Photos: Yao Ming on and off the court
China Yao Retires
Credit: AP
Standing in front of his name in Chinese characters, NBA star Yao Ming, right top, and his family members, from left, Yao Zhiyuan, Yao's father, Fang Fengdi, mother, Yao Qinle, Yao's daughter, and Yao's wife Ye Li pose for photographers during a press conference in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Yao has made it official, telling a packed news conference in his hometown that a series of injuries have forced him to retire from basketball. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
