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Yao Ming

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Also known as Ming Yao

Chinese basketball player

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Yao Ming is a Chinese basketball player who competed in the National Basketball Association. He played as a center for the Houston Rockets and the Shanghai Sharks, a team he also owned. His professional career spanned from 1997 to 2011. Yao Ming represented China in the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as the 2002 Asian Games. He stands 229 centimeters tall and weighs 140.6 kilograms.

Born in Shanghai, China, on September 12, 1980, Yao Ming speaks Mandarin, Chinese, and English. He is married to Ye Li. He has been inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame. Additionally, he is credited as the author of two works, including *Yao, Yao : a life in two worlds*.

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Works
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  • Yao
  • Yao : a life in two worlds

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Shanghai, China

Yao Ming is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Known for

  • Basketball: A Love Story — Self2018
  • Thirteen Talks — Self2016
  • Absolute Wild China with Bear Grylls2015
  • Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming2014
  • Amazing — Yao Ming2013
  • Nash — Self2013
  • Where Are We Going, Dad?2013
  • Voice2012
  • The Magic Aster — 配音2009
  • Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony — Self2008

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Sports profile

Sport
Basketball
Position
Center
Nationality
China

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Yao
Gender
male
Citizenship
China
Place of birth
Shanghai
Spouse
Ye Li
Occupation
entrepreneur
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
Chinese
Participant in
2000 Summer Olympics
Member of team
Houston Rockets
Position played
center
Country for sport
China
Mass
140.6
Image
Yao Ming in Beijing in 2016 (cropped).jpg
Height
229
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drafted by
Houston Rockets
name in native language
姚明
end of work period
2011-00-00
start of work period
1997-00-00
social media followers
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Yao Ming
date of birth
1980-09-12
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Encyclopedic overview

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 then spent his entire nine-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Houston Rockets. Yao was selected to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times, and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. During his final season, he was the tallest active player in the NBA, at 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 m).

Yao, who was born in Shanghai, started playing for the Sharks as a teenager, and played on their senior team for five years in the CBA, winning a championship in his final year. After negotiating with the CBA and the Sharks to secure his release, Yao was selected by the Rockets as the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. He reached the NBA playoffs four times, and the Rockets won the first-round series in the 2009 postseason, their first playoff series victory since 1997. In July 2011, Yao announced his retirement from professional basketball because of a series of foot and ankle injuries which forced him to miss 250 games in his last six seasons. In eight seasons with the Rockets, Yao ranks sixth among franchise leaders in total points and total rebounds, and second in total blocks.

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