Yao Ming: Hall of Fame nomination should wait

Posted on | Wednesday, August 31, 2011 | No Comments

Posted by Ben Golliver.

Only one person is standing between Yao Ming and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2012. That person is Yao Ming himself.

Shortly after Yao retired from the NBA due to ongoing injury issues earlier this summer, word surfaced that representatives of the Chinese Basketball Association wanted to fast-track his nomination to the Hall of Fame, nominating him as a contributor to the game rather than as a player and thereby allowing him to bypass the standard five-year waiting period. If successful, Yao would have been inducted next summer.

MyFoxHouston.com reports that Yao believes that plan is "inappropriate" and would rather let some time pass.

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