Yao Ming
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Yao Ming is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association, and then spent his entire nine-year National Basketb
Yao in 2014
Yao prepares to shoot a free throw with John Stockton in the background
Yao (fourth from left) standing with the Sophomores team during the 2004 Rookie Challenge game.
In his fifth season, Yao averaged a career-high 25 points per game.
Shaquille O'Neal
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Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, commonly known as Shaq, is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Nicknamed, among others, "Diese
Yao Ming
…and owner of Yao Family Wines in Napa Valley, California. In April 2016, Yao was elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, alongside Shaquille O'Neal and Allen Iverson, becoming the first Chinese national to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. In February 2017, Yao was unanimously elected as chairman…
O'Neal in 2023
O'Neal DJing at the All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., in July 2018
In eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers from 1996 to 2004, O'Neal won three consecutive championships from 2000 to 2002 and appeared in the 2004 NBA Finals.
O'Neal with the Miami Heat in February 2007