Listening to the talk this week, you might wonder if Shaquille O’Neal received a pacifier for his 37th birthday. Perhaps Yao Ming re-gifted one of his. Yep, the two big ol’ 7-foot-plus stars gathered ...

You could say that the 2000s were the last decade of true big men and low-post play. Aside from O’Neal and Mourning, you had Dwight Howard, Yao Ming, Jermaine O’Neal, Ben Wallace, Andrew Bynum, ...

Watch: How Shaq found out Yao spoke English Originally posted on Bleacher Report | Last updated Sep 5, 2025 8:00 PM ET Shaquille O'Neal's story about Yao Ming during his Basketball Hall of Fame speech ...

Fans on social media react to picture of David Beckham, Shaquille O’Neal and Yao Ming together. David Beckham attended the 2025 NBA China Games, meeting legends like Shaquille O’Neal and Yao Ming.

The latest man to join the NBA big man alliance hails from China, 20-year-old Hansen Yang, who, as it turns out, idolized the expected role models growing up. That was until a certain Serbian in ...

It was supposed to be the night a rivalry was born, but Friday night's game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Rockets instead gave birth to a legend. With all the hype surrounding the matchup ...

LOS ANGELES -- Lakers star Shaquille O'Neal sat out Tuesday night's game against Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets because of a sore left knee. He will also miss Wednesday night's game at Utah. "We ...

BASKETBALL Yao tops Shaq in voting: Yao Ming has more votes than Shaquille O'Neal in fan voting for next month's NBA All-Star game. The 7-foot-6 Chinese rookie for the Houston Rockets was fourth ...

Jan. 17 - The long-anticipated first meeting between Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal was well worth the wait. While Shaq got the upper hand statistically in the battle with the Rockets rookie center, ...