“Yi feels the eyes of a nation on two continents”
NBA.com’s Scott Howard-Cooper recently penned an article featuring Yi Jianlian, center for the New Jersey Nets. With Houston Rockets’ Yao Ming about to undergo foot surgery–and despite the Nets’ notoriously poor season–Chinese basketball fans are keeping a close eye on Yi’s career since he is now the only Chinese player left in the NBA.
Howard-Cooper calls [...]
“Basketball star Yao Ming to become a father”
This headline has been circulating wildly over the last week already, but it has been reported that Rockets star Yao Ming’s wife Ye Li is expecting their first child. The announcement has apparently caused much speculation on the net, especially as both Yao and his wife were part of China’s national basketball teams, and both [...]
Yao Ming purchases Shanghai Sharks
China Daily reported that Rockets and NBA All-star center Yao Ming returned to Shanghai to announce his acquisition of the Shanghai Sharks, a club which competes in the Chinese Basketball Association. Yao shelled out 20 million yuan to become owner of the team for which he once played (and won a CBA National Championship). His [...]
