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).

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Feb 12, 2025 · Yao Ming (born September 12, 1980, Shanghai, China) is a Chinese basketball player, who became an international star as a centre for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Yao was born to accomplished basketball-playing parents who each stood more than 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall.

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May 25, 2023 · Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China's struggling national basketball league. The eight-time NBA All-Star had been leading efforts to commercialize the 20-team league and to bring it out from under the control of government bureaucrats and Communist Party officials.

Apr 2, 2014 · Yao Ming is a Chinese basketball player who became an international star as a center for the Houston Rockets of the NBA.

Sep 12, 1980 · Yao Ming bio, latest news, videos, and exclusive content. Discover his awards, honors, and career achievements. Stay updated and find out when his next game is.

Yao Ming of China became basketball's most unlikely new celebrity athlete in 2002 when he joined the Houston Rockets.

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Oct 28, 2022 · Twenty years ago, Yao Ming began his rookie season for the Rockets. He became an eight-time NBA All-Star and had his No. 11 jersey retired.

Sep 12, 2013 · An eight-time All-Star, five-time All-NBA selection, and a member of the 2000 NBA All-Rookie First Team, Yao Ming had a solid eight seasons with the Houston Rockets.

Mar 12, 2021 · After he retired from an illustrious NBA career, what exactly happened to Yao Ming? Here's a breakdown of his life post-basketball.

Chinese basketball player Yao Ming became the first foreigner to be the number–one draft pick of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in June of 2002. He was picked by the Houston Rockets, and in his first season became one of the NBA's top players.

Yao Ming is a retired Chinese basketball player who played in ‘Chinese Basketball Association’ (CBA) and the ‘National Basketball Association’ (NBA). The seven feet, six inches tall player is the only non-US player to lead NBA in the All-Star voting.

Yao Ming is the first Chinese player to have a major impact in th N.B.A. and the first Chinese athlete to become an international superstar. Standing 7-foot-6-inch (2.29-meters) tall and wearing size 18 shoes, he was drafted No. 1 by the Houston Rockets and made the N.B.A. All-Star team his rookie year.

A "what if" pretty much sums up Yao Ming's career. When healthy, he was a force — commanding attention in the paint, anchoring the Houston Rockets on both ends, and showing flashes of dominance ...

Yao Ming. He was larger than life, and on opposite sides of the world, the man who stretched seven-and-a-half feet into space changed the face of basketball forever. Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets in the summer of 2002, just a few months removed from having led his Shanghai Sharks to the Chinese Basketball Association championship.

Yao Ming (born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese retired professional basketball center and Basketball executive. Ming is the currently President of the CBA, he is also President of the Chinese Basketball Association (organization).

Nov 7, 2005 · News of Yao Ming’s birth was quickly relayed across town to the top leaders of the Shanghai Sports Commission. They were not surprised. These men and women had been trying to cultivate a new...

Yao Ming (b. September 12, 1980) is a center for the Houston Rockets. He's currently the tallest player in the NBA, at 7'6". He is one of China's best-known athletes, with sponsorships with several major companies, and he has been the richest celebrity in China for five straight years.