People of Shanghai are very proud of one of their own. His name is Yao Ming and he was born September 12, 1980 in Shanghai, China. He is a Chinese professional basketball player and is currently considered one of the premiere centers in the National Basketball Association. At 7′6″ (2.29 m), Yao Ming is currently the tallest player in the NBA.
He plays for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He was selected by Houston as the 1st overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft and eventually signed with them on October 21, 2002. In his rookie season, he could only speak via his interpreter and close friend, Colin Pine, although he now speaks without a translator.
Yao is regarded as the most dominant player to come out of China.
We saw a shoe from Yao exhibited at the Jinmao Dasha Tower
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What size shoe does Yao Ming wear? Those are the biggest feet we’ve ever seen! We bet it would measure about the same as ten of our feet lined up!
Kids response to Yao….he is massive!! Some have heard of him.Where would he purchase shoes?? Special order?
First grade really got a kick out of seeing the picture of Yao Ming! He’s really tall! Does he have to have his shoes specially made? And an 88 story building! That’s amazing. We hope Jose didn’t get dizzy looking down from the top! Talk to you tomorrow!
Yes Yao Ming is massive. He wears a size 18 in his shoes and will have to have them specially made for him. Mrs. St-Cyr says that there is a biography in our library about Yao Ming. Check it out !