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probably because that's how many points he has scored his entire career haha it's a joke people but seriosly it probably symbolisis his favorite number or something of that matter.

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Yao is his last name. Chinese names are last name (family name) first, then individual name after.

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in china people phrase their names backwards in china people phrase their names backwards

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