“The Yao and me part is real, but I was the one who photoshopped Kevin,” O’Neal said in an interview with BeatBox. The picture that O’Neal is referring to made waves on the internet in 2015.

When Yao Ming was with the Rockets, he would frequent the cafe. "He comes in when he's in Houston," Ho explained, noting that the star's last visit was during Super Bowl LI in 2017.

Jordan's keen insight led him to believe that the ascent of Yao Ming, who was rapidly gaining prominence as a star player, could represent the beginning of a significant breakthrough for Asian ...

Former Houston Rockets and Hall of Fame center Yao Ming pauses as he speaks during a halftime ceremony where his number 11 jersey was retired at Toyota Center on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Houston.

When Yao Ming was with the Rockets, he would frequent the cafe. "He comes in when he's in Houston," Ho explained, noting that the star's last visit was during Super Bowl LI in 2017.

Yao Ming sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview, during which the Hall of Famer discussed basketball, life lessons and the adjustments needed to play in the U.S.