 Although during the film it is stated repeatedly that Yao Ming is  75" tall, in actuality Yao is 76" tall. The 75" height stems from  the fact that he was not measured until he arrived in the US in  October of 2002. So he was listed at the 75" height, from an old  measurement. By the time Yao arrived in the US and was measured at  76", he had already been listed in all media at 75". Thusly people  always referred to Yao as being 75". His height has since been  updated in all media to the correct 76", but nonetheless in the  film he is referred to as being 75".