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by Jen Slothower on Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 9:10AM

What’s bigger than a 6-foot-5, 295-pound defensive end? A 7-foot-6, 311-pound former NBA center, of course.

Houston defensive star J.J. Watt was doing some sports cross-pollination on Tuesday, and his foil was none other than former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming. Watt suggested that Yao could help with what is considered Watt’s specialty: swatting passes at the line of scrimmage. But most people looking at the photo are probably not thinking about shot blocking — they’re likely wondering how Watt became a dwarf overnight.

Check it out in the photo below.