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Well at least we know he's been working out in the offseason
Wonder how big this kid is going to be? Perhaps a Yao II? Hope he drinks some milk for strong bones. lol
BEIJING (AFP) -- The wife of NBA center Yao Ming is expecting their first child, sending netizens into a frenzy of hope for a new generation to lead China's basketball team in the future.
"The news that Ye Li is pregnant is true. Yao Ming and his wife would like to thank all those who are showing concern," Yao's China-based spokesman Zhang Chi said in a statement to leading portal Sina.com on Tuesday.
"Out of concern for Ye Li's state of mind and the need for a relaxed environment, it is not convenient to offer any further information concerning the baby," the spokesman said.
According to the Beijing News, the 29-year-old Houston Rocket -- out for the season as he recovers from a foot injury -- is expected to become a father in July. No decision has been made on where the baby will be born.
Both Yao and his wife -- once a centre on China's women's national basketball team -- are the offspring of professional athletes. They reportedly married at the request of sports officials in their hometown of Shanghai.
Ever since the 2.29-metre (seven-foot-six-inch) Yao married his 1.90-metre wife in 2007, speculation has run rampant as to when their first baby would be born, Sina.com noted.
As both Yao and his wife were born in the 1980s and are only children, the couple will be allowed to give birth to two children under China's recently relaxed "one-child" family planning policy, the report said.
"We hope that Yao Ming and Ye Li will go further and raise more pillars of the next generation of Chinese basketball," it said. LOL
In a Sina.com online poll, 76 percent of more than 29,000 people voting said that Yao's child was likely to grow taller than 2.05 metres, while 33 percent said the baby would grow taller than 2.20 metres.
Yao and his wife returned to China late last year to do promotional work for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo and to launch the season of the Shanghai Sharks, a professional Chinese basketball club that Yao recently purchased.
Well at least we know he's been working out in the offseason
Yea, long ing his wife in a medical boot.Well at least we know he's been working out in the offseason
lets hope its a male so the chinese government doesn't kill it
translated: In 18 years this kid will be a giant man sitting in a suit with broken bones just like his daddy
sons I say name him Yo
"Yo" works for either boy or girl. Perfect!
name it Tang
LOL, I guess you forgot 15% stake of the Cavs belongs to Chinese investors
I would crack the up if the kid ends up being a midget. With them as parents though it would probably be a 5'6 midget.
Clearly, you don't know Chinese very well. 5 foot 6 is average for us Chinese. If you are 5 foot 6 walking in China or any Asian country, you fit right into the crowd.
It was a joke because of the height of the parents beca... you know what? F that. I am not going to explain if you didn't get it.
if they have the baby this year it can compete in the 2016 Olympics on the Gymnastics team
If you knew us Chinese you would know that this is not possibre. It no work rike that.
I read the le and thought Yi Jian Lian and Yao were having a kid.
Hi Ri Long (he real long)
Nao Dat Abig Won
Hao Yu Out
Yu Tso Ska Li Ru Kin
I don't care how tall Yao is, no Asian has ever "long ed" anyone.
Son, I already got it. Who says he has to be tall cause his parents are? That is ed up. I doubt Yao wants his child to be ridiculously tall.
for the chinese gov it doesn't matter when the baby is born they can always fix the birth certificate so they can compete forever
And also fix their muscle development and facial hair with just the right amount of mutant steroids.
dude the first sound that a tin can rolls down the road, thats what his going to name it after the sound it makes...
Daughter, you are right. They shouldn't force the kid to be tall just because they are. Their kid should be able to be whatever height he/she wants to be. Yao will probably encourage him/her to be average height so they don't have to go through all the problems he went through.
Aren't you y?
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