NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal will give Yao Ming 24-inch car rims as a wedding gift when China's Houston Rockets star celebrates his third wedding ceremony later this year.

Shaquille O'Neal of the NBA's Miami Heat poses with young Chinese basketball players during a media event in Beijing August 14, 2007. O'Neal is on a promotional tour around China by the invitation of Li Ning, China's leading sportswear manufacturer.[Reuters] O'Neal, the Miami Heat's All-star center, is currently on a tour of China organized by his sponsor Li-Ning.

"I've heard the news that Yao has married a beautiful basketball player," the famous 34-year-old giant said.

"If you let me choose a wedding gift for him, I would give Yao four 24-inch customized rims at his wedding ceremony."

A number of NBA stars are crazy about custom cars - and big, shiny rims top their wish lists. But Yao is not so enamored of the four-wheeled sport, preferring to drive a BMW 7-series rather than more extravagant rides like Ferrari roadsters or SUVs. In fact, the only customized feature of Yao's car is a "Y&Y" logo - for Yao and his wife Ye Li - on the rear.

The 27-year-old Yao, a 2.26-meter center for the Texan NBA franchise, married his girlfriend of eight years last week.

The couple held two ceremonies, one in Yao's hometown of Shanghai and another in Beijing where China's national team is based.

The wedding of Yao and Ye, a former Chinese National Team player and current University of Houston student, attracted huge media attention in China.

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