PHOTO: Breaking - Yao Ming is bigger than Muggsy Bogues
Muggsy Bogues accompanied the NBA on their Global Games trip to Shanghai, China this week.
Yao Ming has also been present at the Global Games events.
The rules of basketball stipulate that whenever a really tall player and a really short player are close, you have to take a picture to show the height disparity. Way to follow the rules, eventual-commissioner Adam Silver:
Here's how two of the most well-known retired NBA players compare:
| Muggsy Bogues | Category | Yao Ming |
|---|---|---|
| 5-foot-3 | Height | 7-foot-6 |
| 48 | Age | 33 |
| 14 | Seasons | 8 |
| 889 | Games | 486 |
| 6858 | Points | 9247 |
| 2318 | Rebounds | 4494 |
| 6726 | Assists | 769 |
| 108.9 | Points per inch | 102.7 |
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