Yao Ming (born September 12, 1980) is a professional retired Chinese basketball player who plays for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association ( CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times, and was named the All-NBA Team five times. At the time of his last season, he was the highest active player in the NBA, at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 inches). He is the only player outside the United States to lead the NBA in the All-Star voting.
Yao, who was born in Shanghai, China, started playing for Shanghai Sharks as a teenager, and played on their senior team for five years at the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), winning the championship in his final year. After negotiating with the CBA and Sharks to secure his release, Yao was chosen by the Houston Rockets as the first overall choice in the 2002 NBA draft. He reached the NBA Playoffs four times, and the Rockets won the first-round series in the postseason 2009, their first series of playoff victories since 1997. On July 2011, Yao announced his retirement from professional basketball due to a series of foot and ankle injuries. which forced him to skip 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.
Yao is one of China's famous athletes, with sponsorship with several big companies. His rookie year in the NBA was the subject of the documentary, Yao Yao , and he co-wrote, along with NBA analyst Ric Bucher, an autobiography entitled Yao: A Life in Two Worlds .
In April 2016, Yao was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, alongside Shaquille O'Neal and Allen Iverson.
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Careers in China
Early life and career of CBA
Yao is the only child of 6Ã, ft 7 in (2.01m) Yao Zhiyuan and 6Ã, ft 3Ã, (1.91 m) Fang Fengdi, both former professional basketball players. Weighing 11 pounds (5.0 kg), Yao weighs two times more than the average Chinese newborn baby. When Yao was nine years old, he started playing basketball and attending a junior sports school. The following year, Yao measured 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) and was examined by a sports doctor, who estimated he would grow up to 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m).
Yao first tried for the Shanghai Sharks junior team of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) when he was thirteen, and practiced ten hours a day for his reception. After playing with the junior team for four years, Yao joined the senior team from Sharks, where he averaged 10 points and 8 rebounds in his rookie season. The following season was cut short when he broke his leg for the second time in his career, which Yao said reduced his jumping ability to four to six inches (10 to 15 cm). The Sharks made the CBA final in Yao's third season and again the following year, but lost the second time to the Baby Rockets. When Wang Zhizhi left Baby Rocket to become the first NBA player from China the following year, Sharks finally won their first CBA championship. During the playoffs in his final year with Shanghai, Yao averaged 38.9 points and 20.2 rebounds games, while shot 76.6% of the field, and made all 21 shots during a game in the final.
Entering NBA draft
Yao was pressed to enter the NBA draft in 1999 by Li Yaomin, deputy general manager of Shanghai Sharks. Li also influenced Yao to sign a contract for Evergreen Sports Inc. to act as his agent. The deal was entitled Evergreen to 33% of Yao's earnings, but the contract was then set unlawfully.
When Yao decided to enter the 2002 NBA draft, a group of advisors were formed which became known as "Tim 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 vice president for marketing at BDA Sports Management, Bill Sanders. Yao is widely predicted to be number one overall. However, some teams worry about the feasibility of NBA Yao because of uncertainty whether CBA will let Yao play in the United States.
Shortly after Wang Zhizhi refused to return to China to play for the national team and then banned from playing for China, the CBA determined that Yao should return to play for the national team. They also said they would not let him go to the United States unless the Houston Rockets would take him as a whole. After receiving assurances from Team Yao that the Rockets would compose Yao with their number one choice, the CBA gave permission on the morning of the draft for Yao to play in the US. When the Rockets chose Yao with the first election of the draft, he became the first first internationally selected player without previously playing college basketball. NBA Career>
Beginning of the year (2002-2005)
Yao did not participate in the Rockets pre-season training camp, instead playing for China at the FIBA ​​World Championship 2002. Before the season, some commentators, including Bill Simmons and Dick Vitale, predicted that Yao would fail in the NBA, and Charles Barkley said he would "kiss Kenny Smith's ass" if Yao scored more than 19 points in one of his rookies. game of the season. Yao played his first NBA game against the Indiana Pacers, did not score points and grabbed two rebounds, and scored his first NBA basket against the Denver Nuggets. In his first seven games, he averaged just 14 minutes and 4 points, but on November 17, he scored 20 points on a perfect 9-of-9 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line against the Lakers. Barkley made the bet by kissing the ass ass that Smith bought for the event (Smith's "ass").
