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When is the exact time when Yao Ming officially retires?

The exact time Yao Ming officially retired was July 20, 2011.

On July 20, 2011, Beijing time, Yao Ming held a press conference in the Shanghai Hall on the third floor of the Kerry Hotel in Pudong, Shanghai, to officially announce his retirement. Yao Ming's parents Yao Zhiyuan and Fang Fengdi, Yao Ming's wife Ye Li and Yao Ming's daughter Yao Qinlei all attended the press conference. Also present were NBA China CEO Shu Dewei, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, deputy director of the Basketball Management Center Hu Jiashi and others.

Yao Ming said: "As a basketball player, I will end my sports career and officially retire. Today I retire. One of my doors is closed, but another door is slowly opening. I leave At the end of the press conference, Yao Ming took a photo with his parents, wife and daughter. This was also the first time that Yao Ming and his family appeared in public.