YaoMing,theChinesebasketballteamcenter,wasbornin1980.YaonowisthetallestplayerintheNBAleagueandheisplayingforHoustonRocketsbasketballteam.YaoMingisaherotome,becauseheisonethetopNBAplayers,andmostimportantlyheisthefirstChinesemanwhohaseverachievedsuchheight.