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Yao Ming

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Yao Ming is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player born September 12, 1980, who played for the Shanghai Sharks in China before being selected first overall in the 2002 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, where he spent his entire nine-year NBA career. Standing seven feet six inches tall, he earned eight NBA All-Star selections and five All-NBA Team honors before persistent foot and ankle injuries forced his retirement in 2011, and he became widely credited as a bridge between Chinese and American basketball fans during the league's global expansion. In 2016 he became the first Chinese national inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and he later served as president of the Chinese Basketball Association from 2017 to 2024.

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Birth Year
1980 1
Birth Date
1980-09-12 1
Nationality
Chinese 1
Career Highlight
Yao Ming was an eight-time NBA All-Star and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. 1
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Competition Category
Team 1
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1. Wikipedia, Yao Ming
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  • Wikipedia article lead sentence
    Yao Ming (born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player.
  • Wikipedia lead section (REST summary extract)
    Yao Ming is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player.
  • Wikipedia REST summary extract, career-highlight sentence
    He was an eight-time NBA All-Star, and was named to the All-NBA Team five times.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    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.
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