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Yao's Health a Major Key for Rockets

 
Yao Ming's birthday wish: getting through an NBA season without getting hurt. The 7-foot-6 center - who turned 28 on Sept. 12 - has missed more than 80 games across the last three seasons with four separate injuries. (link)

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