Photos: Yao Ming on and off the court
China Yao Ming Retires
Credit: AP
A vendor arranges magazines, with one featuring NBA basketball star Yao Ming, at a news stand in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Yao, the Houston Rockets center, made it official Wednesday, telling a packed news conference in his hometown that a series of injuries have forced him to retire from basketball. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
