The Emergence of Basketball Talent in China The late 1990s and early 2000s marked a pivotal time for basketball in China as players like Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi began to gain international exposure.

The basketball community has been abuzz with excitement following a recent sighting of Yao Ming on the streets of San Francisco. The former NBA star, revered for his on-court prowess, captured ...

From Kublai Khan to Chairman Mao, China has a storied history of towering figures when it comes to state affairs. None, ...

Since Yao Ming, NBA teams have willingly rolled the dice on young Chinese prospects in the NBA Draft, and so far, they have not panned out. Yi Jianlian and Zhou Qi were mostly unproductive overall NBA ...

A "what if" pretty much sums up Yao Ming's career. When healthy, he was a force — commanding attention in the paint, ...

While we always hear stories about NBA players who squander their riches, there's a few who saved their earnings from the league.

Former Chinese women's basketball player Miao Lijie also highlighted the transformative power of sports. During school visits, she shared how she was repeatedly rejected by basketball teams for her ...

China is keeping its economic growth target at “around 5%” for 2025 despite a looming trade war with the United States and ...

Two of the most famous NBA players of Asian descent met up for a ... a photo of himself with Basketball Hall of Fame big man Yao Ming. The two were both in attendance at NBA All-Star Weekend ...

Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George has been doing it all in the offseason. He made the big move in free agency to join ...