Yahoo! Sports recently reported that Houston Rockets center and international basketball star Yao Ming is retiring from the NBA. Given Yao’s history of foot problems (he’s only played more than 60 games once since 2005-06) it’s not shocking that the 30-year-old, 7-foot-6 Chinese legend is calling it quits. He missed the entire 2009-10 season recovering … [Read more…]
Yao Ming was recently quoted of saying he will seriously consider retirement if he doesn’t recover from his latest foot injury. “If the foot injury does not heal next season, I might choose to call it quits,” Yao reportedly said. Yao, who turns 30 in December, was the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA … [Read more…]
The sport of basketball was the biggest winner in the game between the United States and China. Many have suspected that the game, a 131-70 blowout in favor of the much deeper and talented U.S. squad, was witness by billions. That may be an exageration but the impact of the game will be felt in … [Read more…]