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Yao Ming: China's basketball king
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Shaquille O'Neal claims he got fan mail from a young Yao Ming
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Getting yummy with Yao Ming
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Loving dad Yao Ming and his little girl
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Yao with his daughter at the NBA Cares[4]
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How Victor Wembanyama compares to the tallest players in NBA history, from Manute Bol to Yao Ming
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Former NBA player Yao Ming, center, of China, sits alongside his daughter Yao Qinlei, right, former NBA player Steve Nash as he coaches a team during an NBA Cares Special Olympics unified
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55 Yao Ming Daughter Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images
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I never corrected them. I was too shy - Yao Ming let his Houston Rockets teammates call him the wrong name, Basketball Network
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Shaquille O'Neal Shares The Story How He Apologized To Yao Ming In Chinese: Toy Inchee For 'I'm Sorry'. For When I See Yao Ming. - Fadeaway World
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684 Young Yao Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images
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