Photos: Yao Ming on and off the court
China Yao Retires
Credit: AP
NBA star Yao Ming pauses after he announced his retirement during a press conference in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Yao has made it official, telling the packed news conference in his hometown that a series of injuries have forced him to retire from basketball. The Chinese characters on the background read: "Shanghai." (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
