This NBA Star Wants You To Stop What You’re Doing And Look At His Face

Yao Ming, former NBA player with the Houston Rockets, is one of the most well-known and loved celebrities in his native country of China. Now, Yao has teamed up with WildAid and is using his star power to show the Chinese people how their growing economic power and desire for ivory products is affecting animals…

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Christine Garcia

Aug 21, 2012

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