Shaquille was one of the most imposing players in NBA history, standing 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m/216 cm) and weighing more than 320 pounds. However, he struggled when playing against Ming. While Shaq was heavier, Ming had a height advantage over the four-time NBA champion that he used to ...
Yao Ming (Y): A lot of people really working together, you know, to do our part. And we are here in Geneva for the FIBA’s meeting, and we prepare for the World Games, uh, 2019, in Beijing, China, and we give a presentation about how our preparation is, and we try to do eve...
By becoming the league’s most prominent player of Chinese heritage, Yao Ming provided a different look to the league and in doing so, vastly increased the popularity of the sport. Yao’s achievements are highly regarded as he recently became a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Now he...
I could go on and on. (He would’ve told me to stop a long time ago.) But I do want to say, simply, this: It was a great honor to coach Yao Ming. He was the real deal — a great man, a great player, a great teammate and a great humanitarian. Congratulations, and thank yo...