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Houston Rockets retire Yao Ming's No. 11 jersey
Agencies/chinadaily.com.cn | 2017-02-04 14:27
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Former Houston Rockets Shane Battier and Yao Ming embrace during the jersey retirement ceremony during halftime of the game between the Houston Rockets and the Chicago Bulls at Toyota Center on February 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas. [Photo/VCG] |
"Looking back, I didn't expect it to be where I am today. I simply wanted to play basketball," he added.
Fans gave Yao several waves of applaud and a lot of fans shouted to Yao "we love you".
Yao was selected as the first overall pick by the Rockets in 2002 draft and spent nine years - his entire career - with the franchise.
