Ye Li
Not to be confused with Li Ye.
| Ye Li 叶莉 | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 20, 1981 China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Other names | The D |
| Spouse(s) | Yao Ming |
| Children | Yao Qinlei |
Ye "The D" Li (simplified Chinese: 叶莉; traditional Chinese: 葉莉; pinyin: Yè Lì; born November 20, 1981) is a Chinese professional basketball player who played for the China women's national basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
At 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, she is married to Yao Ming, a former center who played for the NBA's Houston Rockets. Ye met Yao at the age of seventeen in 1998 [2] They married on August 6, 2007.[3][4] The couple's first child, a daughter named Yao Qinlei (Amy in English), was born in Houston, Texas, United States on May 21, 2010.[5]
References
- ↑ Ye Li at sports-reference.com
- ↑ Bucher, Ric; Yao, Ming (2004). Yao: A Life in Two Worlds. Miramax Books. p. 237.
- ↑ Yao Ming to wed longtime girlfriend in Shanghai
- ↑ Brisbanetimes.com.au, Yao Ming nuptials set for August 5
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5209545 The 7-foot-6 Yao and his wife, Ye Li, had a baby girl on Friday at a Houston hospital, team spokesman Nelson Luis said. The couple, who married in August 2007, did not announce the baby's name. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces.