Hasheem Thabeet, the Tanzanian Basketball player is 7ft 3in (2.21M) tall.
Yao Ming was born in Shanghai, China. In general China is not known for producing tall people. They have however produced some of the tallest basketball players in the world. They are Sun Mingming who is 7â??9″ and of course Yao Ming who is 7â??6″.
The Houston Rockets defeated the Orlando Magic, 4 games to 0, to win the 1995 NBA championship.
* Born: 12 September 1980 * Birthplace: Shanghai, China * Best Known As: Extra-tall Chinese basketball star Yao was drafted by the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2002, and later that year became only the third Chinese national ever to play in the NBA. Yao was already famous, and famously tall: at 7'5" (2.26 meters) he towered over even most professional players, and he had played for China's national team in the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2002 FIBA World Championships. He also played five seasons with the Shanghai Sharks of the China Basketball Association. Yao wears uniform #11... Both of Yao's parents played for the national basketball teams of China; his mother, Fang Feng Di, is 6'3" tall and his father Yao Zhi Yuan is 6'7"... Previous Chinese players in the NBA were Wang ZhiZhi, who joined the Dallas Mavericks in 2001, and Mengke (or Menk) Bateer, who joined the Denver Nuggets in 2001... The tallest man in modern recorded history was 8'11 * Born: 12 September 1980 * Birthplace: Shanghai, China * Best Known As:Extra-tall Chinese basketball star Yao was drafted by the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2002, and later that year became only the third Chinese national ever to play in the NBA. Yao was already famous, and famously tall: at 7'5" (2.26 meters) he towered over even most professional players, and he had played for China's national team in the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2002 FIBA World Championships. He also played five seasons with the Shanghai Sharks of the China Basketball Association. Yao wears uniform #11... Both of Yao's parents played for the national basketball teams of China; his mother, Fang Feng Di, is 6'3" tall and his father Yao Zhi Yuan is 6'7"... Previous Chinese players in the NBA were Wang ZhiZhi, who joined the Dallas Mavericks in 2001, and Mengke (or Menk) Bateer, who joined the Denver Nuggets in 2001... The tallest man in modern recorded history was 8'11 * Born: 12 September 1980 * Birthplace: Shanghai, China * Best Known As: Extra-tall Chinese basketball star Yao was drafted by the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2002, and later that year became only the third Chinese national ever to play in the NBA. Yao was already famous, and famously tall: at 7'5" (2.26 meters) he towered over even most professional players, and he had played for China's national team in the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2002 FIBA World Championships. He also played five seasons with the Shanghai Sharks of the China Basketball Association. Yao wears uniform #11... Both of Yao's parents played for the national basketball teams of China; his mother, Fang Feng Di, is 6'3" tall and his father Yao Zhi Yuan is 6'7"... Previous Chinese players in the NBA were Wang ZhiZhi, who joined the Dallas Mavericks in 2001, and Mengke (or Menk) Bateer, who joined the Denver Nuggets in 2001... The tallest man in modern recorded history was 8'11
Recognized as the world's tallest living woman, she died in China in 2012.
A documentary called "My Shocking Story: World's Tallest Giant" (2009) had DeFen Yao in it.
In the documentary, she fell down and injured her head and was taken to the hospital. The Shanghai doctors (who promised to treat her) abandoned her and she never heard from them again after she was released from the hospital. Despite later treatment, she died on November 13, 2012 at the age of 40 (born July 15, 1972).
yao ming scored 53 on march 17 2006.. against the LA clippers
About.com has several links to growth charts and growth predictor calculators .
He used to wear #1 for the Rockets, but as of the 2009-2010 season, he changed his number to #3.
According to Wikipedia, the incident you're relating to was when (Juwan) Howard shoved a basketball into the face of Toronto Raptors' guard Mike James, upon an exchange of the two players after Howard fouled James, while James was on a drive to the hoop. Howard was then suspended one game, with no pay.
Dwight Howard is number 12 on the Houston Rockets.