Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming in basketball Hall of Fame

Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2016 on Monday for his role to help spread the NBA’s popularity to China.

周一，前火箭队中锋姚明正式入选2016奈史密斯篮球名人堂，以表彰其在促进NBA在中国推广中所扮演的重要角色。

announcing this at a press event in Houston on Monday, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame said that Yao Ming, who is from China, changed the face of global basketball as a respected player and ambassador of the game.

奈史密斯名人堂发言人在休斯敦举行的记者招待会上表示：“作为一名受人尊敬的运动员和此项运动的传播大使，来自中国的姚明改变了世界篮球的面貌。

"He led his hometown Shanghai Sharks to a CBA Championship in 2002 and was the number 1 pick in the NBA Draft the same year. As a member for the Houston Rockets, he earned All-Rookie honors (2003) and was named to the All-NBA Team five times (2004, 2006-2009). As an eight-time NBA All-Star (2003-2009, 2011), he broke the record for most All-Star votes, previously held by Michael Jordan in 2005. As the anchor of the Chinese National Team, Yao was named a three-time FIBA Asian Championship MVP, " the announcement said.

发言人说：“姚明在2002年带领家乡球队上海大鲨鱼取得CBA联赛冠军，并于同年以选秀状元身份登录NBA。作为火箭队队员，在新秀赛季里他取得了一名新秀所能取得的所有荣誉，5次入选全明星（2004、2006~2009），8次入选最佳阵容（2003~2009,2011），并在2005年打破了之前由迈克尔·乔丹保持的全明星最高得票记录。作为中国男篮的绝对主力，姚明3次当选亚洲篮球锦标赛最有价值球员。”

"The Class of 2016 is big in stature, personality and impact. These ten inductees have each contributed to the game in their own meaningful way and we are very pleased to honor them in Springfield," said Jerry Colangelo, Chairman of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Board.

奈史密斯篮球名人堂董事会主席克兰杰洛表示：“这次入选2016名人堂的十人，无论在人格还是在影响力上都十分出众，他们以自己特有的方式为这项运动做出杰出的贡献，我们十分高兴能在普林菲尔德为他们颁奖。”

The induction ceremony will be held in Springfield, Massachusetts on September 9, 2016.

此次颁奖的正式仪式将于2016年9月9日在马萨诸塞州的普林菲尔德举行。

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as the sport’s most complete library, in addition to promoting and preserving the history of basketball. Dedicated to Canadian doctor and inventor of the sport James Naismith, it was opened in, and inducted its first class in 1959. As of September 11, 2015, when the induction ceremony took place, the Basketball Hall of Fame had honored 345 individuals and 10 teams.

奈史密斯篮球名人堂是美国篮球历史的荣誉殿堂，位于马萨诸塞州的普林菲尔德，是一座记录该项运动最完整的博物馆，用于宣传和推广篮球历史。名人堂以加拿大医生同时是这项运动的创始人詹姆斯·奈史密斯命名，于1959年颁布首批入选名人堂人物。截至到2015年9月11日最近的一次入选仪式完成为止，名人堂已经收录了345名个人和10只队伍。

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来源:China Daily爱语吧作者:鹏飞