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Yao Ming to become dad in July
By Wang Xiang |
January 5, 2010, Tuesday
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CHINESE basketball star Yao Ming will become a father this year as he and his wife Ye Li are expecting their first child this July.
The news was accidentally revealed by Ye Li's close friend, former national team mate and WNBA player Miao Lijie on a TV talent show in Shanghai. When asked why Ye did not come to the show with her, Miao said a "pregnant woman deserves less public activities."
The news was confirmed by Zhang Chi, spokesman for Team Yao. "It's true," Zhang told Shanghai Daily. "But I can't tell you any details."
Miao also said on TV that Yao hoped that he would have a son so that little Yao can one day become a basketball player too. She also said the couple also had concerns that their baby might be too tall if she is a girl.
Yao will mostly spend this year in Shanghai as he recovers from a foot injury. He's become an ambassador for the city's World Expo and heads his former basketball club Shanghai Sharks. That means Yao will have more time to spend with his family.
Yao is the tallest player in the NBA today, reaching 1.25 meters when he was four. Yao married Ye in 2007.
Zhang did not say whether Ye will give birth in China or the United States.
The news was accidentally revealed by Ye Li's close friend, former national team mate and WNBA player Miao Lijie on a TV talent show in Shanghai. When asked why Ye did not come to the show with her, Miao said a "pregnant woman deserves less public activities."
The news was confirmed by Zhang Chi, spokesman for Team Yao. "It's true," Zhang told Shanghai Daily. "But I can't tell you any details."
Miao also said on TV that Yao hoped that he would have a son so that little Yao can one day become a basketball player too. She also said the couple also had concerns that their baby might be too tall if she is a girl.
Yao will mostly spend this year in Shanghai as he recovers from a foot injury. He's become an ambassador for the city's World Expo and heads his former basketball club Shanghai Sharks. That means Yao will have more time to spend with his family.
Yao is the tallest player in the NBA today, reaching 1.25 meters when he was four. Yao married Ye in 2007.
Zhang did not say whether Ye will give birth in China or the United States.
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