McGrady, still just 25 at the time ... And the Rockets would be pairing him with 24-year-old franchise center Yao Ming, thought to be the most dominant inside force in the league after Shaq.

But so far, the two biggest marketing names on the Houston sports scene — Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady — have not felt the pinch of corporate cutbacks. “So far as I know, nobody’s Tigered me ...

HOUSTON, April 30 -- Tracy McGrady was hitting shots and giving out assists at a record pace. Yao Ming was grabbing rebounds and dominating inside. A change of scenery was just what the all-star ...

I just had to sit back and laugh. Tracy McGrady witnessed Yao Ming's impact on Chinese basketball firsthand. STR/AFP/Getty Images Man, you never really get over his size, a guy who is 7-foot-6 and ...

UPDATE: Yao says the story is B.S., no surprise. Building an NBA team with Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady is like starting a rotation with Mike Hampton and Carl Pavano. Yao’s constantly been plagued ...

Well for Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, that wish comes in the form of Ron Artest, whose ability on the court is unquestioned, but whose attitude and problems off the court has lead to a myriad of ...

Yao Ming seems like a great guy. He is the only 7'6" basketball player in the history of the game who can actually shoot, dribble and make fairly quick (for his size) moves to the hoop.

Yao Ming is already in the Basketball Hall of ... Ming’s career with the Rockets will always be linked to that of Tracy McGrady, as the two stars coexisted quite well together and helped take ...

During his stint with the Orlando Magic, Tracy McGrady often bore the heavy ... Finally, T-Mac had a high-level teammate in Yao Ming, and he once spoke about the relief he felt knowing he had ...

The spin was classic: If the NBA's top-selling jersey in China isn't Yao Ming's, it must qualify as ... by his own Houston Rockets teammate, Tracy McGrady. It's T-Mac first, Allen Iverson second ...