"Yao Ming, hello (in Chinese), my brother, it's Shaq. You are China's greatest player and among this era's greatest players. I will miss you now, let's go on holiday together, you and I."
Yao Ming announced his retirement from basketball, staging an emotional end to a glorious career. Special
A series of foot and leg injuries forced China's iconic star to retire from basketball. Live report
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Washington Wizards' Yi Jianlian will join his national team to participate in the 2011 Stankovic Continental Cup held in China's Haining and Guangzhou respectively from August 1 to 9.
The expected retirement of Chinese basketball star Yao Ming risks diminishing the NBA's once-burgeoning popularity in the country, with many local fans saying they would no longer watch NBA games.
The NBA is locking out its players at midnight on Thursday as last-ditch negotiations for a new labor deal collapsed, sending the league into its first work stoppage in 13 years.
The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Duke point guard Kyrie Irving with the first overall pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday in hopes he can help turn around a team that stumbled through last season.
The struggling Toronto Raptors named former Dallas Mavericks assistant Dwane Casey as their new head coach, the NBA team said on Tuesday.
An estimated 250,000 fans lined the route which started at the Dallas Convention Center
Hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans packed downtown streets in Dallas to celebrate the first NBA title for the Dallas Mavericks.
To celebrate the 2011 NBA Finals, NBA China is launching its first official e-commerce store providing millions of fans quick and easy access to authentic NBA merchandise.