So, the other day I was watching some old basketball highlights, and it got me thinking, “How tall is Yao Ming?” I mean, I knew he was tall, but I couldn’t remember his exact height. So, I grabbed my phone and started googling.

My Search Process
- First, I simply typed “Yao Ming height” into Google.
- The search results immediately showed me that he’s 7 feet 6 inches tall. Wow!
- Then I dug a little deeper. I found out that he was born on September 12, 1980, in Shanghai, China. He’s 44 years old now.
- I also read that he’s the tallest player to be elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. That’s pretty impressive!
- But get this – I discovered that he’s not the tallest pro basketball player from China. There’s a guy named Sun Mingming who’s 7 feet 9 inches! Can you imagine?
- I looked at some pictures comparing the two. Yao already looks huge, and then you see Sun towering over him. It’s crazy!
Anyway, I just wanted to share my little research journey. It’s amazing how tall some people can be, and it’s cool to learn a little bit more about these basketball giants. Yao Ming was a legend on the court, and his height was definitely a big part of his success. It is really a fun thing to do a simple research!