Yao Ming

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yao Ming
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 12, 1980(1980-09-12)
Age	44
Birthplace	Shanghai
Country	China
Horoscope	Virgo

Yao Ming Biography

Yao Ming is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on September 12, 1980 in Shanghai, China. He was a 7’6″ center and the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft. After eight seasons with the Houston Rockets in the NBA, he was named NBA All-Star. He then had to retire in 2011, after sustaining numerous ankle and foot injuries.

He broke In the 2005 All-Star Game fan voting, he broke Michael Jordan‘s record for most votes.’s record for the most votes in 2005 All-Star Game fan voting.

Yao was pressured to enter the NBA draft in 1999 by Li Yaomin, the deputy general manager of the Shanghai Sharks. Li also influenced Yao to sign a contract for Evergreen Sports Inc. to serve as his agent. The agreement entitled Evergreen to 33% of Yao’s earnings, but the contract was later determined to be invalid.

Yao first played for China in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and he was dubbed, together with 7-foot (2.1 m) teammates Wang Zhizhi and Mengke Bateer, “The Walking Great Wall”. During the 2004 Athens Olympics, Yao carried the Chinese flag during the opening ceremony, which he said was a “long dream come true”. He then vowed to abstain from shaving his beard for half a year unless the Chinese national team made it into the quarter-finals of the 2004 Olympics. After Yao scored 39 points in a win against New Zealand, China lost 58–83, 57–82, and 52–89 against Spain, Argentina and Italy respectively. In the final group game, however, a 67–66 win over the reigning 2002 FIBA World Champions Serbia and Montenegro moved them into the quarterfinals. Yao scored 27 points and had 13 rebounds, and he hit two free throws with 28 seconds left that proved to be the winning margin. He averaged 20.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game while shooting 55.9% from the field.

Ye Li was his wife and he had a child, Yao Qinlei. Both his parents, Yao Zhiyuan (his father) and Fengdi Fang (his mother) were Chinese national basketball players.

Yao Ming Net Worth

Yao Ming is one of the richest Basketball Player from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yao Ming 's net worth $160 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

To make the Shanghai Sharks junior squad at the age 13 he practiced for 10 hours per day.

He was twice selected for the All-NBA Second Team and three times for the All- NBA 3rd Team during his career.

Yao Ming (Chinese: 姚明 ; born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese-American 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). 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. At the time of his final season, he was the tallest active player in the NBA, at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in). He is the only player from outside of the United States to lead the NBA in All-Star votes.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Yao Ming height 7 ft 6 in Yao weight 141 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Yao Ming Dating?

According to our records, Yao Ming married to Ye Li. As of December 1, 2023, Yao Ming’s is not dating anyone.

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When Yao decided to enter the 2002 NBA draft, a group of advisers was formed that came to be known as “Team Yao”. The team consisted of Yao’s negotiator, Erik Zhang; his NBA agent, Bill Duffy; his Chinese agent, Lu Hao; University of Chicago economics professor John Huizinga; and the vice president for marketing at BDA Sports Management, Bill Sanders. Yao was widely predicted to be picked number one overall. However, some teams were concerned about Yao’s NBA eligibility because of uncertainty over whether the CBA would let Yao play in the United States.

Facts & Trivia

Yao Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Yao Ming celebrates birthday on September 12 of every year.

Yao, who was born in Shanghai, started playing for the Shanghai Sharks as a teenager, and played on their senior team for five years in the Chinese Basketball Association (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 Houston 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.

Top Facts about Yao Ming

1. Yao Ming is a retired Chinese basketball player born in 1980.
2. He played for the Houston Rockets in the NBA from 2002-2011.
3. Standing at 7 feet 6 inches tall, he was one of the tallest players in NBA history.
4. Yao was an eight-time NBA All-Star during his career.
5. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.
6. Yao averaged 19 points and 9 rebounds per game throughout his career.
7. He represented China in multiple Olympic Games, starting from Sydney 2000.
8. In China, Yao is considered a national hero and cultural icon.
9. His popularity helped expand the NBA’s global reach, particularly in Asia.
10. After retiring due to injuries, he has been involved in various philanthropic efforts.
11. Note: The information provided is accurate as of September 2021

What disease does Yao Ming have?

He hated dunking the ball.” The 23-year-old Sun has acromegaly , a condition caused by a tumor that leads his pituitary gland to overproduce growth hormone. It is why Sun is not only so tall, but weighs 387 pounds and has a 50-inch waist, a size that puts tremendous pressure on his joints.

Is Yao Ming taller than 7 6?

Former NBA player Yao Ming is 7’6″ and dwarfs nearly everyone he stands next to in photos. Sun Mingming might be the only person on earth who has the ability to make Yao look relatively short. The 7’9″ former Chinese basketball player was seen with The Rock recently and made him look tiny.

Has Yao Ming ever made a 3?

Yao Ming hit 2 three-pointers in his career.

Why did Yao Ming retire?

On July 20, 2011, Yao announced his retirement from basketball in a press conference in Shanghai. He cited injuries to his foot and ankle, including the third fracture to his left foot sustained near the end of 2010. His retirement sparked over 1.2 million comments on the Chinese social-networking site Sina Weibo.

Who is Yao Ming's daughter?

Yao Qinlei