In Yao's first game in Miami on December 16, 2002, the Heat distributed 8,000 fortune cookies, an Asian cultural stereotype. Yao is not upset with promotion because he is not familiar with Chinese stereotypes. In a previous interview in 2000, Yao said he had never seen a fortune cookie in China and suspected it must be an American discovery.
Before Yao's first meeting with Shaquille O'Neal on January 17, 2003, O'Neal said, "Tell Yao Ming, Ching chong-yang-wah-ah-soh", which encourages racism allegations. O'Neal denied that his comments were racist, and said he was just kidding. Yao also said he believes O'Neal is joking, but he says many Asians will not see his humor. In the game, Yao scored the first six points of the Rockets from the game and blocked O'Neal twice in the opening minutes as well as changing two other shots by O'neal, all 4 of those efforts came right at the edge, and made a game-sealing dunk with 10 seconds left in overtime. Yao finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 blocks; O'Neal had 31 points, 13 rebounds and 0 blocks. O'Neal later admitted that he regretted how he treated Yao early in his career.
The NBA began offering an All-Star voice ballad in three languages ​​- English, Spanish and Chinese - for beginner fan votes for the NBA All-Star Game 2003. Yao was elected to start for the West over O'Neal, coming from three NBA Finals MVP Awards successively. Yao received almost a quarter million votes more than O'Neal, and he became the first rookie to start the All-Star game since Grant Hill in 1995.
Yao finished his rookie season averaging 13.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, and second in the NBA Rookie of the Year Award voting for Amar'e Stoudemire, and a unanimous choice for the NBA All-Rookie First Team election. She was also selected as Rookie of the Year, and won the Laureus Newcomer of the Year award.
Before the start of Yao's sophomore season, Rocket head coach Rudy Tomjanovich resigned due to health problems, and New York Knicks' longtime head coach, Jeff Van Gundy, was brought in. After Van Gundy began focusing his attacks on Yao, Yao recorded the highest record in his career. in points and rebounds for the season, and has 41 points and 7 assists in a triple-overtime victory against the Atlanta Hawks in February 2004. He was also chosen to be the starting center for the Western Conference in the 2004 NBA All-Star Game for the second year in a row. Yao finished the season with an average of 17.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in one game. The Rockets made the playoffs for the first time in Yao's career, claiming the seventh seed in the Western Conference. In the first half, the Los Angeles Lakers got rid of Houston in five games. Yao averaged 15.0 points and 7.4 rebounds in his first playoff series.
In the summer of 2004, the Rockets acquired Tracy McGrady of the Orlando Magic in a seven-player trade that also sent Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley to Orlando. Although Yao said that Francis and Mobley had "helped [him] in all things his first two seasons," he added, "I love playing with Tracy McGrady, she can do some amazing things." After trading, it is estimated that the Rockets will become title competitors. Both McGrady and Yao were selected to start in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game, and Yao broke the record previously held by Michael Jordan for most of the All-Star sound, with a total of 2558,278 votes. The Rockets won 51 games and finished fifth in the West, and made the playoffs for the second year in a row, where they faced the Dallas Mavericks. The Rockets won the first two games in Dallas, and Yao made 13 of 14 shots in the second game, the best shooting performance in the playoffs in Rocket history. But the Rockets lost four of their last five games and lost Game 7 by 40 points, the biggest Game 7 deficit in NBA history. Yao's final averages for the series are 21.4 points on 65% of shooting and 7.7 rebounds.
Injury-hit season (2005-2011)
After losing just two matches from 246 in the first three years of NBA play, Yao experienced a long period on the inactive list in the fourth season after developing osteomyelitis on his left toe, and surgery performed on the toes on December 18, 2005. Despite losing 21 games while recovering self, Yao again has the most fan votes to start the 2006 NBA All-Star Game.
