BEIJING (AP) — Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Yao had been leading efforts to commercialize ...

After retiring from basketball in 2011, Yao Ming transitioned to the business world, turning the page to a new chapter in ...

Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, according to ESPN's Calvin Watkins and multiple reports. The 7-foot-6 Yao, whose career ...

Among the 3,000 delegates is former athlete who sits as an independent on the National People’s Congress ...

BEIJING -- Yao Ming has moved into management in a bid to hasten China's basketball development. The Chinese Basketball Association voted unanimously Thursday to appoint the former Houston Rockets ...

— -- When the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces this year's class next Monday in Houston during the NCAA Final Four, Yao Ming will be among the inductees according to ESPN's ...