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Report: Rockets’ Yao to retire from NBA

Posted July 8, 2011 2:55 pm.

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Houston Rockets centre Yao Ming has decided to retire from the NBA, according to a report from Yahoo Sports.

The first overall pick from 2002 has struggled with injuries over his career and has only played five games since the 2008-09 season.

Yao, 30, missed 77 games during the 2010-11 and was set to become an unrestricted free agent once a new CBA is reached.

According to the report, Yao filed his paperwork with the league office and will step down after eight seasons with the Houston Rockets.

Yao averaged 19.0 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots over 486 career games in the NBA.

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