In 25 games after the All-Star break, Yao averaged 25.7 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 53.7% of the field and 87.8% on the free throw line. His last averages in 57 games were 22.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. This is the first time he ends the season with the so-called "20/10" on average. However, Tracy McGrady only played 47 games this season, time lost due to back seizures. Yao and McGrady played only 31 games together, and the Rockets did not make the playoffs, winning only 34 games. With just four matches left in this season, Yao suffered another injury in a game against Utah Jazz on 10 April 2006, which left him suffering a broken bone in his left leg. Injury takes six months of rest.
At the start of his fifth season, Yao injured again, this time breaking his right knee on December 23, 2006, while trying to block a shot. Until then he has averaged 26.8 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, and has been mentioned as a MVP candidate. Yao can not play in what should be the fifth All-Star game; he was medically cleared to play on March 4, 2007, after missing 32 games.
Although Yao was absent, the Rockets made the playoffs with home court advantage against Utah Jazz in the first round. The Rockets won the first two games, but then lost four of five matches and were eliminated in Game 7 at home; Yao scored 29 points - 15 in the fourth quarter. Although he averaged 25.1 points and 10.3 rebounds for the series, Yao said afterwards "I'm not doing my job". At the end of the season, Yao was elected to the Second Team All-NBA for the first time in his career, having been elected to the All-NBA Third Team twice.
On May 18, 2007, just a few weeks after the Rockets were eliminated from the playoffs, Jeff Van Gundy was dismissed as head coach. Three days later, the Rockets signed former Sacramento Kings coach Rick Adelman, who is considered more focused on offense than defensive-minded Van Gundy.
On November 9, 2007, Yao played against fellow NBA Chinese players and Milwaukee Bucks Yi Jianlian for the first time. The game, which the Rockets won 104-88, was broadcast on 19 networks in China, and watched by over 200 million people in China alone, making it one of the most watched NBA games in history. In the 2008 NBA All-Star Game, Yao was once again chosen to start at the Western Conference center. Before the All-Star weekend, the Rockets had won eight straight games, and after the break, they took their winning streak to 12 games. On February 26, 2008, however, it was reported that Yao would miss the rest of the season with a stress fracture on his left foot. He missed the 2008 NBA Playoff, but he did not miss the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China in August. After Yao's injury, the Rockets extended their winning streak to 22 matches, at which time it was the second longest barrage in NBA history. Yao underwent a successful operation on March 3, which placed a screw in his legs to strengthen the bone, and the estimated recovery time was four months. Yao's final averages in 55 games are 22.0 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 2.0 game blocks.
The following season, Yao played 77 matches, his first full season since the 2004-05 season, averaging 19.7 points and 9.9 rebounds, while shooting 54.8% of the field, and 86.6% career-high from the line free throw. Although McGrady suffered a season-ending injury in February, the Rockets finished with 53 wins and the fifth seed in the Western Conference. Facing the Portland Trail Blazers in the first half, Yao finished with 24 points on 9 of 9 shots in the first game, and the Rockets won 108-81, in Portland. The Rockets won all their games in Houston, and advanced to the second round of playoffs for the first time since 1997, and the first time in Yao's career.
The Rockets faced the Lakers in the second half, and Yao scored 28 points, with 8 points in the last four minutes, to lead the Rockets to a 100-92 victory in Los Angeles. However, the Rockets lost the next two games, and Yao was diagnosed with a sprained ankle after Game 3. A further test showed a broken hair on his left foot, and he was ruled out for the rest of the playoffs. In reaction, Yao said the injury, which does not require surgery, "is better than last year". However, follow-up analysis shows that injuries can threaten careers. The Yao-less Rockets went on to win Game 4 against the Lakers to an even 2-2 series. The Rockets eventually lost in seven games.
In July 2009, Yao discussed his injury with his doctor, and the Rockets appealed for the exception of a disabled player, an exception to NBA Salary Cap which gave the team injured players money to sign free agents. Rockets were granted an exception, and used about $ 5.7 million on free agent Trevor Ariza. After weeks of consultation, it was decided that Yao would undergo surgery to repair a broken bone in his left leg. He did not play the entire 2009-10 season.
