second longest tenured player is Chris Andersen, going into his fifth season during is his second stint on the Nuggets. A...

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