Xinhua News Agency, Manila, August 24 (Reporters Wang Jingyu, Wei Hua, Yang Yunqi) FIBA announced through social platforms on the 24th that 12 basketball personalities have officially entered the 2023 FIBA Hall of Fame, and Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, is one of them. one.
Yao Ming (right) at the 2023 FIBA Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony.The picture comes from the FIBA social account
Yao Ming said: “I am honored to be recognized by the FIBA Hall of Fame and will continue to contribute to basketball in the future.”
Yao Ming, who played for the Houston Rockets in the NBA, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.
The 2023 Basketball World Cup will kick off on the 25th. Yao Ming is the leader of the Chinese men’s basketball team participating in this competition. The Chinese team’s opponents in the group stage are Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico.
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2023-08-25 02:20:00
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