Yao Ming is a retired Chinese professional Basketball'>basketball player who played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball'>Basketball Association (NBA'>NBA). He is considered one of the greatest Chinese Basketball'>basketball players of all time.
Yao Ming is a retired Chinese professional Basketball'>basketball player who played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball'>Basketball Association (NBA'>NBA). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Chinese Basketball'>basketball players of all time.
Yao was born in Shanghai'>Shanghai, China'>China, on September 12, 1980. He began playing Basketball'>basketball at the age of nine and was soon recognized as a prodigy. He joined the Shanghai'>Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball'>Basketball Association (CBA'>CBA) in 1997 and quickly became one of the league’s top players. In 2002, he was selected by the Houston Rockets with the first overall pick in the NBA'>NBA draft.
Yao’s NBA'>NBA career was marked by numerous accomplishments. He was selected to the All-Star team eight times, was named to the All-NBA'>NBA team five times, and was the NBA'>NBA’s International Player of the Year in 2003. He also led the Rockets to the playoffs in each of his eight seasons with the team.
Off the court, Yao has become a global icon. He has been featured in numerous commercials and has been a spokesperson for several companies, including Apple and Visa. He has also been involved in numerous philanthropic endeavors, including the Yao Ming Foundation, which works to improve the lives of children in China'>China.
Yao retired from the NBA'>NBA in 2011 due to a series of foot and ankle injuries. He returned to the Shanghai'>Shanghai Sharks in 2011 and retired from professional Basketball'>basketball in 2017. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball'>Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.
Today, Yao is a successful businessman and philanthropist. He is the owner of the Shanghai'>Shanghai Sharks and serves as the president of the Chinese Basketball'>Basketball Association. He is also a member of the International Olympic Committee and a global ambassador for the Special Olympics.