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).

Dec 23, 2024 · 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.

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. The 7-foot 6-inch Yao Ming was drafted by the Houston Rockets as the...

Zhou Qi (Chinese: 周琦; pinyin: Zhōu Qí [ʈʂóʊ tɕʰǐ]; born 16 January 1996) is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

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Yao Ming (Chinese: 姚明; pinyin: Yáo Míng; born September 12, 1980) is a former Chinese professional basketball player. He played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the tallest player in the NBA, at 229 cm (7 ft 6 in). [1]

Jan 22, 2024 · Liu Wei, a retired Chinese basketball player renowned for his role as a point guard, enjoyed a decade-long partnership with his close friend Yao Ming on various youth teams and with the Shanghai Sharks before Yao’s transition to the NBA with the Houston Rockets.

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

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. Already a legend in his native China, the big center was poised to test his mettle against the best basketball players in the world.

Feb 15, 2019 · The Houston Rockets is the team of James Harden, one of the best players currently in the NBA. But the Rockets are also synonymous with the one and only Yao Ming… a star Chinese basketball player in the NBA. Although Yao retired in …