For the 2010-11 season, the Rockets said they would limit Yao to 24 minutes of matches, with no plans to play them on the previous nights. Their goal is to keep Yao healthy in the long term. On December 16, 2010, it was announced that Yao had developed a stress fracture in his left ankle, linked to an older injury, and would lose the rest of the season. In January 2011, he was selected as the starting center of the Western Conference for All-Star Game 2011 for the eighth time in nine seasons. Injured All-Stars players are usually asked to attend All-Star events and are introduced to the game, but Yao is not in Los Angeles due to his rehabilitation schedule after surgery. Yao's contract with the Rockets ends at the end of the season, and he becomes a free agent.
Retirement
On July 20, 2011, Yao announced his retirement from basketball in a press conference in Shanghai. He mentioned injuries to his legs and ankles, including a third fracture of his left leg suffered towards the end of 2010. His pension sparked more than 1.2 million comments on China's social networking website Sina Weibo. Reacting to Yao's retirement, NBA commissioner David Stern says Yao is "a bridge between Chinese and American fans" and that he has "a mixture of talent, dedication, human aspirations, and a sense of humor." Shaquille O'Neal says Yao is "very agile, he can play inside, he can play outside, and if he does not have any injuries he can be there in the top five centers for playing games."
Yao was nominated by members of the Chinese media for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a game contributor. He will be eligible for induction as early as 2012, but Yao feels too early and asks Hall of Fame to delay the consideration of his candidacy. The Hall granted Yao's request, saying it was Yao's decision when the process would start again.
On September 9, 2016, Yao was inducted into the Hall of Fame along with 4-time NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal and Allen Iverson. Followed by the award, on February 3, 2017, Yao's No. 11 jersey was retired by the Houston Rockets.
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International career
Olympics 2000 and 2004
Yao first played for China at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and he was nicknamed, along with 7ft (2.1m) 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 not to shave 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. In the last group game, however, a 67-66 victory over FIBA ​​World champions 2002 who ruled Serbia and Montenegro moved them into the quarter-finals. Yao scored 27 points and 13 rebounds, and he hit two free throws with the remaining 28 seconds proved to be a victory. He averaged 20.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game while shooting 55.9% of the field.
Asian Championships
Yao leads the Chinese national team to three FIBA ​​gold medals â € <â €
Yao's injury at the end of the 2005-06 NBA season required a full six month break, threatening his participation in the FIBA ​​World Championship 2006. However, he recovered before the start of the tournament, and in the final game of the preliminary round, he had 36 points and 10 rebounds in a win against Slovenia to lead China into the last 16. In the first knockout round, however, China was defeated by final Greek finalists. Yao's final averages are 25.3 points, most at the tournament, and 9.0 game rebounds, the fourth overall.
2008 Olympics
After undergoing surgery to repair his cracked leg, Yao said if he could not play at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, "It will be the biggest loss in my career now". He returned to play with the Chinese national team on July 17, 2008. On August 6, Yao brought the Olympic Flame to Tiananmen Square, as part of the Olympic torch torch. He also carried the Chinese flag and led his country delegation during the opening ceremony. Yao scored the first basket of the game, a three-pointer, at the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games in China's match against eventually winning the US gold medal.
"I'm really happy to do that shot," Yao said after victory 101-70 United States. "This is the first score in our Olympic campaign here at home and I will always remember it that shows that we can keep our heads in the face of very difficult chances."
After the overtime defeat to Spain, Yao scored 30 points in a win over Angola, and 25 points in a three-point win against Germany, who snatched China's place in the quarter-finals. However, China lost to Lithuania in the quarterfinals with 26 points, eliminating them from the tournament. Yao 19 points per game was the second highest in the Olympics, and averaged 8.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per third game overall.
