Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming was honored on Friday night as his No.11 jersey was retired by the club in a ceremony. During the halftime of the game between Houston Rockets and Chicago Bulls in Houston, Yao Ming’s No.11 was unveiled hanging next to “CD” of Carroll Dawson, who brought him to Houston at the very beginning. /CFP Photo

Yao Ming, averaging 19.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame last September. He said this would be a new start of a special journey. /CFP Photo

Yao Ming becomes the sixth Houston Rockets player to have his number and jersey retired, joining Hakeem Olajuwon (No. 34), Clyde Drexler (No. 22), Moses Malone (No. 24), Calvin Murphy (No. 23) and Rudy Tomjanovich (No. 45). /CFP Photo