Sun Minming ( Chinese ex. 孙明明 , pinyin : Sūn Míngmíng , born August 23, 1983 in Bayan County , Heilongjiang Province) is a Chinese basketball player . He is one of the highest professional basketball players in the world - his height is 236 cm [1] , and weight - 168 kg . [2] Wearing size 20 sneakers. [3] Also took part in the filming of several films.
| Song Minmin 孙明明 | |
|---|---|
| Sun mingming | |
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| Beijin dax | |
| Position | Center |
| Nicknames | The Beast of the East |
| Height | 236 cm |
| The weight | 168 kg |
| Citizenship | |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Career
- 3 Achievements
- 4 Work on television
- 5 See also
- 6 notes
- 7 References
Biography
Sun was born in Bayan County in Heilongjiang Province. Sun has a brother and sister. [3] He started to play basketball at the age of 15, when his height reached 2 meters [4] .
Career
In early 2005, Sun left to look for a team in the United States , where he trained to enter the NBA draft . He was eligible for the 2005 NBA Draft and tried to get into the Los Angeles Lakers [5] , but was not drafted. In the summer of 2005, a player found a brain tumor in the pituitary gland [6] . Since he had neither insurance nor enough funds to pay bills (about $ 100,000), his sports agent Charles Bonsignor launched a campaign to find the funds needed for treatment [7] As a result, on September 26, 2005, the tumor was successfully removed . [8] .
After the operation, Sun played in the lower leagues of American basketball, including the United States Basketball League (USBL ) Dodge City Legend team [2] , Maryland Nighthawks of the American Basketball Association ( English Basketball Association) Association, ABA ) [9] and the Grand Rapids Flight team, representing the International Basketball League . Then for some time he played in Mexico for Fuerza Reggia [10] and in Japan for Hamamatsu Phoenix . In 2009, he returned to China , where he spent some time in Heilongjiang, and then moved to the Beijing Dax , with which he won the Chinese basketball title in 2012.
Achievements
- Club
Beijing Dax
- Chinese Basketball Champion : (1) , 2012
Television work
Sun appeared on television several times, including on the air of Jimmy Kimmel's live program , aired on October 11, 2006. [11] It was also a prototype for the film Anatomy of a Giant , which appeared on the Discovery Health Channel on October 15, 2006. [12] Also took part in the production of the fight in the movie Rush Hour 3 with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker . [13]
On March 11, 2007, Sun entered the Guinness Book of Records - a list of the tallest people in the world (above 7 feet - 213 cm), along with other basketball players, including former NBA player George Mureshan .
See also
- List of the highest basketball players in the NBA
- Sizonenko, Alexander Alekseevich
- Akhtaev, Uvays Mazhidovich
Notes
- ↑ Becker, Bob . 7-Foot-9-Inch Player Manages To Handle Height, Foreign Culture . Archived on September 27, 2007. Date of appeal April 30, 2007.
- ↑ 1 2 Kinder, Joshua . Legend Signs World's Seventh Tallest Man . Date of appeal April 30, 2007.
- ↑ 1 2 Official website (unavailable link) . Date of treatment May 13, 2012. Archived September 24, 2015.
- ↑ Sierra, Jorge . Sun Ming Ming: "The NBA is a realistic goal" HE WILL SOME DAY GO TO THE NBA FOR SURE , Times Online (January 15, 2006). Date of appeal April 30, 2007.
- ↑ Yan, Wang . Towering Sun joins ABA's Maryland Nighthawks , Xinhau (February 2, 2007). Date of appeal April 30, 2007.
- ↑ Surgery May Help Giant Achieve NBA Dreams , ABC (November 28, 2006). Date of treatment March 13, 2008.
- ↑ Fundraiser Launched To Get Life-Saving Surgery For Basketball Player Sun Ming Ming . Date of treatment March 13, 2008. Archived September 21, 2012.
- ↑ PRweb report on operation
- ↑ Maryland Nighthawks officially sign 7'8 "Sun Ming Ming (January 31, 2007). Archived March 29, 2007. Date accessed April 30, 2007.
- ↑ Chinese giant Sun Ming Ming set to play in Mexico , AFP (June 19, 2007). Archived July 11, 2007. Date of treatment March 13, 2008.
- ↑ Sun Ming Ming . Date of treatment March 13, 2008. Archived September 21, 2012.
- ↑ Yan, Wang . Super-tall Sun Ming Ming dreams of NBA career , Reuters (October 9, 2007). Date of treatment March 13, 2008.
- ↑ Vineyard, Jennifer . Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan In For Giant Surprise In 'Rush Hour 3' , MTV (January 18, 2007). Date of appeal April 30, 2007.
Links
- Official site
- Sun Ming Ming on the Internet Movie Database