Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming, Houston Rockets (Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Rockets former player Tracy McGrady recently spoke on Tom Thibodeau overworking Yao Ming
Yao Ming’s career with the Houston Rockets was short-lived but memorable in so many ways. Not only was Yao a great player, but he was a global icon in his homeland of China, expanding the brand of not just the Rockets, but the entire NBA.
While the relationship between China, the Rockets, and the NBA has been put through the wringer over the last year or so, a decade-plus of strong revenue and interest from fans in China is in large part due to Yao’s presence on the Rockets.