Gentle GIANT
This photo I found somewhere in the net and it should be very interesting for the uninitiated. I like to call this photo "The Gentle Giant". The guy running shirtless is Yao Ming, the NBA Houston Rockets center. This guy is already a phenom in the NBA. He's I think the best 7 feet 6 inches basketball player ever. Usually when we have tall players, they tend to be lanky like Manute Bol or Shawn Bradley. The lesser ones with body frame like Yao Ming was Mark Eaton but he wasn't that good. Shaquille O'Neal is good but he's not 7'6".

Just look at this guy. His body is well toned as if he's like 6'5" or something. His basketball moves have improved tremendously since he joined the NBA some 4 years ago. He plays a lot like Akeem Olajuwon but can match O'Neal anytime. If Tracy McGrady, his superstar teammate, can be healthy all season long and can give 100% performance every night, the Rockets can easily make the playoffs.

For those of you who couldn't relatively figure out how tall he is : He can dunk the basketball without even lifting his feet, i.e without even jumping off the ground.

Now you know...