Career statistics
CBA statistics
NBA Stats
Regular season
Playoffs
Awards and achievements
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Class 2016
- 8ÃÆ'â € "NBA All-Star : 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
- 5ÃÆ'â € "The All-NBA Team :
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- Second Team : 2007, 2009
- Third Team : 2004, 2006, 2008
- First Team NBA All-Rookie : 2003
- NBA Rookie All-Star Game : 2004
- Gold medal winner with Team China in 2001, 2003, 2005 FIBA ​​â € <â €
- MVP from FIBA ​​â € <â €
- The All-Tournament Team, FIBA ​​â € <â €
- Chinese Basketball Association Champion: 2001-02
- Leader in CBA in 2001-02
- 2003 Sports News Rookie of the Year
- 2003 Laureus New Arrivals of the Year
- MVP from FIBA ​​â € <â €
Exit court
Personal life
Yao met Chinese women's basketball player Ye Li when he was 17 years old. Ye dislikes Yao at first, but finally receives it after he gives the pin he collected during the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the only woman he has ever dated. Their relationship became public when they performed together during the closing ceremony of the 2004 Olympics. On August 6th, 2007, Yao and Ye were married in a ceremony attended by close friends and family and closed for the media. On May 21, 2010, the couple's daughter Yao Qinlei (whose English name Amy) was born in Houston, Texas.
In 2004, Yao co-authored an autobiography with ESPN sports writer Ric Bucher, titled Yao: A Life in Two Worlds . That same year, he was also the subject of the documentary, Yao Yao , which focused on his NBA rookie year. The film is narrated by his friend and former translator, Colin Pine, who lived with Yao during the Yao rookie year, and interpreted it for three years. In 2005, Brookwearm's former author of Newsweek published a book called Operation Yao Ming, where she said that Yao's parents were sure to marry each other so that they would produce the dominant athlete, and that during Yao's childhood, he was given special treatment to help him become a great basketball player. In a 2015 post on the Reddit.com website, Ming stated that this was not true and he started playing basketball for fun at age 9. In 2009, Yao voted for Chinese animated film character The Magic Aster >, was released on June 19th.
Yao is enrolled at Antai College of Economics & amp; Shanghai Jiao Tong University Management in 2011. He took a degree program tailored to most lectures one on one to avoid distractions on campus.
Public life
Yao is one of China's most recognized athletes, along with Liu Xiang. In 2009, he has led a list of Chinese celebrities in revenue and popularity for six consecutive years, earning US $ 51 million (CN 357 million) in 2008. The main share of his earnings comes from his sponsor's offer, as he is under contract with several major companies to certify their products. She was signed by Nike until the end of her rookie season. When Nike decided not to renew his contract, he signed a contract with Reebok. He also has an agreement with Pepsi, and he successfully sued Coca-Cola in 2003 when they used his picture on their bottle while promoting the national team. He eventually signed a contract with Coca-Cola for the 2008 Olympics. Other deals include partnerships with Visa, Apple, Garmin, and McDonald's.
Yao has also participated in many charities throughout his career, including the NBA Basketball Without Borders program. In the NBA offseason in 2003, Yao hosted a telethon, which raised 300,000 US dollars to help stop the spread of SARS. In September 2007, he held an auction that raised 965,000 US dollars (6.75 million yuan), and competed in a charity basketball to raise money for underprivileged children in China. He joins fellow NBA stars Steve Nash, Carmelo Anthony, and Baron Davis, and movie star Jackie Chan. After the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Yao donated $ 2 million for relief work, and created a foundation to help rebuild schools destroyed by the earthquake.
Yao has also been a special supporter of the Special Olympics. He serves as Global Ambassador and member of the International Board of Directors.
On July 16, 2009, Yao bought his former club team, Shanghai Sharks, who could barely play in the next season of the Chinese Basketball Association due to financial problems.
In August 2012, Yao began to make a documentary about the northern white rhino. He is also an ambassador for the conservation of elephants. Yao has filmed a number of public service announcements for the conservation of elephants and rhinos for the "Say No" Campaign with African Wildlife Foundation and WildAid partners.
He founded The Yao Ming Foundation in June 2008 to rebuild schools in Sichuan Province, where it suffered a devastating earthquake in May 2008, in China.
See also
- List of celebrities with wineries and vineyards
- List of the highest players in the history of the National Basketball Association
References
External links
- Media related to Yao Ming on Wikimedia Commons
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
- Yao Ming Foundation official website
- Yao Ming in IMDb
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