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The best Yao Ming stories before his Hall of Fame induction

We have been deluged by thoughtful paeans to the Chinese big man. Good.

Tonight, at 6:30 p.m. ET, Yao Ming will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, along an all-time great class with Allen Iverson, Shaquille O’Neal and Tom Izzo. This week, the basketball media world has been deluged with stories about Yao and his otherworldly impact on and off the court. Here are the best ones:

The stories are too many to count, and have a heartwarming, common theme: Yao Ming is one of the tallest humans to have ever lived, and yet his inner peace, generous nature, and sense of humor were the things everyone noticed more than his size.