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The Deer Penis Diaries

Bad news for chronic deer penis ingesters planning on participating in the Beijing Olympics — you'll have to find something else to help you win a gold medal this year. Yes, deer penis and all sorts of other crazy Chinese voodoo medicines have officially been put on the no-no list by the Beijing IOC because some of the ancient traditional performance boosters contain high quantities of banned substances like ephedrine. (Turtle blood, caterpillar fungus, animal hoofs, leopard bone wine, etc.) More »

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Yao's Untraditional Rehab

In one of those stories that we're sure is being blown out of proportion but just can't help but pile onto anyway, it appears that people within the Houston Rockets — who apparently, in the midst of a 16-game winning streak, need something to worry about — are concerned that Yao Ming's rehabilitation is being handled in the wrong way. That is to say: It's being handled by the Chinese government, which is using "traditional Chinese treatment methods. More »

A very sad song about Yao Ming's foot injury. [1560TheGame]

No more Yao. That's sad. [ESPN]

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Yao Vs. Yi: 250 Million Chinese Viewers Can't Be Wrong

It's a fine Friday afternoon as Awful Announcing asks the musical question, is anyone aware that the largest television audience ever for a sporting event could take place tonight? That's right folks, it's Yi vs. Yao! From the Houston Chronicle: More »

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Yao Ming's Fantasy Wedding

Rockets center Yao Ming got himself hitched yesterday — or today, or whatever the hell the time change makes the actual date — in front of 70 onlookers and about 100 media people hanging out in the lobby waiting for interviews. It must be so odd to have people wanting to interview you after your wedding. More »

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NBA Roundup: Ming Went The Strings Of Our Hearts

Notes on Monday's games in the National Basketball Association ... More »

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For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...

There's no sugarcoating it for you... other than the NFL, there is nothing appealing on the sports landscape for you today. You might be able to find some ice dancing or some exhibition golf, but... I don't know that that's enough to justify putting a viewing schedule for you here today. Instead, here's your NFL scoreboard, and let's just talk about the latest reason that Jeff Van Gundy has to kill himself. More »

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NBA Roundup: When Tiny Coaches Attack

Notes on Monday's games in the National Basketball Association: More »

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NBA Roundup: Ming Went The Strings Of My Heart

Notes from today's games in the National Basketball Association: More »

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Very Few Of Those 1.3 Billion Are Good Basketball Players

Team USA got back to their ass-romping ways this morning, beating China by a score of 121-90. Despite the presence of Yao Ming, China's not that good of a team. Really, they're probably the most poorly-equipped team to play the United States; they prefer (an unathletic) man defense, and their guards and prone to turnovers, and if that's your style, you might as well go ahead and sew "Dwyane Wade's Bitch" onto the back of everyone's jersey where their name used to be. More »

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Yao Ming's Big, Big Stand

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming doesn't just spend his offseasons taking a stroll or two around the track. He also spends it saving elephants by swatting away bullets heading toward them directly out of the air. See, he's not just tall; he's made of some sort of indestructible material. More »