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    YaoMing

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    • Birthdate
      9/12/1980
    • Draft Info
      2002: Rd 1, Pk 1 (HOU)
    • Birthplace
      China
    • Birthdate
      9/12/1980
    • Draft Info
      2002: Rd 1, Pk 1 (HOU)
    • Birthplace
      China

    Stats

    • PTS
      19.0
      REB
      9.2
      AST
      1.6
      FG%
      52.4
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    48632.552.420.083.39.21.61.90.43.32.719.0
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        • 3Y
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        • Yao out as chairman of business arm of CBA
          • 3Y
          Yao out as chairman of business arm of CBA
          • Yao voted Chinese Basketball Association prez
            • 10Y
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            • Iverson says sitting to rest reflects new era
              • 10Y
              Iverson says sitting to rest reflects new era
              • Vintage Iverson candid, and tardy, at HOF event
                • 10Y
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                • Jeremy Lin: No one has been more impacted by Yao Ming than me
                  • 10Y
                  • Ohm Youngmisuk
                  Jeremy Lin
                  • Rovell: Yao's great moments in advertising
                    • 11Y
                    • Darren Rovell
                    Yao Ming
                    • Yao made Rockets relevant in Houston and China
                      • 11Y
                      • Calvin Watkins
                      Ming
                      • Keeping it 100, Yao's 1-on-1 nightmare
                        • 11Y
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                        • Yao unique, but was he truly HOF worthy?
                          • 11Y
                          • Kevin Pelton
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