YaoMingwasbornSeptember12,1980inShangHai.At226centimetersheisoneofthetallestmenintheNBA.Hehasplayedbasketballallofhislifebutin1997hejoinedtheShangHaiSharks.In1998YaoMingjoinedtheChineseNationalteam.Intheyear2000YaojoinedtheAll-StarteamofAsia.LastyearYaoMingwasselectedfirstintheNBADraftbyHouston.HewasoneoffewfirstyearplayerstomaketheNBAAll-Starteam.HehasgottenofftoagoodstartwiththeHoustonRocketsthisyearbyscoring19pointsinhisfirstgame.YaoMingnowplaysintheHoustonToyotaCenter.Althoughheplayedwelllastyear,YaoMingwillbemoreaggressivebecauseheiscoachedbyformerNBAAll-StarPatrickEwing,whowasknownforhisaggressivestyleofplay.YaoMinglovesmeatandthecolorblue.HehasmuchrespectforZhouEnlai.
YaoMingwasbornSeptember12,1980inShangHai.
At226centimetersheisoneofthetallestmenintheNBA.
Hehasplayedbasketballallofhislifebutin1997hejoinedtheShangHaiSharks.
In1998YaoMingjoinedtheChineseNationalteam.
Intheyear2000YaojoinedtheAllStarteamofAsia.