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Yao never accomplished anything that would make him a HoF candidate... he had bad luck with injuries and probably never was able to reach peak of his game, but it happens... there are many other great players whose careers were destroyed by injuries (Grant Hill and Vince Carter for example, the two i managed to recall in matter of seconds) and who never achieved what they were predicted to... ok, i agree - Yao brought lots of attention from China and opened huge market for NBA as brand.

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Yao Ming could bypass Hall waiting period

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Chinese basketball player and NBA superstar Yao Ming speaks during a press conference in Shanghai on July 20, 2011.


Retired Houston Rockets centre Yao Ming could enter the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as early as next year . . . not as a player, but as a contributor to the game.

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Yao's Retirement Speech

Yao Ming thanks the Rockets and the city of Houston for helping him grow into a man.

BEIJING –With one final press conference in Shanghai, Yao Ming officially retired from basketball, ending weeks of testimonials and news reports fondly recapping his NBA rise and impact on the game. Watch The Speech Here.

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Yao Ming on NBA Wallpaper. The Chinese center announced his retirement from active basketball and NBA, but he said that he want to stay and work in the world of basketball in China with his old team Shanghai Sharks

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Oft-injured Yao Ming officially retires

Oft-injured Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has officially retired from basketball, unable to continue his sometimes brilliant, but more often than not injury-plagued career.

Shanghai, China (Sports Network) - Oft-injured Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has officially retired from basketball, unable to continue his sometimes brilliant, but more often than not injury-plagued career.

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Yao Ming Retires: How Injuries Left Yao's Legacy Largely Unfulfilled

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Gabe Zaldivar 

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Yao Ming, the pioneer of Chinese basketball, is retiring from the NBA after eight seasons. The promise that came with his size and talent was never fulfilled, and now he leaves the game as a once-prized asset that could never contend with numerous injuries.

The big man that entered the NBA in the grandest of manners is leaving in the most demure way imaginable. A simple tweet let the sports world know they had lost the services of the affable giant from China.

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Slowed by injuries, Rockets center Yao retires

HOUSTON -- Yao Ming, the first major Chinese star to break into the NBA, has decided to retire after nine star-crossed seasons with the Rockets, according to league sources.

Yahoo! Sports was the first to report the announcement.
The 30-year-old center played just five games over the past two seasons and has determined that he is unable to make a complete recovery from stress fracture in his left ankle and tendon strain.

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The most famous Chinese basketball player of all time, 8 times Nba All Star. Yao Ming on Nba Wallpaper

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Yao Ming Will Not Be a Houston Rocket Next Season

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Yao Ming is a guy whose career has been derailed by injuries, and this season was no exception.

Although he might be the most influential basketball player of all-time, Ming might not necessarily be needed in Houston, where they are clearly looking at other options currently.

After nine seasons, the Yao Ming experiment will officially come to a halt.

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