In a captivating saga of basketball prowess and profound regret, Yao Ming’s journey through the 2008-09 NBA season provides a poignant example of how triumph and tragedy often intertwine in sports.

As Shaquille O'Neal unanimously claimed the most dominant center title in the NBA during the early 2000s, a new giant was making waves across the ocean – China's Yao Ming. Standing tall and exuding an ...

When Yao Ming emerges from the hotel, the crowd erupts. Police can barely keep the throng of screaming fans from enveloping the 7-foot-5 giant. Bill Duffy, right, represents three of 2002's top ...

History thus suggests that Yao Ming will never be the franchise player ... uncommon agility and a deft shooting touch. Yet history, again, reminds us that Smits made only one All-Star game while ...

NBA star Yao Ming, architect Yoshio Taniguchi, and other dignitaries break ground for the Asia Society Texas Center on May 15, 2008. (Richard J. Carson/Asia Society) In the summer of 2002, when the ...

Luis Scola, the FIBA legend from Argentina, made a significant mark in the world of basketball, despite entering the NBA as an older rookie. Known for his partnership with Yao Ming on the Houston ...

None, though, have loomed larger than the former basketball star Yao Ming, who dwarfed fellow delegates at this week's second session of the National People’s Congress of China. The one-time ...