1999–2000 CBA season
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The 1999–2000 CBA season was a Chinese Basketball Association campaign notable for featuring a young Yao Ming emerging as a dominant force in Chinese professional basketball.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1999–2000 CBA season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4746601 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1999–2000 CBA season Context triple: [Yao Ming, cbaChampionship, 1999–2000 CBA season]
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A.
2000–01 NBA season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the league campaign in which Allen Iverson led the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals and earned the regular-season MVP award.
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B.
2011–12 CBA season
The 2011–12 CBA season was a Chinese Basketball Association campaign notable for marking the Beijing Ducks’ first league championship and the rise of star guard Stephon Marbury in Chinese professional basketball.
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C.
2014–15 CBA season
The 2014–15 CBA season was the Chinese Basketball Association campaign in which the Beijing Ducks captured the league title.
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D.
2013–14 CBA season
The 2013–14 CBA season was a Chinese Basketball Association campaign notable for the Beijing Ducks’ title run led by star guard Stephon Marbury.
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E.
1999 NBA Finals
The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the San Antonio Spurs, led by stars Tim Duncan and David Robinson, defeated the New York Knicks to win the franchise’s first NBA title.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1999–2000 CBA season Target entity description: The 1999–2000 CBA season was a Chinese Basketball Association campaign notable for featuring a young Yao Ming emerging as a dominant force in Chinese professional basketball.
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A.
2000–01 NBA season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the league campaign in which Allen Iverson led the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals and earned the regular-season MVP award.
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B.
2011–12 CBA season
The 2011–12 CBA season was a Chinese Basketball Association campaign notable for marking the Beijing Ducks’ first league championship and the rise of star guard Stephon Marbury in Chinese professional basketball.
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C.
2014–15 CBA season
The 2014–15 CBA season was the Chinese Basketball Association campaign in which the Beijing Ducks captured the league title.
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D.
2013–14 CBA season
The 2013–14 CBA season was a Chinese Basketball Association campaign notable for the Beijing Ducks’ title run led by star guard Stephon Marbury.
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E.
1999 NBA Finals
The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the San Antonio Spurs, led by stars Tim Duncan and David Robinson, defeated the New York Knicks to win the franchise’s first NBA title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Chinese Basketball Association season ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top-tier professional basketball in China ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| endTime | 2000 ⓘ |
| era | pre-NBA career of Yao Ming ⓘ |
| featuresEmergingStar | Yao Ming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLeagueFormat | regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| featuresTeamOfPlayer | Shanghai Sharks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2000–01 CBA season ⓘ |
| follows | 1998–99 CBA season ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's basketball ⓘ |
| governingBody | Chinese Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Bayi Rockets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beijing Ducks NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujian Xunxing NERFINISHED ⓘ Guangdong Southern Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubei Mailyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Jiangsu Dragons NERFINISHED ⓘ Jilin Northeast Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ Liaoning Hunters NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanjing Army team NERFINISHED ⓘ Shandong Flaming Bulls NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai Sharks NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanxi Zhongyu NERFINISHED ⓘ Sichuan Pandas NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesPlayoffs | true ⓘ |
| includesRegularSeason | true ⓘ |
| league | Chinese Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | emergence of Yao Ming as a dominant center in Chinese professional basketball ⓘ |
| notablePlayer | Yao Ming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | professional league season ⓘ |
| region | Mainland China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startTime | 1999 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1990s and early 2000s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1999–2000 CBA season Description of subject: The 1999–2000 CBA season was a Chinese Basketball Association campaign notable for featuring a young Yao Ming emerging as a dominant force in Chinese professional basketball.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.