The Houston skyline will soon look a little different than it has over the past 12 months. The towering structure of Chinese architecture known as Yao Ming will soon make his return to the Houston Rockets lineup, with the entire city eagerly waiting on edge. The Houston Rockets are expected to make somewhat of a resurgence in the 2010-2011 season, after missing their franchise center for more than a year with a fractured foot. Standing 7’6” Yao is quite simply like no other Houston resident, calling the city his overseas home since the Rockets made him the first selection of the 2002 NBA Draft. Yao, his wife and daughter make a home in the Houston area, even though most NBA pundits would call the paint Yao’s true home. Continue reading ‘Towering Over the City Skyline’