Yao Ming leads Shanghai Sharks to victory Shanghai Sharks' head coach Yao Ming led the team to victory, Yao Ming said the new CBA is born out of China's sports management system reform.
What happened?
Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in 1980, started playing in the Chinese men's professional basketball league at 17, and led the Shanghai Sharks to the Chinese men's professional basketball league championship in 2002.
Why is it important?
Yao Ming said the new CBA is born out of China's sports management system reform, and it has returned to its social position as a social organization, becoming an entity.
What's next?
Yao Ming said the CBA needs to learn from international experience, but also needs to study China's actual situation and find its own innovative path.
| Date | Game | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Chinese men's professional basketball league championship |
Yao Ming joined the NBA's Houston Rockets in 2002 as the first foreign-born No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, and was named a starter in the NBA All-Star game eight times.