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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Yao ming - Caught on Camera

Why does Yao Ming, the 7ft 6in ex-basketballer, attend China’s Two Sessions meetings?

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

The Guardian - UK

NBA stars return to China six years after controversy over pro-democracy post

Today's match will mark NBA’s first game played in a Chinese territory since 2019 as millions of fans await the return of one of the most beloved sports leagues to mainland, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

The Independent UK

NBA Back In China After Six-year Absence Sparked By Democracy Tweet

The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

International Business Times

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Anthony Edwards Had the Most Anthony Edwards Post After Meeting Yao Ming

The Timberwolves star has message for former NBA great.

Sports Illustrated

10 Best NBA 2K25 Cards, Ranked

The cream of the crop.

Operation Sports

Yang Hansen Shock: Chinese Jokic or Draft Day Gamble? Blazers Bet Big on NBA's Biggest Enigma

The Portland Trail Blazers made the most surprising move of the 2025 NBA Draft by selecting Yang Hansen, a 19-year-old Chinese centre compared to Nikola Jokic. While his size, vision, and post play are tantalising, his CBA background and defensive limitations make him one of the most uncertain prospects in…

International Business Times UK

Tallest NBA Players of 2025–26 (and All Time)

Some of the NBA’s tallest players now possess the skills of much smaller players, making them more fascinating than ever.

Sports Illustrated

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How large is Yao Ming’s wine glass, anyways?

Everybody's asking this!

USA Today Sports Media Group

Verstappen Dominates Chinese Grand Prix With Fourth Victory

Max Verstappen's dominant win at the Chinese Grand Prix sets the stage for an exciting F1 season ahead.

Top News

Chinese Legislators Kick Off Annual Gathering In Chilly, Grey Beijing

China's parliament opened its annual meeting with subdued pageantry on Tuesday as sleet and cloudy skies left delegates shivering under umbrellas.

International Business Times

Yao Ming Sat Courtside at a Nets Game and Everyone Made the Same Joke

NBA fans all cracked the same joke after a photo of Yao Ming sitting courtside went viral.

Sports Illustrated

What’s Victor Wembanyama’s height? It’s complicated

We dig in to find out the real answer.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming steps down as head of national league

Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China's struggling national basketball league

The Independent UK

The last time each NBA lottery 2023 team actually won the No. 1 pick

Not every team has had the luck of the ping pong balls with them.

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Every NBA team’s last No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft

A few teams have never even had the No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick.

Sports Illustrated

Chinese Basketball Association Expels Two Teams From Playoffs

CBA president Yao Ming announced the punishment Monday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Chinese team with a suspended Eric Bledsoe disqualified for ‘fixing’ multiple playoff games

Yao Ming, the CBA's president, called it a "saddening" week for the league.

The Independent UK

Chinese basketball investigates suspicious game result

The Chinese Basketball Association has ordered an investigation into a championship round game that ended with a last-minute, come-from-behind win following a series of turnovers

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The Guardian - UK

Chinese football stars and officials held in Xi’s corruption crackdown

Stadiums are reopening but detentions of major football figures overshadow the sport, as scandal engulfs basketball

The Guardian - US

In the land of the giants: does size really matter in the NBA?

Height confers obvious advantages in basketball. But super tall players are often more susceptible to injury and smaller stars have thrived at the top

USA Today Sports Media Group

Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 21

Midway through the 2002-03 season, Kobe scored 52 points in a win over the Rockets while serving up a memorable dunk over Yao Ming.

Caixin Global

Opinion: Eileen Gu’s Mission for Unity Shows the True Meaning of Sports

People should respect the champion Olympic skier’s contributions to Chinese athletics and her commitment to bridging the gap between China and the United States

Asharq Al-Awsat

Olympics Torch Begins COVID-Shortened Trek Past Beijing Landmarks

Beijing kicked off its Winter Olympics torch relay early on Wednesday, with Chinese basketball great and Olympian Yao Ming among the first to carry the flame on a journey that will last just three days due to COVID-19 curbs. The relay will carry the flame past landmarks including the Great…

Reuters

Olympics-Beijing torch begins COVID-shortened relay

Beijing's COVID-shortened Olympic torch relay began on Wednesday with basketball great Yao Ming and a Chinese soldier wounded in a bloody 2020 border clash with India among the first to carry the symbolic flame on a journey that will last only three days.

Reuters

Yao Ming says he and Peng Shuai 'chatted merrily' at event last month

Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming said on Monday that tennis star Peng Shuai, who became the subject of concern after she accused a former senior politician of sexually assaulting her, was in good spirits when they appeared at an event last month.

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