How many seasons did a former Shanghai Sharks basketball player spend in the NBA?
2010–11 Houston Rockets season:  Yao would then retire during the 2011 NBA lockout after playing only nine seasons in the NBA. Yao Ming: Yao Ming (; born September 12, 1980) is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
nine seasons