姚明喜得千金 7斤2兩母女平安

China's star NBA center Yao Ming and wife Ye Li are the proud parents of a baby girl, a statement released by his US representatives on Friday said.

The baby was born in Houston on Friday and weighs 7 pounds, 9 ounces, according to the announcement from BDA Sports Management. Both mother and daughter are in good health.

"I am very excited about the arrival of our daughter," Yao said. "This is a very special moment in our lives and we thank everyone for their kindness and support."

The couple's decision to return to their home in Houston, where Yao plays for the NBA's Rockets, had sparked some debate among Yao's fans in China, some of whom were dismayed by the idea the child could have an American passport.

Yao and his wife returned to the USA earlier this year after spending several months in China as he recovered from a broken foot that forced him to miss the entire NBA season.

姚明的妻子葉莉于北京時(shí)間5月22日凌晨，在休斯敦當(dāng)?shù)蒯t(yī)院順利產(chǎn)下一女，體重3.6公斤，母女平安。

初為人父的姚明在激動(dòng)之余，首先對(duì)于各界人士的關(guān)心表示感謝，同時(shí)，也希望自己的女兒在相對(duì)寬松的環(huán)境里快樂(lè)成長(zhǎng)。

如今，千金的誕生不但為姚明一家?guī)?lái)喜悅，估計(jì)姚明女兒的國(guó)籍問(wèn)題將再度被提及。除了國(guó)籍，姚明女兒的名字也是大家十分想知道的，而且一直在幫 姚明想來(lái)想去。其實(shí)早在一個(gè)月前姚明就已透露，自己已經(jīng)想好了女兒名字，不過(guò)他沒(méi)有大方地公布，只是說(shuō)：“取好名字了，可是我不告訴你叫什么，回答一半就 好了。”

女籃國(guó)手苗立杰爆料：“因?yàn)橐γ骱腿~莉兩人名字的開(kāi)頭字母都是Y，以后孩子的小名可能會(huì)叫YY！”