Watch: Rockets unveil Yao's retired No. 11
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No. 11 is now hanging from the Toyota Center rafters.
The Houston Rockets retired Yao Ming's jersey during halftime Friday against the Chicago Bulls.
Properly scaled picture of monsterous Yao Ming looking down at his jersey in the Toyota Center rafters pic.twitter.com/rOoSUJVA4Q
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The 7-foot-6 center put up 19 points, 9.2 boards, and 1.9 blocks per game over eight years in Houston. The Shanghai native, who was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame in September, is the sixth Rockets player to have his number retired.
Related: Yao hopes retired jersey will remind people of his NBA story
Steve Francis, Tracy McGrady, Shane Battier, and Dikembe Mutombo are among Yao's former teammates who were on hand for the ceremony.
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