Live broadcast, July 20 -12 years ago today, July 20, 2011, Yao Ming held a press conference in Shanghai, officially announcing his retirement and ending his career as a player.
Yao Ming said at the press conference: “As a basketball player, I will end my sports career and officially retire. Today I retired. One of my doors was closed, but the other door was slowly opening. I left the stadium, but I won’t leave basketball.”
Before going to NBA, Yao Ming played for 5 seasons in Shanghai, with an average of 23.2 points, 15.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.5 steals, 4.4 cap. Yao Ming won the CBA regular season MVP in 2001, won the CBA championship in 2002 and won the FMVP. CBA career was elected CBA rebounder and blocked shots three times respectively, and CBA dunk king twice.
Yao Ming was selected by the Rockets as the No. 1 player in the 2002 draft Conference. The NBA career only played for one team of rockets, was selected as an All-Star for 8 times, entered the best lineup of the year for 5 times, and the No. 11 jersey was retired by rockets.
Yao Ming played 486 regular season games in NBA, with 19 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.9 cap; 28 playoff appearances, 19.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1 assists, 1.5 cap.
