A Cryptic Tweet Opens the Door to Yao Mings Africa [PICS]

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"I came face to face with a large black rhino," reads the message broadcast to the world via retired NBA star Yao Ming's Twitter account Monday afternoon. A rugged, succinct missive more befitting Ernest Hemingway or Bear Grylls than a 7-foot-6 Chinese basketball legend.

But a link in the tweet indeed leads to a close-up shot of a black rhino's face. It's part of a post written from Africa for yaomingblog.com. Closer inspection reveals the rhino close-up is just one of many epic shots from Yao's apparent trip to the continent this month.

But what is the global icon and future Hall of Famer doing in Africa? And what is the meaning behind his cryptic tweet?

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