The Resume

(September 12, 1980- )
Plays Center for the Houston Rockets
Played Center for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (1997-2002)
Averaged 23.4 Points per game and 15.4 rebounds per game for the Shanghai Sharks
Chinese Basketball Association MVP (2001)
Number one draft pick in the 2002 NBA Draft
NBA All-Star (2003)
Is 7'5 295 pounds

Why he might be annoying:

When it was announced that he was entering the NBA, it was widely considered that he would be a disappointment, like other people his size, such as Manute Bol, Shawn Bradley and George Muresan. Furthermore, he came from a country which was not known for its basketball players.
He appeared in a Apple commercial with Verne 'Mini Me' Troyer.
He likes eating KFC.

Why he might not be annoying:

In his first NBA season, he was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, receiving more votes than Shaquille O'Neal.
Contrary to popular belief, this was not the result of ballot stuffing by the Chinese.
He has many endorsement deals.
He is known for having a good attitude towards others.
He was the first athlete in Chinese history to have his jersey retired.
He is a video game fanatic.

Credit: Whiff Boy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Apple Spokespeople
• Asian Men Loved by Whites
• Basketball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 2016)
• Basketball Players
• Bobby Lee's Mad TV Impersonations
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9121980)
• ESPN the Magazine's Next Athlete (Ranked: 2001)
• Gatorade Advertisers
• Giraffes
• Guest Voices on the Simpsons
• Houston Rockets
• I Was Revealed To Be An Alien In Men In Black
• Lovetrippers Top 10 Celebrity Hotel and Resort Weddings of 2007 (Ranked: 6)
• McDonaldland
• NBA First Overall Draft Picks (Ranked: 2002)
• NBA Jam [Video Game Series]
• NBA Retired Numbers (Ranked: 11)
• Power 100 Most Influential People in Sports [September 25, 2007] (Ranked: 89)
• Profiles 6751-7000 (Ranked: 6874)
• Satirized on Boondocks
• Scarecrows [Tall Thin People]
• Seven Footers
• Sport's Illustrated's 101 Most Influential Minorites in Sports (Ranked: 7)
• Sports Illustrated's 20 Highest-Earning International Athletes [2010] (Ranked: 8)
• Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2004 [April 2004]
• Top 15 Green Olympians [2007] (Ranked: 11)
• Top 15 Green Sport Stars [2007] (Ranked: 1)
• Visa Advertisers
• Whiff Boy's Profiles [Series 2]
• Yahoo!'s Top 10 Basketball Player Searches [2003] (Ranked: 6)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 122 Votes: 52.46% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 114 Votes: 45.61% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 36 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 35 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 186 Votes: 34.41% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 116 Votes: 53.45% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 182 Votes: 47.80% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 331 Votes: 43.81% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 526 Votes: 41.83% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1224 Votes: 42.16% Annoying