I woke up bright and early Thursday morning to get Rockets center Yao Ming arriving at Hunters Creek Elementary School. First grader Jackson Lloyd’s father had bid on the appearance at the Rockets Tux and Tennies charity auction. Yao spent the first part of the morning in Jackson’s classroom answering questions from the first graders. [...]
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Yao Goes To School
May 19, 2011
Talking About Practice
February 8, 2009
We often arrive at Toyota Center on game night a couple hours before tipoff to prepare for a live shot for our 6 o’clock sportscast. It’s not uncommon to see players from both teams working out with the assistant coaches. Rockets guard Von Wafer was on the floor practicing 2 1/2 hours before the T-Wolves [...]
