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Yao Ming (Chinese: 姚明; born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Yi Jianlian, shown here during his NBA days, is a five-time CBA MVP award winner. Just one Most Valuable Player award was given out at the conclusion of each of the first 17 Chinese Basketball Association seasons.
This occurred during the peak of NBA players such as Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. This led to an amassment of over 450 million fans in China. In 2002, Yao Ming, a 7’6" (2.29 m) center from Shanghai, China, was drafted by the Houston Rockets. Yao Ming became the first international player selected as a first overall pick in the draft.
Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Yao had been leading efforts to commercialize the top ...
Yao Ming (born September 12, 1980 in Shanghai) is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At the time of his final season, he was the tallest active player in the NBA, at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in). One of China's best-known athletes, Yao had sponsorships ...
Yao Ming - Houston Rockets. Yao Ming is a former Chinese professional basketball player who played for the Houston Rockets. Ming stands at 7 feet 6 inches and was the tallest player [15] in the NBA during his career. Ming was born in Shanghai, China and was selected by the Rockets as the first overall pick [15] in the 2002 NBA draft. He reached ...
Standing taller than any WNBA player ever, she’s been called a “cheat code” and “unguardable” by social media users and compared to Yao Ming, China’s retired 7-foot-6 basketball legend ...
Yao Ming (born 1980) is a Chinese professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the tallest player in the NBA, at 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 m). Yao, who was born in Shanghai, China, started playing for the Shanghai Sharks as a teenager, and played on their senior team ...